Category Archives: Safety Tips

Annual List Of 10 Worst Toys – Help Prevent Childhood Injuries

Written On December 6, 2008 By Bob Kraft

If you haven’t done your holiday shopping for the little kids on your list (actually, even if you have done your shopping), take a look at the annual "10 Worst Toys" list by the consumer group W.A.TC.H. Click the link to see photos and warnings of the toys. Here’s some info from W.A.T.C.H.:
W.A.T.C.H.’s annual "10 [...]

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Keeping Kids Safe During The Holidays

Written On November 25, 2008 By Bob Kraft

This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the
subject of nursing assistant exams. She invites your feedback at
kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com.


The holiday season is upon us and many people are making their gift lists and hitting stores to find the best deals on the hottest toys for the children in their lives. [...]

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Texas Cheerleading Accidents May Fly Under The Radar

Written On September 5, 2008 By Bob Kraft

I’ve written before about the dangers of cheerleading in high schools. It’s the leading cause of sports injuries to young girls. Now the Dallas Morning News has a new story about this. The article is lengthy and well-written. I recommend it to parents of high school kids. Here are excerpts:
Texas could be leading the country [...]

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Simplicity Bassinets Cause Two Infant Deaths

Written On September 3, 2008 By Bob Kraft

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning regarding the use of Simplicity bassinets, which have caused the deaths of two infants, but are not being recalled by the manufacturer. Here is the text of the press release:
Infants
Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets: CPSC Urges Consumers To
Stop Using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible “Close-Sleeper”
Models
WASHINGTON,
D.C. [...]

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Parents, Consider The Dangers Of Cheerleading

Written On August 14, 2008 By Bob Kraft

A story in the Dallas Morning News about the dangers of high school cheerleading certainly surprised me, and I imagine that many other parents will be equally surprised and dismayed. The article shows that cheerleading accounted for two-thirds of sports-related deaths or serious injuries
to high school girls over the past 25 years, according to a [...]

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Yet Another Texas Child Left Inside Hot Car Dies

Written On July 28, 2008 By Bob Kraft

Another North Texas infant has died after being left in a hot car yesterday. This is so terribly tragic, so utterly predictable, and so completely preventable. It’s summer in Texas, people. It gets hot. Yesterday was about 105 degrees. That’s in the shade. The interior of a car in the sun will be much, much [...]

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Featured Link – My Safe Home

Written On July 2, 2008 By Bob Kraft

The Home Safety Council has a great section of their Web site on safety tips around the house. Everyone should see this, especially people with small children or elderly parents in the home.

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Safety Tips

Lightning Safety Tips

Written On June 24, 2008 By Bob Kraft

This is Lightning Safety Week in the United States. Here are a few tips on lightning safety from the National Weather Service Web site:
In the United States, there are an estimated 25 million lightning flashes each year. During the past 30 years, lightning killed an average of 62 people per year. This ties the [...]

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Link of the Day – Sites To Help Parents Choose Safe Toys

Written On December 6, 2007 By Bob Kraft

Recent news stories about unsafe toys being produced in China have to frighten parents with small children. Now, just in time for the holidays, the Dallas Morning News had an article this week about Web sites that help parents choose safe toys for their children. Here is the list of sites:
Dr. Toy
Safe Kids USA
Toy Info
Toy [...]

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Safety Tips — Car Keys And Alarms

Written On November 26, 2007 By Bob Kraft

This information is from an e-mail that’s been circulating for a very long time. But there are some good tips in here, and it’s worth summarizing. This only applies if you have a remote control for a car alarm.
Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home [...]

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Bizarre — Aqua Dots Toys Recalled, Linked To ‘Date-Rape’ Drug

Written On November 8, 2007 By Bob Kraft

Can the news from China get any stranger than this? In Mattel’s latest toy recall (Mattel is up to at least 21,000,000 recalled toys just in the past few months), the popular Aqua Dots beads have been found to contain a chemical that acts as a date-rape drug when ingested by children. Here are excerpts [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Product Liability or Medical Devices, Safety Tips

Link of the Day – Driving Tips For Teenagers

Written On October 22, 2007 By Bob Kraft

Here are some tips for teenage drivers, courtesy of Safeco Insurance:
Driver’s license
Most teenagers are excited and proud about getting their first driver’s license. Make the most of this time by helping your teen along the way. A few helpful hints:
• Obtain the license handbook from your local Department of Motor Vehicles.• Be sure your teen [...]

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Link of the Day – “Bump Keys” Are A Growing Problem In North Texas

Written On October 6, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The Dallas Morning News had a good article on "bump keys" in yesterday’s edition. I first wrote about this problem in this blog in January. The heart of the problem is that a burglar can buy house keys that have been cut down so that they enter the locks without moving any of the lock’s [...]

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Good Grief — Now Boy Scout Badges Are Being Recalled?

Written On October 5, 2007 By Bob Kraft

What will they find lead paint in next? And is everything made in China now? Boy Scout badges? What could be more American than Boy Scout badges?
It’s just crazy that the U.S. is completely losing our manufacturing abilities to overseas factories. We’re not going to be able to make anything for ourselves if we ever [...]

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Link of the Day – Motorcycle Rules Of The Road

Written On July 19, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The Dallas Morning News had an interesting article yesterday discussing the increase in registration of motorcycle and scooters, now that the price of gas has risen so high. The article also contained some "Rules of the Road" that came from the Texas Department of Transportation. The rules were not included in the online article, so [...]

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Link of the Day – Home Burglary Prevention Tips

Written On July 10, 2007 By Bob Kraft

I appreciate my friend David Zachary Kaufman, of Qui Custodes, pointing out this interesting illustration of home burglary statistics and tips.

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Safety Tip — Windshield Wipers And Headlights

Written On July 5, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The Dallas area had the rainiest two-month period in history in May and June. It has rained each day so far in July, and rain is predicted every day in the extended forecast. We are sick of the rain, and the flooding it has caused.
But on every one of those rainy days, I’ve been amazed [...]

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Link of the Day – Recall Of Thomas & Friends Toys

Written On June 18, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of various Thomas & Friends™ wooden railway toys due to a lead poisoning hazard. Here are excerpts from the CPSC bulletin:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer [...]

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Texas Legislature Passes Gangster Protection Act

Written On June 13, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The biennial session of the Texas Legislature is mercifully over, and our esteemed governor has a few more days to decide which bills he wants to sign into law, and which he will veto.
One of the laws he rushed to sign is Senate Bill 378, the so-called "castle doctrine" bill, which supposedly gives more protection [...]

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Link of the Day – Teensurance Auto Insurance and “Locater” Service

Written On June 12, 2007 By Bob Kraft

I’m not endorsing Safeco insurance, but their new "Teensurance" program is intriguing. It combines auto insurance with a kind of Big-Brother approach to new teen drivers. Parents can log in to a computer and track where their kids are driving, or at least where the car is. The parents can also get alerts about roadside [...]

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