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Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute - Bicycle helmets make good sense. Many parts of the U.S. and Canada, plus all of Australia, require helmets. Other places are studying such laws and may require helmets as well. This all-volunteer organization tells you what types of helmets meet safety standards and where you can get inexpensive ones. According to this site, a round, smooth helmet is better than one with points that can snag on pavement. Visit this site for much, much more about bike and helmet safety.
Children's Safety Zone-Babysitters Guide - Nervous about handing your child to a babysitter? Make sure he or she knows what to do in case of an emergency. Print out the guide babysitter guide and go over it with the babysitter before you leave.
Coroner's Report - Information and Resources on Gangwar Intervention and Prevention - How much do you know about gangs? Do you think you could spot warning signs that might indicate your child was involved with a gang? If you need a quick education on gangs, graffiti "tagging," and hand signals, visit this site and its associated links. Created by an outspoken retired coroner, this Web site may shock you. The page offers this quote: "The choice today is no longer between violence and nonviolence. It's either nonviolence or nonexistence."--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
FDA/CFSAN on Cosmetics - The US Food and Drug Administration provides information on shelf-life expiration dates, understanding labels and more on cosmetics.
Home and Family Safety - Discover safety tips and ideas such as balloon safety, child safety in your car, drinking water safety, home heating safety, infant safety tips, prevention tips, and more!!
Keep Schools Safe - National Association of Attorneys General/National School Boards Association offers many suggestions to help parents, teachers, and administrators to stop violence in schools. There are articles on crisis management, student participation, crime reporting and tracing, training for school personel, discipline codes, and lots more.
National Fire Plan - Welcome to the National Fire Plan website … a cooperative, long-term effort of the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters. Learn how the federal government and state partners are managing impacts of wildland fire, and how investing now in optimal firefighting capability, reducing hazardous fuels, and assisting and preparing communities will save lives, property, resources, and money.
Safe Within - Safe Within is an ever-changing site that provides news and information relating to you and your family's safety, security, health, and sense of well-being.
SafetyAlerts.com - Comprehensive consumer product recall warnings, keep up to date on all kinds of safety issues from recalled toys and infant items, to food and drug recalls. Health and Safety News updated continously. Free email alert service available.
Smartplay - Learn to prevent sports injuries to various parts of your anatomy by stretching and warming up first. If you are hurt, remember to use the "RICER" technique: Rest the injury, Ice it, Compress it, Elevate it, and Refer it to a health care practitioner. At this site you'll learn about the intricate wonder called your knee, as well as other parts of your body. If you're squeamish, avoid the Ouch! movies, which show sports injuries as they occurred.
Splashzone - Pool & Spa Safety - A resource of information about the swimming pool, spa and hot tub industry providing up-to-date news to industry professionals as well as tips to consumers about safety, chemistry, maintenance and service. An extensive searchable library gives product information and provides links to other industry-related sites.
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