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Making Your Home Safer for Seniors

Making Your Home Safer for Seniors

We’re all getting older. There are more seniors in the U.S. than ever and many of them are choosing to stay in their longtime homes. That can be a wise decision but it may require some upgrades to make those homes safer. Considering that a month in a

New Safety Rules for Crib Mattresses

New Safety Rules for Crib Mattresses

Babies are soft but their mattresses should be firm. New federal safety standards for crib mattresses are intended to do just that – provide a firm, flat sleeping surface. Softer sleeping surfaces have been linked to suffocation and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The new rules adopted by the U.S.

What's the Most Dangerous Room in Your Home?

What's the Most Dangerous Room in Your Home?

Quick – what’s the most dangerous room in your home? The kitchen? The garage? No, it’s the bathroom. More people get hurt in bathrooms than anywhere else in their homes. Not surprisingly, about two-thirds of the injuries involve slips and falls, mostly while bathing or showering, with toilets close

Feds Plan Stronger Safety Rules for Window Blind Cords

Feds Plan Stronger Safety Rules for Window Blind Cords

Window blinds don’t look or sound dangerous but they’re actually one of the biggest safety threats to children. Every year, children strangle on the cords hanging from blinds, shades and draperies. “Unfortunately, two children strangled on hazardous cords in October,” said Linda Kaiser, founder of Parents for Window

Falling Furniture Risk Rises as Weather Cools

Falling Furniture Risk Rises as Weather Cools

Cooler weather is on the way, which means families will be spending more time indoors. And that means children will be more exposed to furniture tip-overs, a relatively new hazard created by the popularity of gigantic TVs and cheap furniture made of pressed wood and other flimsy materials. The problem

Safety Regulators Sue Amazon to Force Recalls of Hazardous Products

Safety Regulators Sue Amazon to Force Recalls of Hazardous Products

Federal safety regulators are getting tough with Amazon, which for years has sidestepped demands that it recall hazardous or counterfeit products sold on its website. The hands-off policy basically echoes the standard applied to content sites, which are protected from legal liability by the telecommunications law passed by Congress. But

Home Elevators Endanger Children, Feds Seek Recall

Home Elevators Endanger Children, Feds Seek Recall

In an unusual action, federal safety regulators are suing a home elevator manufacturer, seeking to force a recall of elevators that they say can trap and kill or maim children. What’s unusual about that? Well, for starters, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) doesn’t normally have