Home safety : publication
Home-A-Syst is a confidential self-assessment program you can use to evaluate your home and property for pollution and health risks. In every home — large or small, new or old, city or country — there are potential pollution sources that can affect the health of your family, your community, or the…
Chimneys need cleaning to reduce the possibility of a chimney fire. Visit our site to learn about Cleaning Stovepipes and Chimneys.
Learn how to keep your well water free of harmful contaminants. These tips on well location, construction and maintenance; water testing; and abandoned wells can help.
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Editor’s noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
Editor’s noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
Editor’s noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
Whether you are using a chain saw to cut firewood, trim trees or harvest large timber, you will be performing three basic operations: felling, limbing and bucking. Felling involves cutting a standing tree and dropping it in the place you want it. Limbing is the removal of the branches from either…
Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste ManagementTeacher guideHome, safe home?If any of the products in your home have these warning words on the front label, your house contains potentially hazardous materials:
Annette Kusgen McDanielGraduate Research AssistantSara GableHuman Development Extension State specialistThis checklist is designed to make your home environment safer by preventing accidents and injuries.
Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste ManagementA household hazardous product is one whose use or disposal poses a threat to human health or the environment. Hazardous products should not be put in the trash, down the drain, into storm drains or burned unless you are instructed to do so by local waste…
Visit our website here to view our Household Wastewater: Septic Systems and Other Treatment Methods (Fact Sheet).
Work sheet 4Fact sheet 4Assessment 1Septic system design and locationThis work sheet is used with Fact Sheet 4, which provides information and resources to address household wastewater problems that may be revealed through the use of this work sheet.
Storm water runoff poises many risks to health and the environment. Visit our site to read our How to Manage and Control Storm Water Runoff (Fact Sheet).
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Electricity, one of the most versatile and widely used power sources, is used extensively on almost every farm. Farmers are so familiar with electricity that they may take electrical safety for granted. When this happens, accidents often follow. Get tips for electrical safety in this guide.
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Reviewed by Mary KroeningDivision of Plant Sciences
Editor's noteThe Missouri Poison Center, formerly Regional Poison Control Center, name and phone number were updated on 1/23/15.Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste Management
Chain saws are relatively common and may seem simple to operate. But felling trees and clearing brush with a chain saw are operations that require training and proper safety precautions.
Fred FishelDepartment of Agronomy
Pesticide poisoning is a commonly under-diagnosed illness. Visit our website to learn about pesticide poisoning symptoms and first aid.
Portable ladders are one of the handiest, simplest tools we use. Because of their effectiveness, ladders are used by many different people to perform many different tasks. Although ladders are very uncomplicated, planning and care are still required to use them safely.
Reviewed by Conne BurnhamMU Extension Emergency Management Bob SchultheisMU Extension natural resource engineering specialist in Webster County
Kelly A. ColeMU Extension AssociateSara GableMU Extension State Specialist, Human Development and Family Studies
Indoor air can be polluted in a number of ways. Indoor pollutants include formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, respirable dust, nitrogen dioxide, radon and other gases. This guide focuses on just one of these pollutants — radon.
C. Leroy DayDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringEditor’s noteThe PDF version of this publication includes illustrations.
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Paint is a product that most of us have that can become a hazardous waste. Visit our site for our resource on the Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Paint.
Marie Steinwachs
Office of Waste Management
Pesticides are chemicals designed to kill or repel living things that are considered by humans to be pests. Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, fungicides, wood preservatives, molluscicides and disinfectants.
The chain saw has become an everyday tool for a wide variety of people. Homeowners use chain saws to cut firewood and to do general tree trimming around their homes. Farmers find them useful for such jobs as clearing land, trimming trees and cutting firewood. Contractors use them for cutting large…
Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste ManagementHazardous substances can enter your body in three ways: they can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.Common sense and a few pieces of safety equipment can protect you from exposure to hazardous substances.
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Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste ManagementYour home may be an accident waiting to happenMany preventable accidents, injuries, illnesses and fires occur in homes due to unsafe storage of hazardous products.
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Marie SteinwachsOffice of Waste ManagementTeacher guideNot in my home...Your home and garage may seem safe, but take a look around. If you see any of these types of products, your house may contain potentially hazardous materials:
Assess your yard and garden care with the help of this work sheet.