Carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly, colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. This page provides information on what the symptoms of CO poisoning are, how CO is produced, what one should do to prevent CO poisoning, and more.
Review Date: October 29, 2012
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
More than 20,000 Americans die every year due to home accidents. Approximately three million more are disabled. Many of these deaths and injuries are easily preventable. Take a few moments right now to check if your home is accident prone by taking these short quizzes.
Review Date: May 21, 2012
Easter Seals Inc.
Learn how you can prevent harmful exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless, colorless gas that can cause illness and death.
Review Date: October 29, 2012
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
It is important to identify and learn about the hazards most likely to occur in your community. Making a plan and sharing this information with your loved ones may prevent needless confusion, worry and injuries.
Review Date: March 27, 2013
National Safety Council
With colder weather approaching and heating costs continuing to skyrocket, consider these simple tips to save energy and keep you and your family safe and warm.
Review Date: February 06, 2013
National Fire Protection Association
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), emergency rooms treat more than 400,000 outdoor garden-tool-related accidents each year. With proper safety techniques, you can stay away from the hospital and avoid becoming a statistic.
Review Date: December 24, 2012
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Read these fact sheets that offer important fire safety tips on burn prevention, cooking fire safety, smoke alarms, residential fire sprinklers, home heating, fire extinguishers, and more.
Review Date: March 11, 2013
Department of Homeland Security
Each year, more than 74,000 small children, adolescents and adults are injured by rotary, hand and riding power mowers due to improper handling. Find out how to avoid these injuries.
Review Date: December 24, 2012
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
This page links to a series of safety videos highlighting how you can take precautions in the home to help prevent injuries to children with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities.
Review Date: February 01, 2013
Safe Kids Worldwide
Prevention of hip fractures is far better, and far less costly, than treatment after the bone is broken. Learn why broken hips occur and what you can do to prevent a broken hip.
Review Date: March 18, 2013
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The My Safe Home video provides detailed information on home safety. Step-by-step guides are provided to alert you to hidden dangers in every room of your home.
Review Date: April 20, 2012
Home Safety Council - Safe Kids Worldwide
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers safety tip sheets on a variety of fire and life safety topics including carbon monoxide, clothes dryer and grilling.
Review Date: October 29, 2012
National Fire Protection Association
Find tips on how to prepare for many types of emergencies including: power outages, winter storms, heat waves, floods, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, chemical emergencies, acts of terrorism, and more.
Review Date: December 10, 2012
American Red Cross, National Headquarters
Medications, household cleaners and even a leaky gas furnace can pose serious poisoning risks to your kids. Keeping potentially dangerous substances out of little hands is a sure way to prevent unintentional poisoning.
Review Date: October 29, 2012
Safe Kids Worldwide
Watch these short videos on pool and spa safety to learn how you can prevent childhood drownings, submersion injuries and entrapments.
Review Date: January 28, 2013
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Here are some simple tips for home safety, avoiding potential risks, and preventing pollution by recycling and conserving water and energy.
Review Date: December 04, 2012
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Children are often more vulnerable than adults to the harmful effects of chemical pollutants because they are growing and developing rapidly. Childhood exposure to toxins can cause serious health damage to an individual later in life.
Review Date: January 11, 2013
Children's Environmental Health Network
This article tells kids how to cope if they have to be home alone after school, waiting for parents to come home. Includes how to be safe and things to do if you feel lonely or bored.
Review Date: October 30, 2012
The Nemours Foundation
