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Brand-new products are presented right into the market for usage in the house on a daily basis, yet how usually do we stop as well as think of what effect these products may have on the safety of our families?Since 2012 when liquid washing packages started gaining traction in the market, greater than 33,000 ask… continue reading

It’s clear that teens as well as pre-teens are typically distracted by innovation: texting, paying attention to songs, playing games. This comes to be a specific security issue when students cross the street while sidetracked. In fact, in 2014 alone 274 youngsters ages 10-19 were killed while walking.How do we get these teenagers to listen… continue reading

International Roadway Safety And Security Week was from May 4-10, 2015. Safe Kids Worldwide took part in the UN #SaveKidsLives project, which included delivering the Youngster Declaration on Road Safety and security to plan manufacturers. We got the assistance of our neighborhood unions to get trademarks for the Statement. One coalition went above and beyond,… continue reading

As I viewed the U.S. women’s football team win the Globe Mug, I couldn’t help yet think that somewhere, “H” is smiling.”H” was my senior high school varsity football train. His real name was Haroot Hakopian but we just called him “H” for apparent reasons. He was a previous military ranger that believed in the… continue reading

Safe Kids Worldwide is hosting our Child Injury Avoidance Convention, PREVCON, this week in Washington D.C. The convention unites injury avoidance leaders and supporters from throughout the USA and also around the world.In 2010, we established a goal of minimizing fatalities from preventable injuries by fifty percent by the year 2020. We are well on… continue reading

More than 500 security experts from 25 countries and also nearly every U.S. state collected at the 2015 Safe Kids Worldwide Youth Injury Avoidance Convention (PREVCON) on July 29 – August 1 to check out ingenious originalities and also strategies to secure children from avoidable injuries.Here are some highlights.Honoring Safety Heroes A highpoint of the… continue reading

Living in Washington, D.C. this summer has been nothing short of an adventure — not to mention quite the learning experience. So what have I learned while living in this city? (Besides all that what I learned during my internship at Safe Kids!) The dreaded humidity I was warned about has nothing on the 115°… continue reading

Below is an alarming figure: Each day 44 youngsters are struck by a cars and truck while strolling in the United States. That’s 16,000 children injured every year.Clearly, something needs to be done, and also Safe Kids and also FedEx are collaborating to assist maintain children risk-free on the road as they head back to… continue reading

Some are trendy, cost-effective; all are smart.Reduce rate limitations Greenburgh, NY decreases speed restrictionto 25mph, similar to New York City.”Road Diet Regimen “: Turn 4 lane roadway into 2 lanes Jacksonville, FL lowers rate by making KingsRoadway 2 lanes, plus bike lanes. Time traffic control as well as blinking signals give pedestrians a running start… continue reading

In 2014, greater than 6 million car seats were remembered. Was your safety seat among them? And if so, have you made the repair?In breakthrough of National Kid Passenger Safety And Security Week (September 13– 19), Safe Kids Worldwide is urging moms and dads and also caregivers to adhere to these actions to ensure their… continue reading