Safety and Security

Carbon Monoxide Headquarters - Articles provide information about carbon monoxide deaths, poisoning, treatments, and research.
www.coheadquarters.com/CO1.htm

Consumer Information Center: Indoor Air Hazards - Information on identifying problems and their sources including mold, radon, lead, and unhealthy remodeling by-products.
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/indoorair-hazards/main.htm

Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S.) - Safety tips on wide range of issues from backyard pools to electrical hazards, fireplaces to preventing falls from windows.
www.cpsc.gov/tips.html

A Guide to Home Security - Short articles on video surveillance,alarm systems, homeowners' insurance, and setting up a neighborhood watch.
www.homesecurityinformation.com/

HSH Homeplans - Environmental Hazards - Information on radon, lead, asbestos, formaldehyde, hazardous waste, and water contamination.
homeplans.hsh.com/articles/environment/hazards.asp

National Crime Prevention Council - Articles on personal safety, securing a home and property, and safeguarding a family.
www.ncpc.org/

National Hurricane Center (U.S.) - Disaster prevention advice on developing a family plan, creating a disaster supply kit, having a place to go, and securing a home.
www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml

Selecting Household Safety Equipment - Includes general guidelines, determining risks based on label descriptions, respirators, and eye protection.
muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/wasteman/wm6002.htm

Silent Shadow - Information on symptoms, sources, prevention, detection, and treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
www.silentshadow.org

This Old House: Installing a Lockset - Illustrations, photographs, and step-by-step instructions.
www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/handbook/article/0,16417,332403,00.html