2013

Last week, we related some of the ways that you could boost safety on New Year’s Eve if your festivities involved hosting a party or going to such a celebration yourself.  However, not everyone will go to the type of get-together at a residential area where alcoholic beverages will be served.  Others will go to… read more

In less than a week, people across California and the rest of the world will be celebrating New Year’s Eve in myriad ways.  No doubt there will be a number of folks attending and throwing parties where alcoholic beverages will be served.  If you plan to take part in such festivities, you must do so… read more

With just a couple days to go until we dig into the gifts that have been taunting us beneath the Christmas tree, it’s important to take a look at those situations that could contribute to a potential tragedy.  Doing so will allow you to do whatever you can to avoid such strife on Christmas day. … read more

There are a number of things that could go wrong and lead to an injury, burglary, or worse during the holidays, and we want to do whatever we can to help you avoid those dangerous situations.  Today, we would like to turn your attention to the wide-ranging safety tips on hand from the police department… read more

A new report takes a look at some of the dangers that parents should strive to protect children from during the winter.  If you have kids or are even inviting guests with kids into your home, then recognizing and putting into action these precautions can serve to help you get through the winter without facing… read more

When it comes to electrical safety, you could do a lot worse than heeding the words of the very agency responsible for making sure that electronic products meet certain standards.  If you still have some holiday decorating to do, then you should consider the advice on hand from Underwriter Laboratories’s Consumer Safety Director in a… read more

If your home is filled to bursting with gifts, then you obviously are going to want to protect yourself from the ever-present threat of burglary.  Burglars understand that the season for giving is also a great season for stealing, but you can hopefully avoid having such a situation befall your family by thinking about some… read more

This is the time of the year when everyone needs to be a little more cautious with how they treat their social media postings.  If you upload the wrong information and it makes its way to the hands of those who would have no problem taking advantage of your oversight, your holiday plans can be… read more

Citizens absolutely cannot underestimate the potential dangers created by the holidays.  As you rush around trying to decorate your home in the most festive way possible, it’s easy to miss those things that could pose a hazard to your family and guests. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has explored these hazards in depth in a… read more

We’ve spent some time going over those ways that you can ensure your personal safety when out shopping for the holidays, but there’s one area we haven’t reflected on too much:  entering and leaving your own home.  As you focus on filling out your Christmas list, it becomes easy to forget about those precautions that… read more

For many families, once the turkey is put away, the Christmas decorations go up.  This weekend will see many people stringing up holiday lights atop and inside their residences.  If you plan on engaging in this annual ritual, then it’s important to do so safely.  Thankfully, a new report out of New York offers some… read more

The coming weeks are one of the most joyful times of the year.  But in celebrating Christmas and the New Year, many people tend to forget that this can be one of the most dangerous times of the year as well.  Partying often leads to poor decisions, and poor decisions create situations like drunk driving… read more