Every day, you take measures to protect your children in each room of your home. In the kitchen, you don’t let them touch a hot oven. In your home office or study, you don’t let them climb the bookcase. In the laundry room, you don’t let them play with the washing machine or dryer. But in your front yard, do you let them play near or touch the heaviest moving object in your home: your garage door?
Test you and your family’s garage door safety smarts by taking this quiz.
When I took the quiz myself I was surprised at how much I learned that I hadn’t thought about before. A garage door can really harm your children, it’s so heavy and dangerous. Yet I hadn’t really thought of it that way before. I had no idea that garage doors weigh 125 lbs. and up! I also learned that any maintenance or installation of a garage door should be left to the pros.
And before you take the quiz, consider “D.O.O.R. Safe,” an acronym to help parents teach young children the do’s and don’ts of garage doors:
· Doors are heavy – never stand, run or play under or near any garage door, especially when the door is open or moving.
· Openers are for adults – never play with the button on the wall that opens and closes the garage door.
· Ouch! – never touch any part of a moving garage door. Your fingers and hands can get hurt!
· Remotes are for adults – never play with the remote control in the car or on Mom and Dad’s keychain.
For additional info on Garage Door Safety visit: www.GarageDoorCare.com.
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