What the walkthrough needs to cover
Start with escape routes: every exterior door, any grille key or padlock code, and the path out from the kitchen, the laundry area and wherever she sleeps. If a grille is locked at night, agree on where the key sits and who can reach it fastest. Move next to gas: point out the cylinder or piped connection, the shut-off valve, and how the stove behaves if a flame goes out unlit so a smell of gas is never mistaken for something else.
Cover electrical points too: which sockets are old, cracked or overloaded with adaptors, where the trip switch or fuse box is, and what to do if an appliance sparks or smells hot. Chemical storage deserves its own stop on the tour: cleaning agents, bleach and pesticide should sit apart from food, clearly labelled, and out of reach if young children are in the house.
- Exterior doors, grille keys, escape path from each work area
- Gas cylinder or valve location, stove shut-off behaviour
- Trip switch, fuse box, sockets to avoid overloading
- Chemical storage shelf, separated from food and reachable shelves
Turn the tour into a checklist you both keep
Write down what was shown, room by room, rather than trusting memory alone: a laminated card near the kitchen or a shared note works well. Note anything that needs fixing before it becomes a hazard, such as a loose railing or a socket that sparks, and treat that repair as part of the safety orientation rather than a separate maintenance task to get to later.
This walkthrough is a one-time onboarding step, distinct from the ongoing training routine covered elsewhere on this site and separate from building the emergency contact list she should also have. Keep it focused on the physical hazards of this specific home rather than folding in general household training.