Haste Makes Waste…Think Again
There is an old saying, “haste makes waste.” But to safety professionals haste makes incidents. Today, companies are getting leaner and meaner. They want more productivity with less expense, meaning...
View ArticleFEMA Issues Report on Personal Preparedness in America
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released a new report titled Personal Preparedness in America: Findings from the 2009 Citizen Corps National Survey that offers data on the public’s...
View ArticleTop 5 Holiday Home Safety Tips for 2009
Top 5 Holiday Home Safety Tips for 2009 Help keep your home and family safe this holiday season with these tips from Security Choice. The holidays are here and their arrival brings time with family,...
View ArticleKids, Adults and Fireworks = Injuries
During my time in the military, I spent a lot of time working in the hospital ER. Each year right around July 4th, we always had injuries when children and adults mishandled fireworks. Burns, eye...
View ArticleU.S. Home Structure Fires
U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 380,000 home structure fires per year during 2003-2007. These fires caused an annual average of 2,840 civilian fire deaths, 13,160 civilian...
View ArticleU.S. Home Structure Fires
If you talk about safety 24/7, here is an article to share with your employees. U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 380,000 home structure fires per year during 2003-2007. These...
View ArticleNational Burn Awareness Week – 6-12 February 2011
Each year on average 18,300 Americans are injured, and more than 3,500 die in fires, with children age 14 and under making up 10-15 percent of all fire deaths. National Burn Awareness Week is...
View ArticleRadon the Silent Killer
Test Your Home For Radon. Radon is the leading cause of non-smoking lung cancer. The only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon is to test your home. The U.S. Surgeon General and...
View ArticleFEMA’S Report on Residential Fires in US
Fires that affect our homes are often the most tragic and the most preventable. It is a sad fact, but each year over 75 percent of all civilian fatalities occur as a result of fires in residential...
View ArticleSafety 24/7
Safety 24/7 Often, as part of a complete safety program, companies are stressing Safety 24/7. We know from the Bureau of Labor Statics and the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts that the number of...
View ArticleJanuary is National Radon Month
Test Your Home For Radon. Radon is the leading cause of non-smoking lung cancer. The only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon is to test your home. The U.S. Surgeon General and...
View ArticleCooking Safety for the Super Bowl
FEMA : Individual and Community Preparedness e-Brief Cooking Safety for the Super Bowl Getting your Super Bowl game face on? Score more points this year by putting kitchen fire safety in your line up....
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