Summer Safety Articles
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A Summer Grilling Safety Recipe
Did you know that Americans prepare about 3 BILLION meals on grills each year? With Memorial Day right around the corner – one of the most popular grilling weekends of the year – many families may be hosting backyard BBQs to celebrate.
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Boating Safely: Things to Know Before You’re Out on the Water
It’s summer! And with summer comes all kinds of fun opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, including boating. When the sun is on your face, the wind is in your hair and the spray is keeping you cool, it’s easy to leave safety behind.
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Dangerous Plants in Your Backyard
Summer is the perfect time to be outside with your kids in the yard and garden. But have you ever taken a check of the plants in your yard to make sure they’re safe for your kids to be around?
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Dive Into Pool Safety: Tips To Help Keep Your Family Safe
As the weather heats up, families will seek refuge in the cool waters of their neighborhood or backyard pools. Although there’s nothing like a quick dip on a hot summer’s day, pool season doesn’t come without potential risks.
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Life Jacket Safety Tips
Every year the statistics say the same thing– life jacket use could have saved more lives. UL tests personal flotation devices (including life jackets) to the most rigorous standards to ensure safety and strongly advocates life jacket use.
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Parents Need to Pay Attention to "Staycation" Safety Hazards
This summer many families are trying to beat the heat -- and recession -- by swapping traditional vacations for trips to the backyard play set or pool and restricting dining out to outdoor grilling.
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Play It Safe This Summer: Play Set Safety Tips For The Whole Family
From backyard tree houses, to jungle gyms, to neighborhood playgrounds, kids will be climbing and swinging all summer long. However, it’s important for parents to be aware of the potential dangers associated with play sets.
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Summer Safety Survival Guide: 10 Tips to Keep Your Family Safe
Summer is the time for outdoor cookouts, pool parties and backyard play dates – not a time for bandaging scrapes, nursing burns – or worse. Learn these important summer safety tips and make sure everyone in your family knows them by heart too.
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The 10-Minute Backyard Safety Hike
Use our downloadable map to take a fun walk around your backyard with your kids and check for safety.
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The UL Guide to Backyard Safety
Click this link to review the UL Guide to Backyard Safety.
