Recreational and Home Safety Information
Summer Safety
Summer is a great time to enjoy the great outdoors and swim, hike, travel and barbecue, but people also want to steer clear of accidents and injuries. By taking simple, common-sense precautions, you can have fun and stay safe and healthy at the same time.
- Be Safe in the Sun
- Lawn Mower Injuries
- Bicycle safety
- Water Related:
- Beach Safety Brochure
- Laws
- Prevention
- Statistics
Dog Bites
Fire/Fireworks Safety
- Smoke detector information and how they can save your life
- The US Fire Administration
- Prevention for older citizens
- Prevention
- Hidden electrical hazards statistics
- Home fire safety checklist
- Fire statistics
- Fireworks statistics
Playground/Bike Safety
- Fact sheets:
- Prevention:
- Playground safety prevention checklist
- Program
- Statistics
Falls-Child
Poisoning
Home Safety
- The national fire protection association offers home safety tips
- BAM (Body and Mind website supported from the Centers of Disease Control)
- The Indiana Partnership to Prevent Violent Injury and Death. Two brochures that talk about gun locking devices and also responsible gun ownership.
- Disaster Kit Checklist- Home Safety
- Home Safety Council
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Information
- Toy safety & holiday safety
Injury/Falls Prevention Information for Older Adults
