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When planning a yard
haunt there are some things that you want to keep in mind for safety
reasons. You want to make your haunt scary, possibly bloody and gory
but when it comes to your visitors, you don't want the blood to end
up being real. Here are some ideas that might help you make it safer.
 The number
one item is to get extra home owners insurance for the nights that
you will be allowing people to view your haunt. Nothing can spoil
the fun more than a law suit because someone tripped and fell down.
Most insurance companies can help you with the problem of extra
insurance for the time needed, even if it's for a night. the expense
eof a nights insurance will far out-weigh what it could end up costing
you with out it!
When
building your haunt, make sure that the walk ways are far enough
away from things so that people can't trip over them or hurt themselves.
This also is good for you, this means that your visitors won't be
able to ruin your props and sets. Some people just have to vandalize
at this time of year and ruin it for others.
If you
have a lot of Jack-O-Lanterns, you might want to try a battery powered
light source or light sticks to light them instead of candles. This
cuts down on the fire hazards, such as catching costumes or props
on fire.
If you
do use real candles, make sure there is no chance of anything blowing
into the flames, no cloth, crepe paper streamers or anything that
could start a fire.
If you
are using fake blood, make sure that it won't be coming in contact
with anything stainable like visitors, pets and children. Not only
is fake blood sticky but it can stain like crazy!
If you
have a particularly gruesome haunt set up, make sure you have warning
signs up so that those with a weak stomach can be forewarned.
If your
haunt is going to be publicized, make sure that you get some volunteers
to help with crowd control and public safety. Off duty police and
fireman are often willing to help out.
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