Holiday Safety

NFPA urges caution when preparing holiday meals The number of home cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day was three times the national average of fires per day in 2009, according the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA.) NFPA is urging the public to keep fire safety in mind when preparing holiday meals.  Video: Dan Doofus shows how to stay safe…...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the North Pole every creature was stirring, safety was taking its toll. OSHA threatened a shut down if Santa didn’t use care. Would St. Nicholas even be there? The children were nestled all snug In their beds; visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. Santa and the…...

T’was the night before Christmas (12:01 A.M. EST 12/25/2006) and all through the house (single family, masonry veneer 1 1/2 story with basement, 1128 ground floor sq. ft. 5-6 corners, territory 68, PC 1) Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (through pride of ownership and excellent maintenance.) The ( flame retardant) stockings…...

Proven Need for Holiday Safety Awareness While the winter holiday season is traditionally a festive time of year filled with colorful decorations and family gatherings, it is too often a time of tragedy and loss as well.  National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) statistics indicate that 30% of all home fires and 38% of home fire…...

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The History of Electric Christmas Tree Lights Legend has it that the tradition of putting lights on holiday trees dates back to at least the 17th century. It wasn’t until 1882, however, that an inventor and vice president of Edison’s electric company named Edward Johnson hit on the idea to light up a tree with…...

The 12 Days of Holiday Safety Here are a few simple things you can do in a minute to help protect your family. Day 1: Talk to your kids about safety. Teach them not to touch electric lights, cords or decorations. Day 2: Read an article on SafetyAtHome.com on ladder safety before you hang decorations…....

Thanksgiving Cooking Tips: Serving Up a Side of Safety From our friends at UL and “Commit a Minute” Thanksgiving is a day full of enticing smells, good company and lots of laughs – but along with the enjoyable chaos is the reality that cooking fires are three times more likely to occur on Thanksgiving than…...

Holiday Accidents and Injuries By the Numbers Nothing is more important than keeping your little ones safe. Yet every minute, 17 children go to the emergency room with unintentional injuries – that’s 9.2 million accidents that didn’t have to happen every year.* It’s often small decisions – a candle left burning, a dry Christmas tree…...

Be On The Safe Side This Season: Top 10 Tips for Safer Holidays With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it seems that there’s never enough time to get everything done. It’s important, though, to make sure that safety doesn’t get left off the list: during the holiday season, fires cause a 34% greater…...