It’s back to school season, so it’s a great time to revisit some important school safety tips. No matter how your child gets to school each day, there are safety considerations to keep in mind, so let’s start with school transportation safety. Transportation Safety If your child walks to school, teach them to stay on […]
The Importance of Proper Gas Storage: Avoiding Accidents and Injuries
Whether you need gas for your lawnmower or kerosene for your camp stove, it’s important to know how to store fuel safely. Improper storage can increase the risk of fire or accidental ingestion by a child or pet. It can also cause the fuel to degrade. Portable fuel containers can pose a major risk. If […]
Water Safety: Prevent Child Drownings
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released its annual drowning and submersion report. Fatal drownings and nonfatal drowning injuries remain high for children under age 15; child drownings continue to be the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 years old. There were approximately 6,300 nonfatal drowning injuries treated in hospital emergency […]
Prevent Workplace Falls
According to the National Safety Council, the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death is falls. In 2020, more than 42,000 individuals died due to falls at home and at work. Leading Cause of Workplace Injury For some working adults, falls can be the leading cause of death at the workplace, depending on the industry. […]
Is Another Airbag Recall on the Horizon?
Airbag inflators continue to make the news as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calls for an immediate recall of 67 million airbag inflators. The inflators in question have a dangerous defect and the NHTSA cited at least nine incidents of airbags rupturing, leading to major injuries and deaths beginning in 2009. Seven of […]
