{"id":110238,"date":"2019-11-05T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/?p=110238"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:51:23","slug":"preventing-health-and-safety-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/preventing-health-and-safety-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing health and safety issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Get clear and useful information about important home health and safety issues that you can prevent with the right tools, programs, and knowledge\u2014all for free. See the list below:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Healthy Homes program:<\/strong> The NYC Department of Health (DOH) provides extensive information on important home health and safety issues including carbon monoxide, hazardous products, and pest control. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/healthy-home.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/healthy-home.page\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Window Guards:<\/strong> For families with young children living in or visiting one\u2019s home, the landlord is usually required to install window guards. Call 311 for more information or to lodge a complaint. To obtain information on installing window guards or a copy of the law or educational materials, call 311 or visit the website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/window-guards.page\">https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/window-guards.page<\/a><\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Carbon Monoxide poisoning:<\/strong> Most homes and residential buildings in NYC City are required by law to have carbon monoxide detectors installed in the sleeping areas. If you rent, the building owner is responsible for installing approved carbon monoxide detectors, and residents are responsible for regularly testing detectors to make sure they work and replacing the batteries. Learn more go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/carbon-monoxide.page\">https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/carbon-monoxide.page<\/a><\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Car seat safety:<\/strong> Get a free car seat safety fitting by a trained technician from the Department of Transit (DOT): <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/motorist\/car-safety\">https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/motorist\/car-safety<\/a>. Check the NYC DOT <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/events\/index.html\">Events Calendar for upcoming fittings<\/a>, or call 212-839-4750 to arrange a free inspection at a DOT Child Car Seat Fitting Station.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0Updated on October 29, 2024.<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Get clear and useful information about important home health and safety issues that you can prevent with the right tools, programs, and knowledge\u2014all for free. See the list below: &nbsp; Healthy Homes program: The NYC Department of Health (DOH) provides extensive information on important home health and safety issues including carbon monoxide, hazardous products, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,22,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-safety","category-environmental-health","category-safety-home-emergencies-disasters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110238"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119404,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110238\/revisions\/119404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}