Upcoming CPSC Industry Trainings: Reese’s Law and Infant Sleep Products Infant Sleep Products, Inclined Sleepers for Infants, and Crib Bumpers Webinar (January 9, 2024) Join Chris Nguyen from the CPSC Small Business Ombudsman Team on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 2:00PM EST,… Read More ›
Safety in the Home
From AARP: 10 Foot Exercises to Help Prevent Falls
Keep your feet strong to help prevent falls By Richard Adefioye, AARP | Published September 25, 2023 NOTE from Heritage Health Services: Only the first three foot exercises are shown below. For the rest, please follow the link below for the full AARP… Read More ›
What’s Invisible, Odorless and Can Kill You?
Carbon Monoxide monitors are readily available at most hardware stores, and the price has dropped considerably in the past decade or so. I think I paid $30.00 for the one I purchased for my house back around 2010; they’re now… Read More ›
Coalition calls on everyone to get outside safely this winter
I’ve reposted this exactly as it arrived in my in-box. – LSnyder November 20, 2020Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Media Contacts Warren Whitney, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, wwhitney@mcht.orgJeremy Cluchey, The Nature Conservancy in Maine, jeremy.cluchey@tnc.orgMark Latti, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries… Read More ›
With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Mills Administration Announces More Public Health and Safety Measures
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEGOV/bulletins/2ad6883 From the Office of the Governor of the State of Maine. With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Mills Administration Announces More Public Health and Safety MeasuresNovember 19, 2020 Starting tomorrow, certain businesses statewide will close every day by 9:00 PM; Keep Maine Healthy Program Extended; Additional Walgreens… Read More ›
MEMA Preparing for Weekend Ice Storm
This alert from the Maine Emergency Management Agency was just released. 01/10/2020 01:53 PM EST AUGUSTA, MAINE – Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is preparing for a significant winter storm that could potentially bring dangerous ice conditions to portions of… Read More ›
Snow Blowers… Please Be Careful!
The husband of a dear friend lost two fingers in a snow blower accident yesterday. It was apparently a moment of carelessness. The snow was very wet and heavy, and it clogged something in the machine. (Don’t ask me what… Read More ›
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can Save Lives
An alert from the Maine Emergency Management AgencyMEMA@subscriptions.maine.gov Carbon monoxide alarms can save a life12/04/2019 02:33 PM EST Install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms inside your home to provide early warning of accumulating CO. CO alarms should be installed in a… Read More ›
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