Home safety quiz

We've created a fun quiz so you can test your home safety knowledge and help prevent injuries in your home.

Home safety quiz

Test your home safety knowledge by taking the quiz below.


  • 1. In 2008-2009 more injuries happened where?
    More people are injured in the home than anywhere else
  • 2. Do more people die in NZ from injuries sustained at home or on the road?
    This year over 500 people will die because of an injury in the home – more than the number killed on the road
  • 3. How often is there a house fire in New Zealand?
    Every 3 hours there is a house fire in New Zealand. Make sure you have working smoke alarms installed
  • 4. How many New Zealand households have dangerously hot water?
    40% of New Zealand households have dangerously hot water. It should be 55 degrees Celsius at the tap and 60 degrees Celsius at the cylinder
  • 5. Each year how many Kiwi kids are injured by running into glass doors or falling through windows?
    Each year 180 Kiwi kids are injured by running into glass doors or falling through windows
  • 6. How many injuries are caused by people falling off ladders each year?
    Each year 4,000 injuries are caused by people falling off ladders
  • 7. How often is someone injured at home in New Zealand?
    Every 48 seconds someone in New Zealand has an injury at home
  • 8. How many people are injured by a plant, bush or tree each week?
    Each week 400 people are injured by a plant, bush or tree - that's 57 people a day
  • 9. Slips, trips and falls made up nearly half of all home injuries in the last year?
    True. Slips, trips and falls made up nearly half of all home injuries in the last year
  • 10. How many injuries in New Zealand are caused by a lawnmower each day?
    Each day 12 injuries in New Zealand are caused by a lawnmower