2014

There’s still some time left for National Burn Awareness Week, so we’d like to bring you some final tips as related by a new guide put out by the state of Massachusetts.  Yesterday, we focused on how to keep your kitchen safe, and while many of the insights on hand do indeed examine that, there… read more

This week is National Burn Awareness Week, and various entities around the country are doing their part to spread the word about taking the proper precautions.  The main topic of interest this year seems to be the prevention of scalds, which can result from any number of safety shortfalls around the kitchen and the home. … read more

When you’re a kid, it’s easy to bounce back from taking a tumble.  But as we age, those falls that didn’t used to deter us can cause some fairly serious damage.  Although you’re not always going to be able to have control over the environments you walk through, there are certain precautions you can take… read more

Much of the country was hit by ice and snow this week, and although we in Southern California seem to be having the problem of not getting enough precipitation lately, there are certain sections of the state where the elements could still take their toll over the coming months.  If any type of weather phenomenon… read more

The winter poses a number of hazards to the average citizen, but it can be downright dangerous to our pets.  There are numerous dangers that can go overlooked by pet owners during the winter, and with a couple months left before the weather takes a turn for the warm, it’s important to revisit some of… read more

There are many hazards that crop up on the roadways, but some risks are so common that we tend to overlook them.  One such risk might be that posed by potholes.  We largely think of them as a mere nuisance, but they can do some fairly serious damage to automobiles and even leave one more… read more

The Super Bowl is over, and although the game wasn’t exactly competitive, no doubt the constant jostling to get through the throngs of people at local restaurants and bars was.  There are many situations when you might find yourself stuck in a crowd of people, and at those times, you want to do whatever you… read more

This winter, we’ve talked about many of the fire hazards that tend to crop up as people set out to heat their homes during bouts of extreme cold.  If you’re not using a space heater, a fireplace, or a furnace in the optimum manner, you put yourself and everyone within your residence at risk. However,… read more

It’s one thing to have to take care of your own automobile, but quite another to oversee dozens if not hundreds of vehicles.  Such is the responsibility of persons who have to look after entire fleets at commercial enterprises. We tend to underestimate how many of these vehicles could be on the road at any… read more

If you ever find yourself in the midst of a winter snowstorm, there may come a time when you’re forced to share the road with a snowplow.  This will require a slew of precautions that you don’t necessarily have to take with other vehicles, and the risk of a crash is compounded when the roads… read more

Staying safe while running outdoors in the winter is usually a little trickier than it is in the summer.  Not only do you have to take the right precautions that anyone would need to enact as a pedestrian, but you also have to be willing to take a few extra steps for safety when the… read more

One of the things that you might get to do in the winter that doesn’t isn’t possible in the summer is take a snowmobile for a ride.  This pastime has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, going from a means of transportation or fun winter activity to a full-fledged sport. Nevertheless, just because something is… read more