Show 0 HIGHLY HAZARDOUS Attack Launched Against Accidents on Home Front Features Theres no place like home home especially especially when it comes to danger Home accidents kill one person every 15 minutes and injure someone every six and a half seconds Injuries alone from mishaps at home reach a year accord accord- according according according ing to the National Safety council Approximately of these leave permanent marks ranging ran from simple burns to serious Yet the home ac ac- accident accident rate climbs higher every I year I Why The answer according to the safety council Is that when peo pea people people I pie are at home they unconsciously feel safer from accidents When com com- completely completely completely relaxed they are off guard This attitude makes them more vulnerable vulnerable accounting for the difficulty In preventing home accidents Warfare against the menace of home accidents is being car car- carried carried carried ried on along many fronts Safe Safe- Safety Safety Safety ty councils insurance compan compan- companies ies les and government agencies are conducting broad educational campaigns to make people aware of the home front hazard Effective attacks against the en enemy enemy enemy emy within are being launched by bya a number of manufacturers of home appliances and devices that ordinarily ily cause home accidents when care care- carelessly carelessly carelessly lessly used or abused Safety is be be- being being being ing blueprinted into the design and engineering of a growing number of mechanical gadgets going into the house A cordless electric iron combining safety with convenience eliminates the fire hazard to the ironing board A switch plate which au au- automatically turns on when regular room lights are turned off oil eliminates the need for groping while trying to locate light switches and prevents stumbles over furniture in dark rooms A new knife rack that hangs on the wall replaces the clutter of cut cut- cutlery cutlery cutlery lery found in the usual kitchen draw draw- er A new portable electric room heater with radiant non-radiant coils pre pre- prevents prevents prevents vents burn or shock To guard against falls in slippery tubs or on tile floors a new bath mat has a vacuum grip Housewives no longer will be prone to fall off kitchen stools a anew anew anew new variety of stool step-stool having a hinged top which automatically re re- remains remains re- re remains mains at a right angle to the upper step preventing the user from step step- stepping stepping stepping ping too far forward |