Safety Tips: Space Heaters

Winters in Michigan are long, and cold. Space heaters can bring your home or office massive energy savings. Now is a great time to learn some safety tips when heating rooms with space heaters. If you are using room heaters, follow these safety guidelines:

Keep it away from furniture, drapes, bedding, clothes, or papers

Don’t use if heater or cords appear damaged.

Turn heaters off when not supervised.

Never leave children unattended or within 3 feet of heater.

Always use proper type of fuel, if not electric.

“Space heaters, whether portable or stationary, accounted for one-third (33%) of home heating fires and four out of five (81%) of home heating fire deaths.”

-National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2015

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