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Hazard-prone Brits take 21 unnecessary risks around the home each week
Hazard-prone Brits take 21 unnecessary risks around the home each week,The top needless risks taken around the home include walking on a wet floor, leaving windows unlocked when going out, and leaving the mains water on while on holiday

Hazard-prone Brits take 21 unnecessary risks around the home each week

Walking on a wet floor, turning on a light switch with wet hands, and leaving something cooking in the oven while they pop out, are among the top unnecessary risks Brits take around the home, a study has found.

Nearly three-quarters (seven in ten) of hazard-prone Brits take at least one risk a day in their homes, with as many as 21 potential perils clocked up each week, according to a poll of 2,000 adults.

More than one in three (34%) regularly risk slipping and falling on a wet bathroom floor, while a quarter (26%) will leave their windows unlocked when heading out for the day.

Almost a fifth (18%) have taken the chance of electrocution after getting out of the shower – by turning on light switches while still wet.

And of those who have garden furniture, 18% neglect to secure it ahead of stormy conditions.

Other dicey moves include jumping the last few steps on the staircase (23%), and not fitting smoke alarms or making sure the existing ones work (12%).

And almost a third can think of a time when they have taken a chance, and it has backfired on them.

One in five have failed to secure garden furniture ahead of expected stormy conditions
One in five have failed to secure garden furniture ahead of expected stormy conditions (Image: Ceri Breeze/Getty Images)