Appliance Analysis Findings - Newsletter

December 2008

Happy holidays to you and your family. We wanted to send you some tips to help keep you safe over the next month. We hope that the following sites will be helpful to you. Please feel free to pass them on to your customers.

Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/cate gory/household.html Before you buy, check out potential gifts on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission list. The list includes appliances, toys, computers and a wide range of other household products.

Holiday Fire Safetyhttp://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citize ns/all_citizens/home_fire_prev/holiday- seasonal/holiday.shtm Did you know that fires cause more than $990 million in damage each year? The US Fire Administration publishes tips to help you reduce the odds of fire in your house on tasks such as how to select a tree, light a candle or hang decorations.

Healthy Kidshttp://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/dectips.htm The American Academy of Pediatrics published a list of safety tips to keep your kids safe. They cover topics such as fireplace use and food preparation.

Cold Weather Advice for People http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/ coldweather.html The Red Cross lists tips for keeping you safe in the cold weather. It's a good reminder for those of us who live in Minnesota and helpful advice for visitors from warmer climates.

Cold Weather for Advice Homes http://www.disastersafety.org/main.asp? id=1068 DisasterSafety provides information and a checklist to keep your home (or business!) safe during the cold months.

We hope these tips help - but if you run into troubles and you suspect an appliance may be to blame, please contact us and we'll help you determine causality.