Survey #176 – Other hazards

Other hazards
First aid kit is out of reach. Neighbors create health hazard.
Clutter makes it difficult to move around within one room of the house. I am the only one who accesses that room (office). There is a clear path, but it is uncomfortably narrow.
Piles of items, present issues if you have a pet who has an accident and the piles prevent you from seeing the accident
Too many multiples of same or similar item. - not seeing expiration dates or too overwhelming to maintain & build up of dirty gunk/ yet allergic to this gunk/ then add not feeling well on top of it. So health issues take place.
Just stuff everywhere. Stuff falling down from piles. Hit your legs
Fumes from paint and other art and craft supplies
I cannot vacuum and dust in my bedroom because surfaces are either covered with clutter/papers or out of reach because of the clutter on the floor in front of them. The dust makes it hard to breathe and I therefor sleep on the sofa in the living room.
Step ladder required to wash windows may present future hazard.
Clutter collects on kitchen counters
My house is surrounded by about an acre of fenced yard that I have been working on this year. It's hilly and rocky. I had one handrail installed and will be having another one installed next week.
Items in a spare room (although neatly boxed) keep the room from being used for other purposes.
Papers are sometimes not contained
I have to store items up to the ceiling inside closets, so I have to use a step stool to access them. I am always afrraid I will fall off the step stool, or it will break.
I have a narrow path around my bed where I spend most of my time as I am partially bed-ridden. There isn't enough room for the paramedics to get around easily. Am working to solve this problem.
Small stools in seating area pose a shin bruising danger in the dark!
2 Cats underfoot all the time. But we love them and have learned to be careful.
have tile floors that can be slippery so I have nonslip rug pathways for getting to counters and sink . I keep an old towel to mop up excess water
We are free of all of these, plus we asked the local fire and rescue dept to check our home out when we had all the necessary alarms installed and checked. The paramedics also kindly checked our first aid kits for the house and car.
Other hazards