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Your Baby-Proofing Checklist
Explore products to consider for your baby-proofing. Choose what suits your home and tick each item once it is fitted and checked. *You may not need every product.
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Revisit these checks as your child grows.
Living areas
Furniture and TV anchors — Secure bookshelves, cabinets and televisions to suitable wall fixings.
Corner and edge guards — Cushion sharp, low furniture edges where needed. Check regularly that guards cannot come loose.
Blind-cord cleats or tensioners — Secure loose cords out of reach, including from climbable furniture.
Cupboard locks — Help restrict access to low cupboards containing batteries, breakables or other hazards.
Kitchen
Magnetic cupboard locks — Help restrict access to cupboards containing cleaning products. Keep chemicals in their original containers, locked away and out of reach.
Drawer locks — Secure drawers containing knives, scissors and sharp utensils.
Appliance locks — Where needed, choose locks specifically designed for the appliance and approved for that use. Do not obstruct ventilation.
Kitchen safety gate — Where the layout allows, use a securely fitted child safety gate to restrict access to cooking areas.
Bedrooms
Furniture anchors — Secure drawers, wardrobes and shelving that could tip over.
Blind-cord cleats or tensioners — Secure cords well away from the cot, bed and anything your child could climb.
Window restrictors or guards — For accessible windows, choose devices specifically suitable for preventing child falls. Flyscreens are not fall protection.
Door finger guards — Where needed, use a suitable guard to help reduce finger-trapping injuries. Do not prop open fire doors.
Bathroom & laundry
Cupboard and drawer locks — Help restrict access to toiletries, razors, cleaning products and laundry capsules.
Lockable medicine storage — Store medicines in their original packaging, locked away and out of reach.
Toilet lid lock — Where needed, help restrict access to toilet water. Continue to supervise and control access to the bathroom.
Door lever lock — For a compatible door, help restrict unsupervised access to the bathroom or laundry. Adults must still be able to open it quickly.
Stairs & hallways
Top-of-stairs safety gate — Choose a screw-fixed child safety gate specifically designed for this position. Do not use a pressure-mounted gate.
Bottom-of-stairs safety gate — Choose a child safety gate suitable for the opening and follow its installation instructions.
Door lever locks — Where needed, help restrict access to rooms containing hazards while maintaining quick adult access and emergency escape.
Hallway furniture anchors — Secure console tables, shoe cabinets and other furniture that could tip over.
Reset checklist
This is a starting point, not a complete safety assessment. Ticking every box does not make a home childproof. Active supervision, safe routines and following product instructions remain essential. Outdoor areas, pools and balconies need separate checks.
More guidance: ACCC baby safety .
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