Archive for the ‘Safety Information & Tips’ Category
Importance of Bicycle Helmets Hits Home for WeMakeItSafer CEO
Editor’s Note: This post was written by our CEO, Jennifer Toney, on her personal blog a few years ago. It shows the importance of proper bike helmet fit. Had her son’s helmet not been worn straight across his forehead, rather than incorrectly tilted back like we see so often, he would have suffored direct impact with the concrete. The [...]
How to Properly Fit a Bicycle Helmet
In addition to publishing vehicle recalls, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) provides a lot of safety information for cars and other modes of transportation, including bicycles. Knowing which government agency covers which types of products can be a bit confusing given that bicycle recalls are covered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), [...]
Tips for Safe and Healthy Gardening
Spring is here, and we can hardly wait to get outside and start preparing the yard for this year’s outdoor activities. Whether you like to grow vegetables or strive for that enviable lawn, be sure to make health and safety a part of your outdoor routine. The tips below, provided by the CDC, will help [...]
New 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 extremely important during snow activities as well. According to the study, approximately 120,000 ski and snowboard related head injuries are reported in [...]
How Service Providers Can Use Items I Own to Help Protect Consumers
We have received several inquires recently from Home Inspectors asking how to use Items I Own to help consumers check their belongings for recalls. We are thrilled that more Home Inspectors are beginning to add recall checking services to their inspections and/or are taking the time to educate their clients about the free tools available [...]
Remembering Sandy Hook: How You Can Help
May the holiday spirit continue in our hearts and minds as we dig even deeper still to help those in need. Below is a list of organizations and relief funds accepting donations to support the families affected by the Sandy Hook tragedy. Please, do what you can to help. National Nonprofit Organizations The [...]
Impressive Safety Apps
In September, we gave a talk at the White House about how WeMakeItSafer uses government information on recalls to help build applications that protect families and businesses from recalled products. In particular, we highlighted two of our apps: Items I OwnTM is a Product Safety RegistryTM for consumers. It checks belongings for the past 13 [...]
Tips for Selling Your Baby & Toddler Gear
Update: We have received several requests for this article, so we’re pulling it to the top again. If you are thinking about selling your kids’ stuff, you will also want to read our post on consignment sale events. As your children outgrow their gear, selling it at a consignment sale or in an online marketplace [...]
Fireworks: Are They Safe?
Thank you to the CPSC for this informative infographic, reminding us about the dangers of fireworks. Be safe out there! Share this infographic: Share this infographic:
WeMakeItSafer and ConsignmentMommies Partner for Safer Resale
WeMakeItSafer and ConsignmentMommies join forces to make safety a priority in the growing consignment sale event industry. Oakland, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 To say consignment sale events are sweeping the nation would be an understatement. Spurred by both the economic and environmental benefits of reselling items one no longer needs, there are now over [...]
Baby Planners & Recalled Baby Products – How Do These Two Go Together?
Guest post by Melissa Moog, President, International Baby Planner Association For many, the term Baby Planners isn’t familiar as it’s still a new niche the world is hearing more and more about. The definition of a Baby Planner is simply an expectant or new parent’s consultant on all things pregnancy and baby related carrying on through [...]
Register Your Baby Products to Keep on Top of Recalls
Last week, Encore Baby Registry posted a fabulous article on their blog about the importance of checking for recalls. Rather than just tell readers to register, Encore gave specific examples of some of the problems that registering products solves. We have posted the first portion of their article here, with permission, and encourage you to [...]
How to Select the Right Child Proof Gate
Editor’s Note: Thanks goes to Michele Spahr, the founder of Safe Start Baby, for this helpful guest post on choosing the right baby gates and installing them properly. In addition to her informative (and sometimes just plain hilarious) blog, you can find Michele on twitter @TheSafetyFreak. * * * Never underestimate your busy crawling baby. One minute [...]
Five Major Risk-Reducers for Peace-of-Mind in 2012
Over the years, we have posted hundreds of safety tips and to-do lists. Frankly, it can be a bit overwhelming, even for us. While any task that reduces your family’s risk of injury is worth doing, especially the simple and inexpensive ones (which most are), there are a few that can dramatically reduce your risk [...]
It’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 quickly it has passed. For those who celebrate Christmas, the smell of fresh pine and the twinkle [...]
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