Bathroom Safety Checklist

As outlandish as it may seem, the household and commercial bathroom is one of the most dangerous territories inside a building or home. How is this so? Cleaning agents, spilled water, and loose medicine can all pose a threat in some form or fashion. People who have been injured in a bathroom-related injury should seek legal help immediately.

What can an attorney do for you? An experienced attorney will be able to help you legally and financially while you are dealing with your injury. He or she may also be able to help your family as they will be going through hard times as well. A case of personal injury may be able to cover the following:

-Punitive Damages

-Medical Fees

-Work-time loss

-Disability

-Death and Burial

There are a few things people can do in their home or place of business to avoid the legal process. Here is a bathroom safety checklist:

-Make sure all surfaces are clean and dry: Floors, handrails, electrical outlet areas, and counter surfaces should remain dry to avoid falls and electrical shock.

-Install a bar handle near surfaces which accumulate water: Near the sink, toilet, and bath tub are appropriate places.

-Have permanent lighting: Use nightlights or other forms of permanent lighting to ensure bathroom-users can see what they are doing.

-Attend to children: The risk of a child becoming injured or worse due to being unattended is very high.

-Properly dispose and store cleaning agents and medicines: These items may act as poisons if consumed. Lock any medicine cabinets or sink areas used to store these items.

-Control the temperature of your water: Boiling hot water may scald bathroom-users. Check your water heater or consider installing a temperature-controlled valve.

-Keep appliances far from wet or potentially wet areas: The most common bathroom items such as curling irons, hair dryers, and heaters should be kept far away from any wet areas or areas known to accumulate water.

-Use signs as a cautionary tool: A sign specific to a danger is always helpful in protecting people from injury.

-Install GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) outlets: These outlets automatically shut-off the electrical current flow caused by a spike of electricity usually brought on by foreign objects or water that makes its way inside an outlet.

For more information regarding bathroom accidents and legal aid available to victims of an under-maintained bathroom, contact the Indianapolis personal injury lawyers of the Hankey Law Office, P.C.