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  • How To Paint Safely
    Painting is an activity that most of us perform infrequently. This makes us more susceptible to accidents. The next time you plan to use a brush, keep these things in mind.
  • How To Swim Safely At Your Home Pool
    Drowning is the second-leading cause of injury-related death in children. Each year, about 1,000 children drown and another 4,000 are hospitalized for near-drowning, usually in a pool owned by their family. Over 60 percent of children who drown in pools are under age four. These tragedies do not have to happen.
  • How To Enjoy Camping Safely
    Like any other human endeavor, successful and safe camping adventures require planning and cautious forethought.
  • How To Ride Your Bicycle Safely
    Each year, about 500,000 people require emergency room treatment due to bicycle crashes, and about 800 people die. Approximately 75 percent of the deaths result from a head injury. Following are some simple, easy-to-follow guidelines that will keep the pleasure in biking.
  • How To Keep Your Child Safe On A Playground
    According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 200,000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year as a result of injuries related to playground equipment, and about 15 children die. Here are some suggestions to help your kids "Run along and play safely."
  • How To Teach Your Teen To Drive Safely
    Teens and automobiles are a dangerous combination. In fact, car crashes are the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 13 and 19. You need to be sure your teen is adequately prepared to get behind the wheel of an automobile.
  • How To Prevent Poisonings
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than two million unintentional human poisoning exposures a year in the United States, and approximately 20,000 deaths. These accidents can be prevented.
  • How To Stay Safe On ATVs
    Each year, over 125,000 injuries requiring emergency room treatment happen to people riding ATVs. In recent years, ATV-related deaths exceeded 700 annually. About 25 percent of the deaths occur to children under age 16. A little attention to safety will pay big dividends.
  • How To Protect Your Eyes
    More than 200,000 Americans each year are treated in emergency rooms for eye injuries, and nearly a million people have permanently lost some degree of their eyesight due to injury. Almost all of these mishaps could have been avoided.
  • How To Keep Your Grandkids Safe When They Visit
    Grandchildren are truly a blessing. They rejuvenate and bring a great new sense of excitement and discovery. But there's also the serious downside of knowing that if anything happens on your watch, you've failed your own children.
  • How To Use Power Tools Safely
    According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 100,000 people each year suffer injuries that require emergency room treatment from using home power tools. Power tools are wonderful devices, but they can be very harmful if you don't take the time to learn and follow the proper safety procedures.
  • How To Avoid Illness During Your Hospital Stay
    While estimates vary, every year tens of thousands of people die or are harmed in hospitals due to preventable incidents. And while incorrect surgeries make the headlines, infections and drug interactions cause most problems. Here are some safety tips.
  • How To Hunt Safely With A Gun
    In a recent year about 80 fatalities and 750 nonfatal injuries occurred to U.S. hunters, according to the International Hunter Education Association. If you are among the millions of Americans who take to the fields with a loaded firearm, keep these things in mind.
  • How To Water Ski Safely
    According to the National Safety Council, about 5 million Americans water ski each year, and approximately 6,500 require emergency room treatment. Most of these injuries are the result of carelessness and poor preparation.
  • How To Fish Safely
    Fishing is a wonderful sport, but safety must always be the first thing you consider before trying to land the big one.

    Annually, over 60,000 fishing injuries require emergency room treatment. Eye injuries from fishing are the No. 1 sports-related eye injury.

    Most fishing injuries are caused by fishing hooks, while most fatalities are the result of drowning.
  • How To Be A Safe Boater
    Boating is one of our most enjoyable summer activities. But don't forget that it can be dangerous, and everyone who gets in a boat must pay attention to safety.
  • How To Use Ladders Safely
    Annually, there are approximately 200,000 injuries associated with ladders. Most ladder incidents are caused by a loss of balance, or by a ladder's being placed on a slippery surface. Others are caused by sheer foolishness. Almost all of them could have been avoided.
  • How To Stay Safe During Storms
    While storms are necessary to our existence, they also present a threat to it. Still, there are steps we can take to outwit the forces of nature.
  • How To Run Safely
    Running is a great way to get in shape. But there are precautions you must take to avoid injuries, to prevent accidents, and to avert those rare circumstances where there are people who might intend to harm you.
  • How To Use Hand Tools Safely
    There is a right way and a wrong way to use hand tools, but a lot of people don't seem to know it. In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year more than 100,000 injuries require hospital treatment due to misuse of hand tools.
  • How To Enjoy The Snow And Ice Safely
    There is nothing prettier than snow and ice twinkling in the sun, but there are also few things more treacherous.
  • How To Keep Your Child Safe On The Internet
    The Internet can be a source of entertainment and information for your children, and it will be a workplace tool as they grow older.

    However, it also poses threats to their safety. This article gives you some tips to help keep your child safe.
  • How To Enjoy The Holidays Safely
    The holidays should be fun for everyone. This article gives you some tips on how to have a good time in a safe manner.
  • Halloween - Keeping Your Kids Safe!
    Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for kids, according to Prevent Blindness America. The key to safety is developing a Personal Safety Plan for the trick-or-treaters.
  • Never Argue With A Big Truck
    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 5,000 people die annually in crashes involving large trucks. In collisions between large trucks and cars, 98% of people killed were in the car. This article provides tips to safely manage your encounters with these behemoths:


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