Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Trees are a great addition to any property. They provide shade, shelter and can even be used as a windbreak. However, raking your yard for fallen leaves can be hard work, and the more trees you have the more maintenance your yard will require. Whatever your reasons are for cutting down a tree, it’s important to know the risks associated with various tree-related activities.
Every worker, including telecommuters who work from home, are entitled to work in environments where risks to their health and safety are properly manage. Under the Health and Safety law, the primary responsibility for this is down to employers to do their assessments. Of course, as an employee, it is also your duty to report to your employers if you feel you or your colleagues’ health and safety is at risk.
Today is the start of Child Safety Week which runs from 1st June to 7th June 2015. Electrical Safety First have written an article on Beauty Burns to raise awareness as part of the campaign. In the article, it will show you their top tips on how to keep your children safe from hair straighteners. It is horrifying to know that 1 in 10 burns in children are caused by hair straighteners.
Did you know that hair straighteners can reach temperatures of over 220°C? That is extremely hot! It could potentially hurt adults too if used without care. Also, did you know that hair straighteners can take up to forty minutes to cool down after use? They can cause severe burns if they touch the skin. I wouldn’t want to risk my child or anyone in my house with this. So I always place such items on the top shelve and away from other products prone to catch fire like tissue paper, clothing, etc. I always leave plenty of space for the product to cool itself down.
One in five young drivers get into a car accident the first year they obtain their driver’s license. Usually, they happen on their way home from school or when they are driving with their friends. Statistics also suggest that the higher the number of passengers inside the car, the higher the probability of figuring in a car accident. This probability of risk goes up if the drivers, as well as the passengers are all teenagers. These are very dire statistics, enough to make any parent shudder and try to prevent their teenage child from driving. However, here are some ways you can keep your teenage son or daughter safe while driving on the roads:
Information is key
The first step is to be informed of the risk. Your teen driver should know of the risks involved in driving at an early age. Teen drivers are considered to be less cautious and more adventurous while on the road, which sometimes leads to miscalculation of risk resulting to an accident. By knowing that they have a predisposition to taking risks at an early age, they can actively avoid it while on the road.
Have you ever given any thought as to why internet thieves manage to steal your information? It is mostly because you have forgotten to protect your smartphone or tablet. Increasingly people spend more time using internet on tablets or smartphones than on your own laptop/computer.
