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Outdoor Home Improvement Safety Tips

There are many safety tips to help ensure that your outdoor home improvement projects are completed without injury or damage. Here are three important points you need to keep in mind when you decide to do it yourself: Wear your Gear Always use appropriate protective gear. There are very few projects that don’t require some type of safety gear. Safety glasses should be worn for most every project. Cut-resistant gloves are another staple of the home improvement enthusiast. Don’t do projects in bare feet either. It’s always better to be safe than sorry. Watch those Wires Of course, you need … Continue reading →

Women’s Fitness: Women Should Be Able to Walk Anywhere

No matter when you walk or where you walk, you should be able to walk safely. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to worry about safety when it comes to walking, but we don’t live in a perfect world. So let’s focus on safety issues that you need to address when it comes to maintaining a regular walking program. Think Defensively When you are walking, especially outdoors, you need to think defensively. For example, the car always wins so you don’t challenge where the vehicle is or assume that every other person in a car or on a bike … Continue reading →

Safety Issues That Parents Don’t Always Think About

It’s amazing how much time we can spend on securing our homes with alarms and baby proofing devices to keep them out of cupboards and from drawers, but there are other areas of safety that may not even occur to us until after something happens. Since we’d like to avoid the something happening possibility – here are some suggestions for maintaining safety both in and out of the home. Do Not Let Your Toddler Play Outside Alone This one seems like a no-brainer, but even if your toddler is asleep in their stroller, don’t dart into the house without them … Continue reading →