Show ACCIDENTS IN HOME CAUSE MANY DEATHS U S bureau starts campaign to cut hazards washington accidents in h he e home cause more fatalities every year than occur in industrial plants while the accident rate in factories is steadily decreasing no such ress has yet been made in deduc ing home accidents carelessness ignorance and a want of any proper feeling of responsibility are doubt less important factors in this lam eatable condition in a publication just issued en titled safety for the household the national bureau of standards at tempts to combat this situation by discussing the hazards arising in the home and by pointing out what can be done to avoid the accidents which result from carelessness and inattention to proper precautions various hazards the hazards from falls from the use of gas and electricity from fire and lightning from the use of chem icalas as well as those of ical origin are fully treated and many useful suggestions given for eliminating the avoidable hazards and for properly meeting those which seem to be unavoidable the practical method for the tion of persons who have come close to death through drowning atlon or electrical shock is ex many of the abc acc accidents adenis which are now occurring it is pointed out can be avoided by the proper construction of houses to resist fire by proper precautions in the use of gas and electricity by good house keeping and by conformity to the other suggestions made in the pamphlet precautions are described intend ing to give for each class of hazard a series of suggestions phrased gen brally in a positive form in some cases however negative rules have been ben given to insure cautions rather than fear against conditions condition s which involve risk particular emphasis has been laid upon the reasons for certain risks eliminating risks it is pointed out in some cases how a risk can be wholly or in part eliminated for instance having the frame of an electric washing ma chine permanently grounded in this case a person may safely touch a washing machine even it if the floor is wet as any accidental contact of a live electrical part with the frame of the machine will blow a fuse which is the safety valve of the electrical system certain household appliances which have been recently intro deuced into american homes are con in the circular and numer ous illustrations are included which aid greatly in understanding the text |