Deadly home fires spread rapidly
Home fires cost thousands of lives each year. One reason: People fail to realize how fast fires can spread. In a survey of 500 people, 24 percent believed…
Category: Safety
Wildfires like to travel up
In September 2017, a teenage boy carelessly threw fireworks into the Columbia River Gorge, which forms the boundary between Washington and Oregon states….
Home fires by the numbers
From the National Fire Protection Association “Home Structure Fires” report, issued in Oct. 2019, which reviews a five-year period from 2013 to 2017: *…
Protect your back while on the job: Tips for safe lifting
Wake up muscles before unloading A forklift will place materials reasonably close to where they are needed. After that, often it’s necessary to unload a…
Check your trees before severe fall and winter weather
In July of this year, 19 people ended up in a hospital after a large tree fell onto a detached garage. The group, celebrating a birthday party, had sought…
Minor mishaps get your attention?
What’s been happening to you of late? If you’ve been having close encounters of the accidental kind, it’s time to give some personal attention to the…
Time for furnace inspections
A little frost on the pumpkin will call for some heat in the house. So before the chill hits, inspect your furnace, especially if it burns fossil fuel….
Mask update: Beware unexpected results of wearing masks
Wearing a homemade mask is not perfect protection, but researchers say it is probably better than nothing. Be sure mask-wearing does not give false…
Here’s what to do if you witness an accident
Seeing someone injured on the job can be frightening and maybe even leave you feeling confused. But for better or for worse, you are a witness, and you…
The facts about distracted driving
According to 2017 statistics from the CDC: * 6% of all motor vehicle crashes in the United States involved a distracted driver. * 3,166 people died in…