Hazards in Your Home and Neighbourhood

It is important to be aware of potential hazards in your home and neighbourhood, try to reduce them and prepare for emergencies if they happen. This may include:

• electrical hazards,
• household chemicals stored near heat sources,
• carbon monoxide,
• natural gas leaks,
•  flooding and more. 

Potential hazards in your neighbourhood could have a direct impact on your home and your safety. This includes:

• accidents in a nearby industrial park,
• accidents on a major highway, road or railway,
• hazards from nearby mining or smelting operations or
• flooding from a nearby waterway.

An emergency may never occur but you should have a strategy in place to keep your family safe.