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Safety Topic of the Month:  November

Holiday Safety

 The Holiday Season is upon us once again and with all the joy it can bring, it can also make your home a hectic place and fill your life with errands to run, presents to buy and people to visit. Just as there are safety rules and precautions to help you at work, there are also safety guidelines to help you through the holidays. Of course, you wouldn’t hang a danger sign on your Christmas tree or wear personal protective equipment when you build a fire in your fireplace. But as you make your Christmas "To Do List", remember to incorporate safety into all your activities so you can have a happy and safe holiday season.

Please visit the sites below to find helpful information on Holiday Safety!

Holiday Safety
   http://www.lowes.com/lowes/safety/encycl/hldytips.asp#Cooking
    http://www.kate.net/holidays/christmas/holidaysafety.html
    http://www.talkcity.com/santasworkshop/angel/index.html
    http://www.redcross.org/news/common/96/12-06-96.html
    http://www.pharmacy.ab.umd.edu/~mpc/materials/holidaysafety.html

Holiday Shopping/Crime Prevention
    http://www.ci.bryan.tx.us/police/HOLIDAY.HTM
   http://www.wypolice.gov.uk/wypolice/crime-prevention/holiday.htm
    http://www.udayton.edu/~safety/holiday2.htm
    http://www.napsnet.com/holidays/37989.html

Holiday Stress
   http://www.yt.sympatico.ca/healthyway/HEALTHYWAY/feature_dec16a.html
   http://mel.lib.mi.us/health/health-stress.html
   http://mel.lib.mi.us/health/health-massage.html
   http://www.generalhealth.org/holidaystress.html

Winter Safety
   http://appliedit.arc.nasa.gov/safety/cold.html
   http://www.redcross.org/news/common/94_95/holtips.html
   http://www.jannws.state.ms.us/winterwx1.html
   http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/emergenc/prevent/cold/cold.htm
   http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/winter/ws_cont.html
   http://www.kolias.com/automotive/winterdrive.htm

Holiday Safety for Pets
   http://www.cyberpet.com/cyberdog/articles/lexi/holisafety.htm
   http://www.sfu.ca/~jfremont/holidaypetsafety.html
   http://www.hsus.org/programs/companion/general/winter_woes.html
   http://www.avma.org/care4pets/seasholi.htm

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