November is Child Safety Protection Month. Because families are more likely to use heating equipment for their homes in the winter months, house fires spike during this season. A disorganized evacuation can result in confusion, injury and property damage. To keep your children safe this November, here are some tips to create a fire escape plan with your family. Draw…
This Halloween, all the neighborhood children will be going door-to-door in search of one thing: candy! While candy is on the brain, trick-or-treating safety may fall by the wayside. Here are a few tips on how you can keep your child, and every child in the neighborhood, safe on Halloween: Dress in costumes that are reflective or have bright colors…
While summer is winding down, it’s a perfect time to prep your home for what winter has in store! No one wants to be making repairs in the cold, so why not try to prevent them while it’s still warm outside? Here’s what we suggest to make the winter more bearable: 1. Check and clear gutters – After summer storms,…
I will be traveling for business in Florida but have decided to bring my family along for a summer vacation. Should we purchase the rental car insurance?- Liz L. Dear Liz, Great question! With the summer upon us, vacations are in full swing. Because this is a work business trip combined with a family vacation, there are several things to…
The holiday season is here, which means many shoppers will be driving in and out of store parking lots for the better part of a month. All that activity can up anyone’s chances of being in a parking lot accident. Unfortunately, parking lot car accidents happen more frequently than you may think. The National Safety Council finds as many as…
When it comes to running your business, there’s a lot to handle, so safety may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Employees want the security of a safe work environment and no company wants to be responsible for putting their employees at risk. Although you can’t prevent every accident from happening, here are some workplace safety tips to follow to…
Moving to a new city? If so, you may be considering size, cost and location, but have you considered your financial security. Some rental listings can be a scam. Scammers advertise rentals that don’t exist or aren’t available to trick people into sending money before they find out what’s happening. Knowing how rental scams work and how to avoid them…
Approximately 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s Resolutions. And of those people, 66 percent of them set fitness goals as part of their resolutions. In an attempt to get a kick-start on these 2016 resolutions, a lot of consumers purchased fitness trackers during the holiday season. According Pew Research Center recently announced that 60 percent of Americans now…
Snow covered roads. Whiteouts. Black ice. All are situations that everyone is not looking forward to this winter. Unfortunately, with the colder weather on its way, there is a chance that we will all experience one or all of these road conditions. Road salt definitely helps make the roads safer. A study conducted by Marquette University found that de-icing winter roads…
November is Child Safety & Protection Month, a campaign dedicated to creating awareness about potential dangers children face in everyday situations and to provide ways to prevent any dangers. Every year, about 2.3 million children are accidentally injured and more than 2,500 are killed. We’ve put together some tips to help child-proof your home: Install safety gates. Use a hardware-mounted safety gate at the…
