Home safety quiz

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

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Home safety quiz

Test your home safety knowledge by taking the quiz below.

1. Last year more injuries happened where?

More people are injured in the home than anywhere else-more than a third of all injuries sustained in New Zealand occur in the home.

2. 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.

3. Do more people die in NZ from injuries sustained at home or on the road?

This year over 600 people will die because of an injury in the home – more than the number killed on the road.

4. 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 and check them regularly.

5. Each week how many Kiwi kids are injured by running into glass doors or falling through windows?

Each week 133 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 5,000 injuries are caused by people falling off ladders.

7. How often is someone injured at home in New Zealand?

Every 56 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 nearly 400 people are injured by a plant, bush or tree - last year 20,5777 people were injured by a plant, bush or tree.

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.

11. How many New Zealanders are injured each year by falling on paths, steps and patios?

Each year almost 90,000 people are injured by falling paths, steps and patios.

12. Inside the house, where do the majority of all injuries occur?

Inside the home, the kitchen is by far the most dangerous room in the house with 14% of all known injuries happening there.  That means almost on average 130 people are injured in their own kitchens every day.