Tag: Home Safety

Posted on 11/06/2024

No matter how safe your neighborhood is, it's still important to protect it from break-ins. How can you deter intruders from coming into your yard and attempting to break into your home? The following safety tips can help you discourage intruders from targeting your home. Keep Valuable Items Out of View Intruders sometimes target houses when they can...

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Posted on 08/21/2024

How to Make Your Backyard Safer

Your backyard offers the ideal place to spend time outside. However, if you're planning on getting plenty of use out of your backyard, you should make sure it doesn't have hazards that could be harmful to you and your household, including your pets. Here are a few ways you can make your backyard a safer place: Switch to...

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Posted on 07/10/2024

Must know tips to child-proof your home

As kids run and play in the home, it’s essential to make...

Childproofing Your Home

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Posted on 04/17/2024

Tornado Preparedness Tips

With wind speeds of over 300 miles per hour, a tornado can be devastating. Luckily, meteorologists can predict them accurately enough to give you time to get to safety. Before a tornado comes, however, it's important to be prepared. Here are some tips for being tornado-ready: Know Where to Go Under ground is the safest place to go...

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Posted on 12/13/2023

Safety: Quick water safety tips for your home

Water in your home or yard can be a drowning risk. It can also cause other hazards, such as slippery floors or burns from scalding temperatures. Practicing water safety tips can help ensure your home is a safe environment. Clean up water spills right away Water spills from the tub or sink can make the floor in the...

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Posted on 11/08/2023

Natural disasters: Creating an effective emergency plan for your home

Emergencies happen, especially when there’s a natural...

Emergency

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Posted on 08/09/2023

How to create an evacuation plan for home safety

An evacuation plan is something every household should have...

Emergency Planning

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Posted on 07/19/2023

Safety tips for your garage

Your garage offers a convenient place to keep your vehicle safe, store tools and gardening supplies and work on a wide range of projects. The following tips can help you improve the safety of your garage to lower the risk of injuries or other harm to you and your household. Keep hazardous materials locked up Pesticide products, fertilizers...

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Posted on 04/05/2023

The Best Place in Your Home to Be During a Tornado

Even small tornadoes can be dangerous. That's why it's important to have a plan for staying safe if one should appear in your area. If you're at home, there are several places you can take shelter from the strong winds and flying debris. Here are the best places at home to be during a tornado: Head for the...

Emergency Preparedness

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Posted on 06/22/2022

Tips for creating a natural disaster plan at home

Depending on where you live, you're likely to be at risk for some type of natural disaster. Hurricanes and tropical storms, snowstorms, ice storms, tornadoes, flash floods, earthquakes and wildfires are among the many natural disasters many homeowners have to face regularly. Having a natural disaster plan prepared can help you know what to do if this type...

Disaster Preparation

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