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Holiday Decoration Safety Tips for Avoiding Fires and Injuries Tips on choosing and using a Christmas tree, lighting, etc.   |
U.S. CPSC
November 28, 2007 |
CPSC Warns: Avoid Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging families to keep safety in mind when stringing holiday lights, purchasing Christmas trees, and lighting candles this holiday season. |
U.S. CPSC
December 2, 2010 |
CPSC Gives Consumers a Holiday Home Decorating Safety Guide The CPSC recommends the following 10 safety tips as a guide for safe decorating this year. |
U.S. CPSC
December 5, 2002 |
CPSC Urges Consumers to Decorate Safely for the Holidays The holiday season should be merry and bright, not dangerous. Avoiding hazards such as dried out Christmas trees, unsafe lights and unattended burning candles could prevent thousands of injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
December 13, 2004 |
CPSC Announces Holiday Season Decorating Safety Tips Holiday decorations, like candles, lights and Christmas trees, add a joyous and festive mood to the holiday season. But when these decorations are not used properly, they can cause fires, injuries and death. |
This Old House
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Holiday-Lighting Know-How For a spectacular display that's merry and bright -- and doesn't blow a fuse -- follow these five tips from lighting pros |
U.S. CPSC
December 16, 2008 |
CPSC Releases "Do's and Don'ts" of Holiday Decorating The holiday season is here and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to keep safety in mind as they decorate for the holidays. |
U.S. CPSC
December 14, 2009 |
Ten Tips to Keep Your Holiday Home Fire and Injury Free: Fires Lead the List of Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to make safety a factor in holiday decorating. |
U.S. CPSC
December 8, 2005 |
Holiday Season Decorating Safety Tips Each year, hospital emergency rooms treat about 12,800 people for falls, cuts, shocks, and burns due to incidents involving faulty holiday lights, dried-out Chris tmas trees and other holiday decorations. Here are tips on avoiding these types of accidents. |
U.S. CPSC
December 7, 2006 |
CPSC Warns of Fire, Other Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating A list of safety tips to use when decorating this year. |
This Old House
John D. Wagner |
Bright Lights, Safe Home Electric holiday lights and displays sparkle and wow, but because too many homeowners don't know how to perform safety checks on light strings and ornaments, they're also potentially dangerous. |
| The Family Room |
The Care & Feeding of Christmas Trees Every tree trimmer's nightmare is the tree that immediately loses all its needles and becomes drier than the Nevada dessert in a mere matter of days. Don't let this happen to your tree... |
Entrepreneur
December 2009
Gwen Moran |
Blinkin' Brilliant How one man's half decorated house led to a holiday business that's now surging. |
Popular Mechanics
November 27, 2006
Roy Berendsohn |
Holiday Home Checklist December has arrived; prepare your home for winter. |
This Old House
December 2007
Jeanne Huber |
Choose a Live Christmas Tree Choose a live tree to extend the holiday spirit long past Christmas. Buy one now, plant it later, then watch it grow year after year. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Christmas Tree 101 Tips on how to buy the perfect tree, and what to do with it when you get home. |
U.S. CPSC
December 13, 2001 |
NBG International Recall Christmas Lights "Rice Light" decorative Christmas lights have undersize wire and could present electric shock or fire hazards... |
| This Old House |
Tree Tips How to find a healthy evergreen, cart it home, get it into the stand, and decorate it -- and your house -- safely. Oh, and what to do with the tree after the holidays are over. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Light Up Your Landscape Low-voltage lighting is a relatively economical way to transform the nighttime garden |
AskMen.com
Bradley Jonasson |
Manly Christmas Decor Because it is Christmas every man with an ounce of self-respect should roll up his sleeves and rise to the occasion, here are some manly Christmas decor suggestions. |
| The Family Room |
Enjoy the Holidays with a Live Christmas Tree That Lasts! Here are some steps for selecting and caring for your live Christmas tree that will lengthen your enjoyment this Christmas... |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Power Rangers: Tough Extension Cords The right extension chord brings the plug to the project safely. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Christmas Comes Early Keeping an eye on the bottom line when you venture out for holiday shopping might help keep each purchase in perspective. In the meantime, resist the urge to start celebrating Christmas before Halloween. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
A Tree for All Seasons Trim it now, plant it later, and watch it grow through the years. |
U.S. CPSC
June 19, 2003 |
Extension Cords, Portable Lights, and Fluorescent Lights Recalled by Homier Distributing Co. These products have three or more of the following problems: undersized wiring, improper polarization, lack of overcurrent protection, inadequate grounding, flammable plastic handles, exposed live wires, sharp metal edges, and faulty electrical connections. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
John Rosevear |
Green Christmas? Humbug! This year's holiday trend is environmental awareness, and judging from the attention it's getting from the major media, it seems to be hitting in a big way. |
The Family Room
Monica Resinger |
Potted Christmas Trees - Is It Worth It? Each holiday season, I think about getting a live, potted Christmas tree. I keep thinking that it would sure save a lot of money because we should be able to use it as a Christmas tree for a few years -- as long as I can keep it alive... |
| The Family Room |
Are Your Kids Anxious for Christmas to Come? It is easy for adults to forget how excited children become when the arrival of Christmas draws near. Of course the children only seem to think about the presents, but it is actually more than that... |
This Old House
Fran J. Donegan |
Panel Discussion How to pick quality vinyl siding and the contractor who installs it. |
U.S. CPSC
June 6, 2006 |
LTD Commodities LLC Recalls Ficus Trees Sold with Lights for Fire and Shock Hazards The lights attached to the ficus tree have undersized and exposed wires, which pose a risk of electric shock and fire hazards. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2010
Logan Ward |
How to Build a Backyard Treehouse It's a common-sense rule of treehouse construction: Make it lightweight. |
U.S. CPSC
December 20, 2001 |
Flora-Lite Recalls Christmas Light Sets The lights' wires can be easily pulled out of the plugs and light sockets. The lights could pose electrocution and electric shock hazards to consumers and could pose a fire hazard... |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
How to Increase Safety and Security Around the House No more are you limited by the wiring systems that were installed when they built your home. New wireless home control systems can easily modernize your home's electrical system and much more. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Roger Stamm |
Lighting Your Way to a More Secure, More Beautiful Home The features and advantages of modern lighting control systems are truly incredible. Technological advancements have given us comprehensive and affordable home lighting controls that can do things Thomas Edison would have never dreamed were possible. |
