Archive for the ‘Home Safety’ Category
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Now that it’s the new year, it’s time to face difficult tasks that you were meaning to accomplish in the previous year. Over the years, many different products can accumulate in your medicine chest. Maybe you are afraid to throw them away thinking that you might eventually need them. Or ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Building an addition, designing a complete renovation or simplifying your home are challenging projects to do by yourself. Building or creating a more efficient and safer house requires specialized knowledge as well as some creativity. Although you probably have some ideas in mind, someone more knowledgeable in the field might ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Contamination of groundwater and surface water is a serious issue, especially if this water is being used as drinking water. Although the water might be colorless, odorless and clear doesn’t mean that the water is clean, so the only way to know if it’s clean is to get it tested.
Pure ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Bathrooms can be dangerous places, which explains why so many home-related accidents occur in the bathroom. Maybe you’re familiar with child proofing, but perhaps your bathroom could benefit from some adult proofing. So where do you begin?
Install a safety grab bar in your bathtub or shower.
This can be a ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
You suit your dog up to head outside to take an afternoon walk. As you unlock the door, your pooch jumps up and down and even rolls on the ground. You open the door and your dog takes off and you land head first into the cement driveway, because the ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Hazardous waste is usually any product that has a label with the words Poison, Danger, Warning or Caution. Often times these types of wastes are stored away in our garages or basements where they just take up room. However, it’s important to properly deal with household hazardous waste, because a ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The recent earthquake disaster in Haiti makes you think about what you would do during one. Within 45 seconds, Haiti was obliterated…could you find a safe place in your home to go to within this short time period? In a situation like this, you have more chance of surviving if ...
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
What types of indoor pollutants are lurking in your home? It might surprise you that excess moisture can qualify as an indoor pollutant. Although it’s important to figure out how to reduce these pollutants, it’s also crucial to identify them in your home first. Which indoor pollutants do you have ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Bottled water might be convenient for you, but it isn’t cheap or eco-friendly (unless you remember to recycle your bottles). Plus, you can never be sure how pure the bottled water is or where it came from. So save your money and utilize the water you already pay for at ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Regardless of whether you have moved to a new neighborhood or you have lived in a neighborhood all of your life, you might be surprised to find out that it’s not as safe as you might have thought it was. Hazardous waste could be lurking in your backyard or it ...
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