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1). How To Run Safely
Running is a great way to get in shape. But there are precautions you must take to avoid injuries, to prevent accidents, and to avert those rare circumstances where there are people who might intend to harm you.

2). Never Argue With A Big Truck
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 5,000 people die annually in crashes involving large trucks. In collisions between large trucks and cars, 98% of people killed were in the car. This article provides tips to safely manage your encounters with these behemoths:

3). How To Avoid Driving Distractions
A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction is a factor in 80 percent of all motor vehicle crashes. This article shows you how to avoid these distractions.

4). How To Protect Vehicle Occupants
Superior engineering is making automobiles safer, but drivers and passengers must use safety belts and air bags to add an extra layer of safety.

5). How To Safely Enjoy Adult Sports
Injuries do not have to be par for the course for golfers or other sports enthusiasts. Too many people take up a sport to get in shape. They would be much better off getting in shape before they take up a sport.

6). How To Drive Safely At Night And During The Fall
Everyone sees less well at night. In fact, you are more than three times as likely to be involved in a fatal crash at night as during daylight hours. Here are some tips to keep in mind as the seasons change.

7). How To Enjoy The Holidays Safely
The holidays should be fun for everyone. This article gives you some tips on how to have a good time in a safe manner.

8). How To Prevent Home Fires
About 3,000 people die each year in home fires in the U.S., and tens of thousands are injured. This article gives you some tips on how to prevent these fires.

9). How To Keep Your Child Safe On The Internet
The Internet can be a source of entertainment and information for your children, and it will be a workplace tool as they grow older.

However, it also poses threats to their safety. This article gives you some tips to help keep your child safe.

10). How To Enjoy The Snow And Ice Safely
There is nothing prettier than snow and ice twinkling in the sun, but there are also few things more treacherous.

11). Halloween - Keeping Your Kids Safe!
Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for kids, according to Prevent Blindness America. The key to safety is developing a Personal Safety Plan for the trick-or-treaters.

12). Arrive Alive: How To Drive Long Distances Safely
Driving long distances can increase the risk of a motor vehicle accident. This article gives you some tips on how to avoid these dangers.

13). How To Enjoy Arts And Crafts Hobbies Safely
Hobbies help adults and children relax and develop new skills. But in our desire to enjoy our hobbies, we must not overlook the dangers that exist with some hobbies. Practicing safe habits is a vital part of any hobby activity.

14). How To Stay Safe During Storms
While storms are necessary to our existence, they also present a threat to it. Still, there are steps we can take to outwit the forces of nature.

15). How To Barbecue Safely
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that more than 15,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year due to injuries associated with gas and charcoal grills.

However, there are ways to assure your grilling tears are limited to the culinary effect of slicing a thick, juicy Vidalia onion.

16). How To Fish Safely
Fishing is a wonderful sport, but safety must always be the first thing you consider before trying to land the big one.

Annually, over 60,000 fishing injuries require emergency room treatment. Eye injuries from fishing are the No. 1 sports-related eye injury.

Most fishing injuries are caused by fishing hooks, while most fatalities are the result of drowning.

17). How To Use Fireworks Safely
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are more than 10,000 emergency room cases related to fireworks each year. Sadder still, there are deaths.

18). How To Water Ski Safely
According to the National Safety Council, about 5 million Americans water ski each year, and approximately 6,500 require emergency room treatment. Most of these injuries are the result of carelessness and poor preparation.

19). How To Use Electricity Safely
According to the National Safety Council, more than 500 deaths occur in the United States each year as a result of home electrical fires and electrocutions. Here are some very important actions you should take to protect your family.

20). How To Hunt Safely With A Gun
In a recent year about 80 fatalities and 750 nonfatal injuries occurred to U.S. hunters, according to the International Hunter Education Association. If you are among the millions of Americans who take to the fields with a loaded firearm, keep these things in mind.

21). How To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning kills over 400 people a year in the U.S., and causes over 10,000 to become ill. Sone preventive steps can eliminate this hazard in your home.

22). How To Avoid Illness During Your Hospital Stay
While estimates vary, every year tens of thousands of people die or are harmed in hospitals due to preventable incidents. And while incorrect surgeries make the headlines, infections and drug interactions cause most problems. Here are some safety tips.

23). How To Help People With Disabilities Live Safely
People with impaired vision, hearing, balance, or mobility face special safety challenges we may not have considered. But there are some things we can do to be more helpful to disabled people, whether the disability is temporary or permanent.

24). How To Work Safely In Your Home Office
Tens of millions of Americans do some office work from their homes. Unfortunately, accidents occur due to a lack of attention to safety.

25). How To Protect Your Eyes
More than 200,000 Americans each year are treated in emergency rooms for eye injuries, and nearly a million people have permanently lost some degree of their eyesight due to injury. Almost all of these mishaps could have been avoided.

26). How To Stay Safe On ATVs
Each year, over 125,000 injuries requiring emergency room treatment happen to people riding ATVs. In recent years, ATV-related deaths exceeded 700 annually. About 25 percent of the deaths occur to children under age 16. A little attention to safety will pay big dividends.

27). How To Prevent Poisonings
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than two million unintentional human poisoning exposures a year in the United States, and approximately 20,000 deaths. These accidents can be prevented.

28). How To Teach Your Teen To Drive Safely
Teens and automobiles are a dangerous combination. In fact, car crashes are the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 13 and 19. You need to be sure your teen is adequately prepared to get behind the wheel of an automobile.

29). How To Keep Your Child Safe On A Playground
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 200,000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year as a result of injuries related to playground equipment, and about 15 children die. Here are some suggestions to help your kids "Run along and play safely."

30). How To Enjoy Camping Safely
Like any other human endeavor, successful and safe camping adventures require planning and cautious forethought.

31). How To Ride Your Bicycle Safely
Each year, about 500,000 people require emergency room treatment due to bicycle crashes, and about 800 people die. Approximately 75 percent of the deaths result from a head injury. Following are some simple, easy-to-follow guidelines that will keep the pleasure in biking.

32). How To Swim Safely At Your Home Pool
Drowning is the second-leading cause of injury-related death in children. Each year, about 1,000 children drown and another 4,000 are hospitalized for near-drowning, usually in a pool owned by their family. Over 60 percent of children who drown in pools are under age four. These tragedies do not have to happen.

33). How To Paint Safely
Painting is an activity that most of us perform infrequently. This makes us more susceptible to accidents. The next time you plan to use a brush, keep these things in mind.