Category: Health & Safety
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How To – Check List For Family & Home Surviving Brush Fires
Depending on where you live brush fires can be a random or frequent occurrence but no matter where you live all of our homes are at risk of some type of external fire hazard. There are many things that you can do to reduce the possibility of damage to your home and allow yourself the…
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How To – Safety and Pesticides in Your Home
Some of the most dangerous chemicals that the average person will come in contact with are used in and around your home. They come in many forms: Powders or Granules, Liquids and Sprays and although government regulations mandate labeling many times the labels go unread by the end users. Pesticides, Herbicides, Wood Preservatives, Paints, Fertilizers,…
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How To – Overview Tornado Safe Rooms
Lets first start off with this warning. Tornado or Storm Safe Rooms are a very serious matter. They are your last resort in a natural disaster situation to save you and your family from death or serious injury. For this reason if you are looking for details about how to build one you will not…
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How To – Home Safety Detecting Natural Gas Leaks
Natural and other combustible gasses in your home are often a necessity but using them safely requires both knowledge and care. Natural Gas is delivered to our homes through underground pipelines that run across our country and branch feeders that traverse many of our local streets. Propane gas is delivered to our homes by trucks…
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Protecting Children from Pesticides
According to the EPA every year approximately 75,000 children in the USA are poisoned by house hold pesticides. Most of the poisonings are due to improper storage of chemicals. A study showed almost 50% of homes with children had poisons stored in an unlocked area below 4 feet high. In homes without children pesticides were found…