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Home Safety Tips from State Farm
State Farm has a wealth of information and tips for promoting on home safety and security. Safety tips include specifics on buying and replacing a roof, finishing a basement,consumer product safety, seasonal home maintenance, weather protection, lightning protection, preventing frozen pipes, woodburner accidents, and much more. There are also many articles on home security, ranging from smoke and carbon monixide alarms to security alarms and other teft protection. Many information pieces discuss protecting your home from wildfires, floods, wind and other natural disasters. Many articles are concerned with child safety, appliances and other electrical hazards.

NOAH Home Safety and Injury Prevention
Home safety tips and a wealth of tips and links that include tips on choking and suffocation, electricity tips, fall prevention, fire and burn tips, firework safety, firearms safety tips, lifting safety, poisoning prevention, animal and pet safety, camping safety, playground safety, pedestrian safety, school safety, sports safety, transportation safety, bicycle safety, scooter safety, rollerblading safety, motor vehicle safety and water safety. Children safety programs are also noted.

Home Safety Advice from Popular Mechanics
This article from Popular Mechanics provides important home safety information. For example, there are two basic types of smoke alarms: 120-volt hard-wired and 9-volt battery-operated. Each of these alarms has its advantages. Battery-operated models are easy to install and require no wiring, so they're very affordable. The batteries last about a year in standard alarms, but some premium models now come with lithium batteries that are good for 10 years. These are ideal for vaulted ceilings, stairwells and other hard-to-reach spots. In addition to smoke alarms, most homes—those with gas- or oil-fired appliances—should have a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide (CO) is lethal in high concentrations. Early symptoms include dizziness, fatigue and nausea. CO is odorless, tasteless and colorless and it poses its greatest threat at night, when houses are closed up and people are asleep. Conduct a family fire drill in which everyone practices staying low, and develop more than one escape route. There are also several easy things you can do to prevent fires. Avoid letting the kids use candles. And make it a point to unplug -- not just turn off -- all resistance-heating small appliances when you're done with them. These include coffeepots, toasters, irons and blow dryers. On/Off switches can fail and these appliances have long histories as fire starters. And finally, clean your clothes dryer vent regularly, especially where it connects to the dryer, and clear the lint trap after each load. There are four basic types of deadbolts. The first is a combination lockset and deadbolt, which is essentially a beefed-up lockset. You get a stronger bolt without having to drill a second set of holes. These fit standard pre-drilled openings. The second type is the once-popular rim lock. It mounts on the surface of the door and edge of the jamb and is therefore easier to install.