S.3 E.21 - How to be Safe this Holiday Season

The holidays are upon us - and let’s face it we all have our favorites. I have a coworker who lives for Halloween, friends who get excited for Friendsgiving, their take on the Thanksgiving holiday, and what child doesn’t look forward to Christmas?

However, did you know that with the holidays comes an increase in injuries, residential fires, and even domestic violence? According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, cooking fires remain the #1 cause of residential fires with most of those occurring on Thanksgiving Day; they also report 160 decorating-related injuries EACH DAY during the holiday season most involving falls; and according to BestLife, online fraud attempts spike approx 14% between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday alone.

So, how can we prepare for a safe holiday season this year? Well we have TWO experts with us today: Judy Echavez, Public Affairs Specialist and Communications Coordinator for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission; and Officer Amy Bryant, Crime Prevention and Community Relations Specialist with the Sandy City Police Department in Utah.

Some of the safety tips we’ll learn today:

Halloween
- costumes
- trick-or-treating
- candy cautions
- driving with kids around
Thanksgiving
- crime safety protection while shopping
- preparing your car for road travel
- turkey prep
- avoiding food poisoning
Christmas
- precautions to take when decorating
- buying age appropriate gifts
- fire prevention
- home protection while traveling
New Years
- driving safety
- domestic abuse
- New Year’s Eve parties

This is an episode that can help keep you and your family alert and safe these holidays.

For lifesaving information:

Visit CPSC.gov.
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Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
Call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

This episode brought to you by: Scentsy Consultant, Jennifer Walters
jenniferwalters.scentsy.us

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Season 2 Episode 11: Preparing for the Unexpected
Season 1 Episode 8: Giving Tuesday with Huntsman Cancer Institute Foundation
Season 1 Episode 6: Operation Christmas Child