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Your Safety for Homeowners

Several resources to help protect your family and make your life and home safer.


Making Your Home Safe from Fire and Carbon Monoxide

This information will help you focus attention on the dangers of fire, smoke and carbon monoxide. Thousands of people die from fire every year in this country. Most residential fire deaths occur because of inhalation of toxic gas, rather than contact with the flames. The tragedy is that many of these deaths could be prevented by taking a few precautions.

arrow Learn How To Make Your Home Safe from Fire and Carbon Monoxide

 

Protecting Children from Lead-Based Paint Hazards

PDCA is working to educate painting and decorating contractors about the long awaited "Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program" rules that take effect in April 2010. PDCA has provided resources and participated in the development of the final rule.

arrow Learn about the new Requirements to Protect Children from Lead-Based Paint Hazards

 

Safety For Young Children

This easy to use booklet from the Home Safety Council provides an excellent resource on Safety for Young Children

arrow Safety For Young Children Booklet - This 10 page booklet is a very large pdf file.

 

Safety for Older Consumers

Each year, many older Americans are injured in and around their homes. Many of these injuries result from hazards that are easy to overlook, but also easy to fix. By spotting these hazards and taking some simple steps to correct them, many injuries might be prevented.

arrow Home Safety Checklist for Older Consumers

 

Home Safety Brochure

arrow A safe home is in your hands with this brochure from the Home Safety Council

 

Disaster Preparedness Booklet

arrow This helpful guide will help you become prepared

 

 

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