Safety Links

Fire Safety

http://www.nfpa.org/

The National Fire Protection Association has sponsored "Fire Prevention Week" nationwide since 1922. This organization is the preeminent fire and life safety group in the world which literally has something for everyone. Try the "Education" section.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/

The United States Fire Administration -- now part of the Dept. of Homeland Security. Try the "search" feature to quickly find what you're looking for. There is a tremendous amount of info here, and many other great links. Check-out the "For the Public" section, and be sure to find the "Kid's Page."

http://www.homefiresprinkler.org/hfsc.html

The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition is focused on automatic home fire sprinklers systems. They're more practical and affordable than you might think. This is the way to sleep safe at night !

http://www.smokeybear.com/

Smokey Bear's official site. Great and interesting info for kids and adults. Check out "Smokey's Vault" for nostalgic photos and info.

http://www.fdnyfirezone.com/inner/safety_tips.htm

What more can we say about FDNY ? The Fire Department City of New York is the best ! Here is their education page--be sure to check out their purpose and the "Kid Zone".

http://www.burnprevention.org/

The Burn Prevention Foundation seeks to prevent burn injuries and deaths through education.

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/Safety/g1080.htm

Univeristy of Nebraska - Lincoln offers this checklist for fire safety on farmsteads.

http://www.flamecontrol.ca/info.html?source=overture

Fire retardant paints and coatings from Flame Control^TM coatings.

Life Safety

http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/

The Home Safety Council -- go exploring.

http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/

The National Fire Protection Association's award-winning "Riskwatch" program is designed to teach kids about eight of the most common dangers in their active lives.

http://www.mcgruff.org/

Lots of good info and fun stuff on McGruff's website.

http://www.firesafehome.org/indexFlash.html

The Residential Fire Safety Institute, formerly "Operation Life Safety", is dedicated to reducing fire deaths in the home.

http://www.campus-firewatch.com

A newsletter focused entirely on college and university fire safety.

http://www.safekids.org/

The National Safe Kids Campaign is solely dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injuries. Find a coalition near you.

http://www.nsc.org/insidensc.htm

The National Safety Council is the nation's leading advocate for safety and health. Their mission is "to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes."

Emergency Preparedness

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

The Center for Disease Control has some great info for "worst case", but possible events.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/index.html

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's site for Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention.

http://www.fema.gov/library/dizandemer.shtm

Federal Emergency Management Agency, now a part of the Dept. of Homeland Security, has a tremendous amount of info, including this on disasters and emergencies (scroll down to "Supplies").

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_319_,00.html

The American Red Cross Disaster Services web site--great info on many topics.

Workplace Safety

http://www.osha.gov/

The U.S DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration home website--it's all here !

http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html

Homeland Security fire and explosion planning matrix (a threat evaluation for your workplace).

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/firesafety/index.html

Firesafety in the workplace.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/index.html

Evacuation plans and procedures; emergency action plans.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/machineguarding/index.html

Machine Guarding is one of the most often cited violations from injuries.

Child Safety

http://www.safekids.org/

The National Safe Kids Campaign home website. This is a very comprehensive site and an organization dedicated to the safety of children.

http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/index.html

The National Fire Protection Association's "Risk Watch" program is a critically acclaimed and very successful unintentional injury program that is used mostly in schools.

http://www.nfpa.org/Education/MisPrimerosPasos/MisPrimerosPasos.asp

The famously popular "Learn Not To Burn" preschool curriculum in Spanish. Audio, video, everything you need.

http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website especially for kids.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

The U.S. Fire Administration's Kid's Page.

http://www.nncc.org/

National Network for Child Care: National Network for Child Care is supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and CYFERNet - the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth, and Family Network. You will find a wealth of information here.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PublicHomeServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children home website. Self-explanatory, but please take a look--you may be able to help someone someday.

Senior Safety

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/falls/default.htm

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the U.S. Center for Disease Control makes this fall prevention program available online. It has home assessment and modification tools you can use.

http://www.nfpa.org/Education/RememberingWhen/RememberingWhen.asp

The National Fire Protection Association's "Remembering When" program is a critically acclaimed and very successful fire and fell prevention program especially for seniors. (Also available in Spanish and Russian)

Product Safety

http://www.cpsc.gov/

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission home website--it's all here.

Residential Automatic Fire Sprinkler/Suppression Systems

http://www.nfpa.org/Education/HFSC/HFSC.asp

The Home Fire Safety Coalition is a cooperative venture dedicated to educating home-owners about the life-saving benefits and value of installing residential fire sprinkler/suppression systems in their homes.