Information was collected via a questionnaire relating to accidents in the home. Results were as foilows: 1.Most guardians think that the responsibility for accidents involving children is due to their carelessness. 2.Children themselves are thought to be responsible for causing an accident when they are of somewhat of an older age. This corresponds mainly to when they are above the age of 4. 3.Only a small proportion of persons think accidents can be prevented through improvements in products or building facilities. Thus, the fact that complaints from consumers relating to the safety of products are not reaching designers was apparent.