Safety and Security (Home Improvement)

Safety and Security Sites:

Consumer Information Center: Indoor Air Hazards Consumer Information Center: Indoor Air Hazards: Information on identifying problems and their sources including mold, radon, lead, and unhealthy remodeling by-products. (Safety and Security) http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/indoorair-hazards/main.htm Carbon Monoxide Headquarters Carbon Monoxide Headquarters: Articles provide information about carbon monoxide deaths, poisoning, treatments, and research. (Safety and Security) http://www.coheadquarters.com/CO1.htm HSH Homeplans - Environmental Hazards HSH Homeplans - Environmental Hazards: Information on radon, lead, asbestos, formaldehyde, hazardous waste, and water contamination. (Safety and Security) http://homeplans.hsh.com/articles/environment/hazards.asp Selecting Household Safety Equipment Selecting Household Safety Equipment: Includes general guidelines, determining risks based on label descriptions, respirators, and eye protection. (Safety and Security) http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/wasteman/wm6002.htm Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A guide to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning with tips on recognizing the symptoms, prevention, and detectors. (Safety and Security) http://www.carbon-monoxide-poisoning.com/ Kitchen Safety Kitchen Safety: Burn prevention tips from Shriners Hospitals. (Safety and Security) http://www.shrinershq.org/prevention/burntips/kitchen.html This Old House: Installing a Lockset This Old House: Installing a Lockset: Illustrations, photographs, and step-by-step instructions. (Safety and Security) http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/handbook/article/0,16417,332403,00.html National Crime Prevention Council National Crime Prevention Council: Articles on personal safety, securing a home and property, and safeguarding a family. (Safety and Security) http://www.ncpc.org/ Compromising Locks Compromising Locks: Information and photos about different types of locks and the techniques that may be used to compromise or lock pick them. Includes a summary of how this relates to personal security. (Safety and Security) http://dp.penix.org/locks/cl.html Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S.) Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S.): Safety tips on wide range of issues from backyard pools to electrical hazards, fireplaces to preventing falls from windows. (Safety and Security) http://www.cpsc.gov/tips.html Safe Within Safe Within: Home security tips. (Safety and Security) http://www.safewithin.com/homesafe/home.sec.cgi National Hurricane Center (U.S.) National Hurricane Center (U.S.): Disaster prevention advice on developing a family plan, creating a disaster supply kit, having a place to go, and securing a home. (Safety and Security) http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml