Show BE IM SAW AT the period between april 11 17 1948 has been designated by governor herbert B maw as BIOME HOME SAFETY WEEK all persons and organizations are invited to cooper ate with the home division of the utah safety council in making this week an outstanding success by extending and dispensing safety edu j cation that will prevent accidents in the home and save life and pro perty perly and arid avoid avold the sorrow suffer mg ing and needles destruction that re suits from these mishaps SAFE AT HOME Is a paradox more accidents happen at home than I 1 in any other place the na lional safety council lists the ac aident death toll in homes of the united states as 32 in 1947 a slight decrease of 2 over 1948 1946 in utah there were 89 accidental ideatha deaths in 1947 in home accidents 38 from falls fall 13 from burns scalds and fires 10 from suffocation and 28 from other causes this record shows an improvement over 1946 when deaths were caused from home accidents the home division of the utah safety council feels that this record has been accomplished due to the interest and cooperation of ma many ny individuals civic and church groups it Is hoped that all will continue their interest and cooperation in this great humanitarian effort loss of 89 persons who might otherwise be alive today contributing to a better way of life its too great a price to pay for carelessness or ignorance of safety rules or regulations there are but few accidents that could not be avoid ed death by accident Is not the whole picture by tar far many hours of suffering Is caused where death Is not involved hours of labor lost and money needlessly wasted the theme BE SAFE AT HOME was chosen because it Is in the home where the first habits attitudes and practices of the child are formed his earliest environment and home training will largely influence his behavior all thru his life and determine his safety consciousness |