March2007UCOPSafetyMeetingBeSmartAboutYourHeart!MaketheHealthyChoicetheEasyChoiceChooseFruitsandVegetablesIncreaseYourPhysicalActivityParticipateinUCOP'sActiveForLifeProgramBeSmartAboutYourHeart!HomeSafetyNationalSafetyCouncil2001StatisticsHome–33,300Deaths(OneEvery16Minutes)–8MillionInjuries(OneEvery4Seconds)Work–4900Deaths(OneEvery107Minutes)–3.7MillionInjuries(OneEvery9Seconds)MotorVehicles–44,000Deaths(OneEvery12Minutes)–2.3MillionInjuries(OneEvery14Seconds)HomeSafetyIssuesFireEarthquakeSlip,Trips,&FallsChemicals–Poisonings–FireElectricalAppliancesFoodSafetyOlderAdultsChildrenPetsKitchenGarageConsumerProductRecallsThreeMostCommonCausesofHomeInjuriesSlipsandFallsPoisoningFireandBurnsSlipsandFallsAnnualHomeSlip&FallStatistics:–6000Deaths–5.1MillionInjuriesElderly(Age65andOver)–LeadingCauseofHomeInjury&Death–>4,700Fall-RelatedDeaths–>1MillionAdmittedtoHospitalEmergencyRoomsforTreatmentRelatedtoFallsSlipsandFallsLightsatTop&BottomofStairsHallways&DarkAreasofHomeWell-LitatNightwithNightLightsStairs&Steps–HandRails–FreeofClutter–BabyGates–HomewithInfants/ToddlersBathroom–Non-SlipStriporRubberMatsinTub–GrabBars–WipeUpSpills&SplashedBathwaterPromptlySlipping/TrippingHazards–UnevenSurfaces3/8InchRise–CanCauseSomeonetoTrip–Cords&Wires–ThrowRugswithNon-SkidBackingSlipsandFalls(Continued)UseSturdyStepStoolsforReachingFollowMedicationInstructions–SomeCauseDizziness–LeadtoaFallCleanUpSpills,Water&GreaseWellness/Exercise–ImproveBalanceLowHeelShoes–Comfort–Balance/Non-SlipFireandBurnPreventionWorkingSmokeAlarms–ReplaceBatteriesatLeastOnceaYear–TestEachMonth–PushtheTestButtonLowerWaterHeaterTemperatureto<120oFFireDrills–KnowHowtoEscape–TwoExitsoutofEachRoom&DesignatedOutsideMeetingPlace–EscapePlan–PracticeTwiceaYear120OFSpaceHeatersDoNotUsewithExtensionCordsPlaceonLevel,HardandNon-FlammableSurfaceandKeepAwayFrom–Rugs,Bedding,&Drapes(AtLeast3FeetAway)–Children,Pets,andSleepingPersons–FromWater(ElectricalHeaters)DoNotLeaveOnWhenYouSleepTurnOffWhenYouLeavetheAreaUseSpaceHeaterWhichMeetsLatestSafetyStandards&CertifiedbyUnderwritersLaboratory–AutomaticShut-Off–ProximitySensorShut-OffKitchenSafetyCombustiblesAwayfromStoveTop–Dishtowels,Curtains,Potholders,Paper,etc.PotHandlesTurnedInwardStorageofSharpObjects–Knives,Cleavers,etc.ABCFireExtinguisherUseCareinRemovingtheCoverFromRecentlyMicrowaveItem–SteamBurnsSlipping,TrippingHazardsinKitchen–Water,Grease,Mats,Cords&WiresKitchenSafety(Continued)StoveorRangeBoltedtoWallorFloorAvoidStoringHeavyItemsonTopShelvesYoungChildreninHousehold–ChildSafetyLocksonDrawers&CabinetsFoodSafety–Refrigerator:Label&DateAllFoods–PreventFoodPoisoning:SafeFoodTemperatureRange–Below40OFandOver140OF–FoodExpirationKitchenElectricalSafetyKitchenPlugs-Ground-FaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)Type–TestMonthlyPluginLighttoGFCIPressTestButton–LightShouldGoOut&ResetButtonShouldPopOutPressResetButton–LightShouldGoBackOnCounterTopAppliancesLocatedAwayfromSink&CordsAwayFromHotSurfacesApplianceElectricalCordsinGoodCondition?Storage/UseofChemicalsGasoline&FlammableLiquids–StoreOnlySmallQuantitiesinClosedContainersLabeled,“Gasoline”–DoNotStoreinGarageorBasementwithApplianceswithPilotLightsAvoidUsingCleaningProductsandFlammableLiquidsAroundOpenFlamesBleach&Ammonia–DoNotMix–CreatesChlorineGasPoisoningsLockUpPoisons&Chemicals:AwayFromFoodandOutofSight&ReachofChildrenKeepChemicalsinOriginalContainersPostthePoisonControlCenterPhoneNumber:–1-800-222-1222CarbonMonoxideFuelBurningEquipment–InstallaCarbonMonoxideDetectorDoNotRunGeneratorsIndoors,IncludingtheGarage–32Generator-RelatedFatalitiesBetweenOctober&December2006–>64Generator-RelatedFatalitiesin2005ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionWebpage-www.cpsc.govRecentRecalls(February2007)–IBMThinkPadNotebookLi-IonBattery–MirracoBMXBike–FaultyWeld–SportcraftInflatableBounceHouse-Fan–“ClaudiaJublot”Children’sRings(SoldatBigLots!)–HighLeadLevels–Children’s“Kidsite”Necklace&EarringSets(SoldatKmart)–HighLeadLevelsBeAboutHomeSafetySmart