Tip of the Week – June 29, 2009

In-Home Drowning Prevention Tips •  Never leave a baby alone in a bathtub for even a second. Always keep the baby in arm’s reach. Don’t leave a baby in the care of another young child. Never leave to answer the phone, answer the door, to get a towel or for any other reason. If you [...]

Tip of the Week – June 15, 2009

Keeping Your Kitchen Safe In most households, the kitchen is the busiest place in the entire house. It is, also, the site for most household accidents. Why not take a few minutes to review some basic kitchen safety tips: General Kitchen Safety Tips *Keep appliance cords out of reach. Buy appliances with shorter cords, or [...]

Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite

This is a subject that most people are not willing to address but it is becoming a world-wide problem even in highly developed countries like the United States. Have you looked at your bed sheets recently to see if there’s evidence of Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug? Once thought to be past history, bedbugs have [...]

Holiday Decoration Safety Tips

Holiday time is a festive time for all but it can , also, be a festive mix for disaster when you consider the dangers of Christmas trees, lights and burning fireplaces. Before crawling up on the roof to string the Christmas lights, you need to know that every year, hospital emergency rooms treat thousands of [...]