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After The Storm: Tips to Help Keep Your Family Safe After a Disaster

Chances are, you know the steps to take before a disaster or storm hits. But what about after a disaster?
Commit a Minute: 100 Things to Make Your Home Safer

Safety doesn’t take a lot of time, but it does take thought and planning. Not sure how to Commit a Minute to Safety? Pick one, 10 or 100 of the things below and get started today.
Crib Safety
Dryer Fires and How to Prevent Them

Many families don’t know that clothes dryers can be a leading cause of fires in the home – approximately 15,000 every year.
Extension Cord Safety: What You Might Not Know about Choosing a Cord

During the holiday season, families often string together extension cords without a second thought – after all, all cords are created equal, right? Think again.
Furniture, Mattresses, Floors: The Concerns with Off-gassing
Going Up and Down Safely – Tips for Ladder Use

During the winter months, families often use ladders to spread holiday cheer to the highest places, taking extra time to get those decorations just right.
Halogen Lamp Use and Safety

Have a halogen lamp in your home? Take extra caution.
Health Impact of IAQ on Children
Help Protect Your Home and Family in Winter Storms

Every year, dozens of Americans die and thousands more are injured due to winter weather related hazards.
Home Away From Home Fire Safety for College Students

When you’re growing up, fire safety is something you practice in school and your family takes care of at home.
Home Safety Check-up for Older Adults

No matter how old you are, there’s no place more important to keep safe than your home.
It’s Safety Time! Safety Games and Activities for Your Family

Safety Time is all about taking time to work safety into your life. Many parents ask at what age is it appropriate to start talking to your children about safety.
Keeping Your Family Safer with Fire Extinguishers

Every family should have UL certified fire extinguishers strategically placed in rooms such as the kitchen, garage or workshop.
New App to Help Make Homes More Energy Efficient

UL has developed LightSmart, a free app for the iPad & iPhone designed to help families transition their home lighting to energy efficient technology. Through interactive screens, users can take a photo of their room, and see how differences in light would impact their space.
Paint Your Walls. Protect Your Family: Tips on How to Safely Paint Indoors

It’s not just what paint to pick, but it’s also how and when you paint. Learn to paint safely indoors. Click for more.
Practice Fire Evacuation

It’s important that you practice your fire escape plan with your kids so that they would know what to do in case there was a real fire.
Relax on the Safe Side: Safety for the Home Spa

When used and maintained correctly, a spa can provide countless hours of enjoyment and therapy for the whole family.
Safety in the Home Office for Work at Home Moms

Mom’s home office is rarely just mom’s home office. It’s an office, a playroom, sometimes a den, a dining room and even a sanctuary.
Stay Warm and Safe with Air Heaters

To help make sure that your family is safe and secure this winter, follow a few simple safety precautions recommended by UL.
Stopping a Fire Before it Starts: 5 Things You Can Do Today

5 Things You Can Do TODAY to Protect Your Family From Fire
Super Bowl Party Safety Game Plan

UL, the leading product safety testing organization, has a playbook for the big day that can help hosts take an offensive position to create a safe celebration for family and friends.
Test Your Carbon Monoxide IQ and Protect Your Loved Ones

Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a very real threat to. To help keep your family safe and secure this holiday season, take our quiz and brush up on your CO IQ.
The Hidden Dangers of the Garage Door

Many families don’t realize the potential threat posed by their automatic garage door.
The Importance of Smoke Alarms for Your Family

Smoke alarms may allow you and your family sufficient time to reach safety.
The UL Home Safety Planning Guide: 7 Days to a Safer Home

When you’re a parent, safety is an important part of protecting your family. You probably know about childproofing and some of the other safety basics, but what about bigger safety issues, such as fire, floods or other natural disasters that can strike without warning?
UL’s LightSmart ™ app makes buying a new light bulb as easy as changing one.
VOCs: What Are They and Why Should I Worry?
What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor (GFCI) and How it Can Protect Your Family

As a parent, you’ve probably never heard of a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), but these little devices are a major advance in preventing electrical shock in and around the home.