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Outdoors and Garden - Safety AlertsBack to Safety Education Resources

BB Guns Can Kill
BB Guns Can Kill

BB guns, especially high-velocity guns, can cause death.

Don't Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs

Protect yourself and others from shock or electrocution in and around pools, hot tubs and spas.

Hunting Treestands and Harnesses
Hunting Treestands and Harnesses

Every hunting season, hunters are killed or seriously injured from falls from treestands. Proper use of a full-body harness can prevent most incidents.

Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors

Kids can fall from climbing equipment and get hurt. Never put climbing equipment inside or outside on hard surfaces such as wooden floors, cement or asphalt.

Power Lawn Mowers
Power Lawn Mowers

Walk-behind power mowers must meet federal safety standards. They are designed to prevent hand and foot contact with the blade. Make sure to keep children away while you are mowing.

Riding Lawnmowers

Riding mowers should meet the latest voluntary safety standards. But take extra precautions to prevent the most common hazard scenarios, blade contact and loss of mower stability. Make sure to keep children away while you are mowing.

Snow Thrower Safety
Snow Thrower Safety

Most snow thrower injuries happen when trying to clear snow from the discharge shoot or debris from auger/collectors. Always stop the engine before trying to clear the shoot or auger.

Outdoors and Garden - Safety GuidesBack to Safety Education Resources

Charcoal Grill Safety guide
Charcoal Grill Safety guide

Make sure to use charcoal grills outside only. Follow these safety tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal grills.

Guidance for Outdoor Wooden Structures
Guidance for Outdoor Wooden Structures

Do you have CCA-treated wood in your playground, deck or picnic table? It can be harmful to your health. Find out what you need to know to protect your health.

Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act
Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act

Pool owners and operators take note! CPSC offers guidance on complying with the Pool and Spa Safety Act.

Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act in Spanish
Pool Safely Tip Card
Pool Safely Tip Card

Stay close, be alert and watch children in the water. Learn and practice water safety skills. Have the appropriate equipment, such as a fence around the pool,door alarm and other important safety measures.

Pool Safely Tip Card in Spanish
Portable Pool Safety
Portable Pool Safety

Fence portable pools! Cover them! Put them away!

Portable Pool Safety in Spanish
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools

How do you keep children and others safe in your home pool, spa or hot tub? Barriers helpprevent drownings and near-drownings. These CPSC guidelines cover fences, gates, power safety covers and audible alarms for doors with access to pools.

Steps for Safety Around the Pool
Steps for Safety Around the Pool

Simple steps save lives at the pool.

Steps for Safety Around the Pool in Spanish

Outdoors and Garden - Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN) PostersBack to Safety Education Resources

Beach Umbrella Safety
Beach Umbrella Safety

Airborne beach umbrellas can be dangerous, even deadly. Make sure your beach umbrella stays anchored in the sand.

Beach Umbrella Safety in Spanish
Avoid Mower Mishaps
Avoid Mower Mishaps

Follow these safety tips to avoid riding lawn mower mishaps.

Avoid Mower Mishaps in Spanish
Inflatable Pool Safety Warning
Inflatable Pool Safety Warning

Take special precautions with portable pools to prevent child drowning.

Pool Safely
Pool Safely

Pool safely. Simple steps save lives. You never know which safety step will save a life -- until it does.

Pool Safely in Spanish
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