The Number of Children Falling from Windows is Alarming
This week is National Window Safety Week. We join the National Safety Council (NSC) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in urging you to please take a few moments this weekend to learn...
View ArticleMy drop-side crib has NOT been recalled. Is it safe?
07/11/2011 Editor’s Note: This post was written in response to questions specifically regarding drop-sides. However, the CPSC has asked that we add a note to emphasize that the new standards, which...
View ArticleWeMakeItSafer Brings Product Safety to Facebook
If you have been keeping an eye on WeMakeItSafer’s facebook page recently, you have probably noticed that it has become much more interactive. We have added several pages (a.k.a “tabs” in facebook...
View ArticleBaby Sign Language Can Help Keep Children Safe
Sincere thanks to Joann Woolley for her contribution to this post. Communicating with babies before they can talk is a challenge to say the least. We think they understand when we tell them, “don’t...
View ArticleRunning Errands Alone at Night: Safety Tips for Women
As the days get shorter, you will likely find yourself accomplishing more tasks in the dark. Whether you are running to the grocery store, picking up a kid from his study group or just taking out the...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Let the Christmas Tree Go
If you are like us, saying goodbye to the holidays can elicit a few wistful sighs. It seems one minute we are stressed abut how fast the season is approaching, and the next, we are saddened by how...
View ArticleLast Day for Cute Kid & Safety Tips Contest
Today is the last day to enter our Cute Kid Cover-Page and Safety Tips Contest, so we want to take a moment to once again thank our prize sponsors. One thing is for sure, our Cute Kid winner will be...
View ArticleThe WINNER of our Cute Kids & Safety Tips Contest is….
We do a lot of really hard stuff at WeMakeItSafer – statistical analysis, computer programming, writing algorithms and proofs – but I think we all agree that our hardest task yet was choosing the...
View ArticleNew Study Suggests Ski and Snowboard Helmets Should be Required
We have written about the importance of wearing helmets several times before in the context of riding bicycles and youth sports, but a recent study from Johns Hopkins reminds us that helmets are...
View ArticleBBQ Grilling Safety Tips
Cooking outdoors is a great way to get some fresh air, enjoy whole foods and spend time with family and friends. Unfortunately, in our haste to throw another shrimp on the barbie, safety precautions...
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