Similar Posts
Holiday Safety Alerts: Beware of Hoverboards
SAFETY TEAM — Safer-America.com, DECEMBER 18, 2015 Hoverboards are on fire. Literally. Across America, multiple families have reported dangerous episodes involving hoverboards catching fire. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched an investigation earlier this week involving 12 hoverboard-related fire incidents in 10 states. The CPSC is currently analyzing the safety of the highly-popular…
8 Signs You May Have a Problem with Your Electrical Wiring
Only you can prevent house fires — or at least greatly lower the risk by keeping an eye out for these warning signs of trouble Paul HopeHome (Photo: Thomas Skjaeveland/Shutterstock) Electrical malfunctions cause more than 50,000 house fires each year, according to Electrical Safety Foundation International. The majority can be prevented. To protect your own home,…
Corrosion on Portable Fire Extinguishers Can Kill!
A worker was killed when he used a portable fire extinguisher to put out a small fire. Corrosion on the bottom of the fire extinguisher was serious enough that the extinguisher case ruptured when it was activated, and parts struck the worker in the chest. A similar incident happened while a fire department employee was…
Bath and Body Works Candle Explodes in Woman’s Face
AMELIA EDELMAN JULY 30, 2017, 4:00 PM PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES. A Texas woman ended up in the emergency room this week after a lit Bath & Body Works candle exploded in her face when she tried to blow it out, NBC reports. This is not the news we wanted to hear about our favorite ’90s-flashback-scents brand. The woman’s husband,…