National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
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- Published on Saturday, 01 December 2018 16:39
December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
The Andrew County Health Department would like to remind you to be safe and play safe this holiday season:
Balloons
Children can choke or suffocate on deflated or broken balloons. Keep deflated balloons away from children younger than eight years old. Discard broken balloons immediately.
Small balls and other toys with small parts
For children younger than age three, avoid toys with small parts, which can cause choking.
Scooters and other riding toys
Riding toys, skateboards and in-line skates go fast, and falls could be deadly. helmets and safety gear should be worn properly at all times and they should sized to fit.
Magnets
High-powered magnets sets are dangerous and should be kept away from children. Whether marketed for children or adults, building and play sets with small magnets should be kept away from small children.
Button Batteries
When a child swallows a button battery, the saliva triggers and electrical current. This causes a chemical reaction that can severely burn the esophagus in a little as two hours. The scary part is that it may not be obvious at first that there is something wrong, since kids can still breath and act normally after ingesting a battery, though it may seem like your child has a cold or flu. Repairing the damage from battery ingestion is painful and often involves multiple surgeries. Even after a battery is removed, kids can experience terrible side effects to their vocal chords and windpipe.
Thanksgiving Day Safety
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2018 08:28
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Gobble Up Safety On Thanksgiving Day!
A turkey fryer can go from start to fire in less than a minute.
Share CPSC’s downloadable Cooking Safety video and poster, and turkey fryer fire demo video
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, family, friends, and, of course, food! Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Turkey Day –the leading day for home cooking fires!
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates an average of 1,800 cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day each year; three times the number on any other day of the year. And, cooking fires are the number one cause of residential fires.
Turkey Day is almost here. Are you ready to gobble up …safety?
Follow these TIPS:
- Never leave food on the stove or in the oven unattended.
- Avoid wearing loose-fitting clothing and long sleeves that can easily catch fire while cooking.
- Keep children away from the cooking area; watch them closely if they insist on being mini chefs.
- Keep flammable items like potholders and paper or plastic bags away from the stove and oven.
- Turn pan handles toward the back of the stove to prevent accidental knock overs.
- Make sure you have a working smoke alarm on each level of the home, and inside and outside bedrooms.
Also, keep safety in mind when using a turkey fryer. A TURKEY FRYER can go from start to fire in less than a minute. CPSC’s demo shows how fast this can happen.
CPSC staff is aware of 216 fire or scald/burn incidents involving turkey fryers that occurred in the last two decades (between 1998 and 2018.) These incidents resulted in 81 injuries and more than $9.7 million in property loss.
If putting some yummy in your tummy includes frying a turkey, do it ONLY OUTSIDE and AWAY from your home. Away from your home means NOT inside your garage or on your porch. Do not overfill the oil in the turkey fryer, and always keep an eye on the bird when it is in the fryer.
Let your Thanksgiving Day be full of thanks, and make sure you gobble up safety!
About U.S. CPSC:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
For more lifesaving information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC or sign up to receive our e-mail alerts. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online towww.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.
Media Contact
Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests.
Phone: 301-504-7908
Spanish: 301-504-7800
Fresh Mobile Pantry
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 11:06
Fresh Mobile Food Pantry
Where
1st Baptist Church
500 E Pawnee St.
Savannah, MO
When
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
DECEMBER NO MOBILE
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Tuesdsay, February 26, 2019
10am until 12 noon
Open to the General Public
While Supplies Last
Second Harvest may delay and/or cancel mobiles due to inclement weather. Make sure to check Second Harvest's social media outlets and website for updates.
SNAP & CSFP Application assistance is provided at this mobile site.
For More Information
816-364-FOOD
Change Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 15:56
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – News Release
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Release Number: 19-025
It’s Time. Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 2:00 a.m., and that’s when consumers will turn their clocks back one hour. As the season changes from summer to autumn, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you to “fall” into the habit of changing the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
“As you change your clocks, change the batteries in your smoke detectors and CO alarms. Protect yourself and your family from fire and CO dangers in your home,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle. “Fresh batteries are necessary to keep alarms working, so they can alert you and your family, and give you time to escape in an emergency.”
Some electronic devices and appliances with clocks will adjust automatically, but smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms need a few moments of your time.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, in 2017, a fire occurs in a home structure at the rate of one every 88 seconds. From 2009-2013, the NFPA estimated that three out of five fire deaths occur in homes with no or non-working smoke alarms.
CPSC estimates that in 2015, there were about 370,900 residential fires, resulting in about 2,230 deaths, 10,800 injuries, and $6.63 billion in property damage.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. It is called the invisible killer because you cannot see or smell it. CO can come from a variety of sources, including portable generators, furnaces and chimneys, and it can quickly incapacitate and kill you.
Based on CDC estimates, there are more than 400 deaths every year from unintentional CO poisoning, which includes portable generators and home heating systems.
Test your alarms monthly, and change the batteries yearly. Confirm that a smoke alarm is on every level of your home, inside each bedroom, and outside sleeping areas. CO alarms should also be placed on every level of your home, and outside sleeping areas. Batteries should be replaced in alarms, unless the alarms have sealed 10-year batteries.
Change the batteries in your smoke alarms and CO alarms now. Keeping your home and family safe is that easy.
See our new Daylight Savings video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJPzr7yC9A
About U.S. CPSC:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
For more lifesaving information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC or sign up to receive our e-mail alerts. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.
Media Contact
Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests.
Phone: 301-504-7908
Spanish: 301-504-7800