Home Safety

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Home should be a safe place to relax, play and enjoy spending time with family and friends. However, most injuries in and around the home are often due to common hazards that are oftentimes overlooked but simple to address. This is why it’s so important to take the necessary measures to make your home safer before an injury can occur.

All Season Safety  

While falls are the leading cause of injury in and around the home, many injuries occur each day in New Brunswick due to other causes, such as burns, poisoning, choking and drowning. To help make your home safer, we encourage you to consult our Home Safety Checklists.

These checklists will help you identify some of the most common hazards found in the different room of your home. In addition, it will also provide you with helpful suggestions for reducing and removing those dangers that may be lurking in your home, so you can take corrective action and live in complete comfort.

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Winter

Each winter, New Brunswickers have the chance to enjoy various outdoor activities due in part to our annual average snowfall amount across the province. However, for many homeowners, snow and ice removal is an essential winter activity that can’t be avoided.

Unfortunately, the strenuous nature of this activity can result in unwanted injuries or other health issues if adequate safety measures are not taken. For more information about simple precautions you can take to make this common winter task more enjoyable while staying safe, we encourage you to consult the resources below, particularly before you need to clear away any heavy snowfall.

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Summer Safety

Summer is a time for outdoor fun in the sun and hopefully lots of great weather. However, with the arrival of warmer weather comes an increase risk of unintentional injury since most New Brunswickers spend more time outdoors doing activities that can put them at risk of injury, such as swimming, jumping on a trampoline or barbequing.

This is why it is always important to take proper precautions to avoid incidents that may involve yourself, your family, your friends or others. For more information about steps you can take to help you stay safe during our warmer months, please consult the resources below.

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