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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. ... (garage and kitchen included) allows you to take control of a potentially life ...

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

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    Click through to see 10 potential threats and home safety tips every homeowner should know. (Note: Although this list is a great place to start, it is not comprehensive. Please be sure to consult ...

  4. 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.

  5. From plastic cutting boards to nonstick pans, these 5 kitchen ...

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    Research has increasingly found chemicals and other worrisome materials in many products that come into contact with food. Most recently, a study found high levels of toxic flame retardants in ...

  6. Hygiene - Wikipedia

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    Hygiene activities can be grouped into the following: home and everyday hygiene, personal hygiene, medical hygiene, sleep hygiene, and food hygiene. Home and every day hygiene includes hand washing, respiratory hygiene, food hygiene at home, hygiene in the kitchen, hygiene in the bathroom, laundry hygiene, and medical hygiene at home. And also ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 13 Fire Hazards Hidden in Your Home — and What To Do ... - 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.

  9. Dirty kitchen - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, a dirty kitchen refers to an outdoor, often additional, kitchen. It is made either separate from or adjoining the "main house" as an annex, with the reasons for its separation including fire safety and isolating from the main rooms the odor of raw seafood or meat being prepared as well as the smell of spices and certain condiments for such pungent dishes as the sisig.