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Ladder Safety Keep manufactured and job-made ladders in good condition and free of defects. Inspect ladders before use for broken rungs or other defects so falls don’t happen. Discard or repair defective ladders. Secure ladders near the top or at the bottom to prevent them from slipping and causing falls. When you can’t tie the…
Lawn Mower Safety 200,000 people – 16,000 of them children – are injured in lawn mower-related accidents each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. Lawn Mower Injuries Most injuries– such as severed fingers and toes, limb amputations, broken bones, burns and eye injuries – are caused by careless use. Prevent lawnmower injuries by…
Texting While Driving A lot of focus in the news recently has been on the Boston MBTA trolley driver who was texting prior to striking another trolley. Text messaging and driving is clearly on the rise. There have also been other high profile cases in the news where teens have been killed in vehicle accidents…
Advice on what to do if stopped by the police At almost every cocktail party I’ve ever been to I get asked, “What to do if stopped by the police.” That question is second to, ” let me tell you about when I was stopped by the police.” Advice if you find yourself being pulled…
My daughter has recently asked me when would she be old enough to babysit other children. This got me thinking about baby sitting safety tips. I practice many of these tips with my babysitter and plan on teaching them to my daughters when the time comes. Here’s a Few Baby-Sitting Safety Tips: 1. Take your…
Risk Reduction Safety Tips In Daily Travel Crime involves three things: desire, ability and opportunity. Unfortunately, we can not control someones desire or their ability to commit a crime, but we can remove the opportunity and potentially avoid becoming a victim by practicing risk reduction. In order to avoid being victim or a “target of…
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