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SAFETY WITH APPLIANCES

• Keep furnaces, stoves, and smoke pipes away from combustible walls and ceilings, and in good repair.

• Keep oil stoves or oil heaters level and clean.

• Have heating equipment checked each year by a service company, for leaks and possible trouble.

• Make sure portable heaters are properly located and maintained.

• Have chimneys regularly checked and cleaned.

• Keep a good screen in front of your fireplace.

• Be sure the TV antenna is installed safely and has a ground lightning arrestor.

• Have appliances checked periodically for safe condition.

• Have an electrician check the wiring of your home for safe condition.

• Have hanging lamps supported by means other than the wires.

• Inspect electrical cords for exposed wires and do not use them for permanent wiring.

• Do not run cords under rugs or hooked over nails.

• Avoid overloading electrical outlets, this could cause overheating.