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Window Blind Cords Still Pose A Deadly Risk To Children
December 11, 2017 TARA HAELLE About one child a month dies from being entangled in cords from blinds and shades, a study finds. Efforts are underway to get corded blinds off the market, but many will remain in homes. Joanne Dugan/Getty Images Andrea Sutton, a mom in Firestone, Colo., was trying to put her 3-year-old…
Consumer Reports: Laundry detergent ‘pods’ too dangerous to recommend
Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY Published 6:00 a.m. ET July 16, 2015 | Updated 11:31 a.m. ET July 16, 2015 (Photo: Handout) Reports of children harmed by liquid laundry packets continue to grow, despite years of warnings and packaging changes, Consumer Reports says in a report out Thursday. As a result, the non-profit organization is dropping the…
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,…
The problem with laundry detergent pods
Liquid laundry packs can be poisonous, and that’s why Consumer Reports no longer recommends them Published: July 16, 2015 06:00 AM Since single-load laundry detergent pods hit the mainstream market in early 2012, two things have become clear: The product is a convenient, often effective way to do the laundry—and it’s a serious health hazard…
8 Signs You Need a New Deck
Posted on July 27, 2016 Thinking about improving your backyard deck, but aren’t quite sure whether you really need to work on it now? It’s possible that old weathered deck will last you through another snow-filled winter, rainy spring, or blistering summer. At a certain point, all the TLC in the world isn’t going to cut…
Why Keeping Treated Wood Materials Indoors Can be a Bad Idea
By Guest Author / Published: July 1, 2015 Telephone poles, cross ties, and other wood materials can be treated with chemicals that are dangerous to keep indoors. The below is a guest post from Mike Honeycutt, Director of Toxicology at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Defense Fund appreciates the agency’s efforts to alert the public about a…
Electrical Safety in the Home
Electricity is a vital resource we all depend on daily, but when used unsafely, the consequences can be costly and sometimes even deadly. In 2016, 475,500 structure fires (including residential fires) were reported in the U.S., causing 2,950 deaths, 12,775 injuries and $7.9 billion in property damage. According to the National Fire Protection Association, a residential…