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2. 5 Common Household Hazards & How to Safeguard Against Them

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   Fire prevention is a key element of home safety. In 2020, more than 356,500 fires broke out in U.S. homes. These fires caused everything from minor smoke damage to total destruction, including the ...

3. Home safety - Wikipedia

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   Falling accidents at home are very common and can cause serious and life-threatening injuries, so prevention of slip and trip accidents is essential in the good design of living quarters. This objective is especially important for the elderly and disabled, who may have restricted movement and be more susceptible to hazards .

4. Beware of These 13 Fire Hazards Hidden in Your Home - AOL

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   2. Lint Buildup in Dryer Vents. Lint can accumulate in your dryer's lint trap and in the venting hose, posing a significant fire risk due to the lint's high flammability when exposed to heat.

5. List of common household pests - Wikipedia

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   The house fly is found all over the world where humans live and so is the most widely distributed insect. [1]This is a list of common household pests – undesired animals that have a history of living, invading, causing damage, eating human foods, acting as disease vectors or causing other harms in human habitation.

6. Environmental hazard - Wikipedia

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   An example is zinc oxide, a common paint pigment, which is extremely toxic to aquatic life. [citation needed] Toxicity or other hazards do not imply an environmental hazard, because elimination by sunlight , water or organisms (biological elimination) neutralizes many reactive or poisonous substances. Persistence towards these elimination ...

7. Are these safety and health hazards lurking in your home? - AOL

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8. List of severe weather phenomena - Wikipedia

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   Cloud. Cumulonimbus cloud; Arcus cloud; Downburst. Microburst; Heat burst; Derecho; Lightning. Volcanic lightning; Thunderstorm. Air-mass thunderstorm; Thundersnow

9. Physical hazard - Wikipedia

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   A physical hazard is an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact. They can be classified as type of occupational hazard or environmental hazard. Physical hazards include ergonomic hazards, radiation, heat and cold stress, vibration hazards, and noise hazards. [1] Engineering controls are often used to mitigate physical ...