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Home safety and first-aid checklist

Walk round your home with this sheet before baby arrives, and again when baby starts to roll, crawl and climb. Each line quotes HealthHub, KKH or the Police.

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1Windows and furniture

  • "Ensure that there are window grilles in the rooms and that they must be locked at all times."HealthHub
  • "Keep chairs, stools and other furniture away from windows."KKH
  • "Lock the grilles and keep the keys out of your child's reach."HealthHub
  • "secure your chest of drawers or bookshelf to the wall in case your child pulls them down"HealthHub
  • "Safety gates are a must at all stair entrances to block your child's access to stairs."HealthHub

2Bathroom and water

  • "Babies can drown in as little as 5cm of water."HealthHub
  • "Make sure pails and bathtub are empty."HealthHub
  • "never leave any container of water unattended and leave the toilet cover down"HealthHub
  • "Always add hot water to cold water before you bathe your child."HealthHub

3Baby's sleep

  • "Place your baby in a supine position (wholly on the back) for every sleep, including naps, until your baby turns one."HealthHub
  • "Your baby should sleep on a firm mattress covered by a well-fitted sheet."HealthHub
  • No blankets, bumper pads, loose bedding, pillows or stuffed toys in the sleeping area.HealthHub

4Kitchen, medicines and small things

  • "Keep your children out of the kitchen when you are cooking."HealthHub
  • "Keep all medicine in childproof bottles or in their original containers which are clearly labelled."HealthHub
  • Cleaning products in their original containers, never in juice or water bottles.HealthHub
  • "Keep small objects which can cause choking, e.g. coins, buttons, out of reach of children."KKH
  • Socket covers and corner guards fitted.HealthHub

This is a checklist, not a safety audit. Lines in quotation marks are the official page's own words; the others sum up the same page. For a life-threatening emergency, call 995.

Baby · Checklist

Car seats, first aid and numbers

Keep this page by the phone. It says what the official pages tell you to do, in their words.

5Car seats

1.35mPolice: below this height, an approved child restraint in a motor vehicle
S$150Police composition fine for a car
3demerit points

LTA: "Taxis are exempt from the child seat rule because taxis can be street-hailed." For a private-hire car, ask for a child seat when you book.

If a child swallows medicine or a chemical

  • HealthHub: "do seek medical attention immediately."
  • HealthHub: "Please do not feed the child anything as it may worsen the symptoms."
  • KKH: "Bring the poison in its container to the doctor as well."
  • HealthHub: "If your infant is unconscious, call 995 for an ambulance."

If a child gets burnt

  • HealthHub: "Run cool water over the burnt area as soon as possible for 20 minutes until the pain subsides."
  • HealthHub: "Do not use ice."
  • HealthHub lists the emergency department for "Any burn that is larger than the size of the hand of the person affected."

Learn CPR and first aid

  • SCDF's 1-hour DARE session at a community centre. SCDF: "All these programmes are free of charge."
  • A CPR and AED course at an SRFAC registered training centre, which SCDF points to
  • KKH's infant and child CPR and first-aid workshop, when KKH lists the next one

Numbers

  • 995: life-threatening emergencies only (SCDF)
  • 6262 6262: NurseFirst, for advice on where to go (SCDF)

Sources, all checked 12 October 2026: HealthHub (HPB), Keeping your child safe (reviewed 28 December 2022), Common childhood injuries (reviewed 17 June 2026), Prevent falls (reviewed 4 January 2023), Keep your home free from these safety hazards (reviewed 4 January 2023), Burns and scalds in children (reviewed 20 December 2022), Parent Hub baby sleep and Emergency care (children) (reviewed 16 December 2025); KKH, Childhood injuries and Injuries (child) (no date stated); Singapore Police Force, Review of standards for child restraints (13 June 2025) and Penalties for traffic offences (updated 23 July 2026); LTA media reply (18 December 2024); SCDF, Heartware (updated 16 March 2025) and Emergency Medical Services (updated 1 July 2026). Links: raisingangels.sg/guides/home-safety-and-first-aid/

Updated 12 October 2026. Print on A4, portrait, black and white is fine. Walk round each room with page 1; keep page 2 by the phone.