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Essential Home Safety Rules

Ten everyday Hong Kong home-safety rules for employers to share with helpers one lesson at a time.

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The same Hong Kong kitchen socket, with a wet hand holding a plug on the wrong side and a dry hand on the correct side
Critical safety ruleElectrical safety

Never touch plugs or sockets with wet hands

Dry your hands first before plugging in, unplugging, or using a switch.

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An overloaded power strip with high-power appliances on the left and a lightly loaded tidy strip on the right
Critical safety ruleElectrical safety

Do not overload extension boards or adaptors

Connect only one extension unit or adaptor to each wall socket; use a separate fixed socket for high-power appliances.

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The same Hong Kong kitchen hob, with an unattended smoking wok on the left and active supervision on the right
Critical safety ruleKitchen fire safety

Never leave cooking unattended

Stay in the kitchen while the stove is on; turn it off before you leave.

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Two cleaners being mixed with fumes on the left and one cleaner used with an open window on the right
Critical safety ruleChemical safety

Never mix bleach with other cleaning products

If detergent is needed first, rinse thoroughly with water before using bleach, and keep the area well ventilated.

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A large spill left in a Hong Kong flat walkway on the left and the same floor being dried with a mop on the right
High-priority reminderSlip and fall prevention

Dry wet floors immediately

Clean up spills at once and dry the floor to prevent slips.

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A hot soup pot at the table edge near a child chair on the left and the same pot centred on a heatproof mat on the right
Critical safety ruleBurn and scald prevention

Keep hot pots and soup away from children

Turn pot handles inward, keep hot food away from table edges, and never carry a child while holding hot food.

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An unbranded knife left at the kitchen counter edge on the left and the same knife with its blade fully enclosed in a fitted drawer sheath on the right
High-priority reminderSharp object safety

Put knives away immediately after use

Store knives in a secure knife block, sheath, or safe place with the blade protected and out of children's reach.

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Pink cleaner in a drink bottle beside water on the left and the same cleaner in a purpose-shaped container in a high cupboard on the right
Critical safety rulePoison prevention

Never store cleaning liquid in drink bottles

Keep cleaning products in their original, clearly labelled containers and out of children's reach.

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A fan still connected with a frayed cord on the left and the same unplugged fan out of service with the damaged cord sealed in a clear bag on the right
Critical safety ruleElectrical safety

Stop using damaged electrical cords

If a cord, plug, or casing is damaged, loose, discoloured, or charred, stop using it and have it checked by an experienced technician.

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Raw chicken, salad, and cooked chicken sharing a board and knife on the left, and separated raw and covered cooked food with different utensils on the right
Critical safety ruleFood safety

Separate raw food from cooked and ready-to-eat food

Use separate chopping boards and knives; keep cooked or ready-to-eat food above sealed raw meat in the fridge.

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