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Consumer Product Safety Office

Home appliances, furniture, and indoor product safety

Find safety tips for home appliances, furniture, and indoor products to protect your family from hazards at home.

Last updated 21 May 2026

Safety at home

It is important to consider safety when choosing appliances, electronics, and furniture for your home. Dangers can arise from choosing unsafe products, misusing products, or improper installations.

Here are some tips you can follow to keep your family and home safe.

Note: Controlled Goods are required to have the SAFETY Mark.

Click on the linked titles to view more safety tips for home appliances, furniture, and indoor product safety

General safety practices for home appliances

Installing or maintaining home appliances

Using electrical appliances



Electrical appliances and accessories (controlled goods)

Ceiling fan

Coffeemaker

Decorative lighting chain

Electric water heater

Iron

Kettle

Mains plug

Microwave oven

Refrigerator with hydrocarbon refrigerant

Residual Current Circuit Breaker (households)

Universal Socket-Outlet

Washing machine / Tumble dryer

Gas appliances and accessories (controlled goods)

Gas cooking appliances with toughened glass

Portable gas stove / Gas canister



Other general safety practices at home

Furniture

Storing household chemicals

Window covering