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Stay safe in your environment and learn the rules and regulations to keep your employees safe.

Recovering After A Disaster

http://www.redcross.org/find-help/disaster-recovery :: After a disaster, communities and families turn to the Red Cross for helpâ€”and we stand ready to provide comfort and careâ€”free of charge. The Red Cross helps disaster victims by providing safe shelter, hot meals, essential relief supplies, emotional support and health services like first aid. Trained Red Cross workers often meet one-on-one with families to develop individual plans and identify available resources to help aid recovery. Red Cross disaster relief focuses on relieving immediate disaster-caused needs so that families can get back on their feet and resume their lives as quickly as possible. The Red Cross also supports emergency workers, links family members outside the disaster area, and provides blood and blood products to disaster victims. Click on the link to read more.

Shelter In Place

http://www.preparedness360.org :: Shelter in Place is a process for taking immediate shelter where you are: at home, work, school or in between; or in the closest accessible location. Will YOU be "Ready" if and when that time comes or happens?

The Power of 10 Foundation

www.thepowerof10foundation.com :: We are dedicated to providing financial support to families in need. We believe that every family deserves to be able to be by their loved ones side in a time of need. Caring for them and making sure they are safe without bills piling up. Power of 10 grants wishes to children 0- 18 years old to bring a smile to their face. Providing meals and Service Dog visits to children in the hospital.

Visual Snow Syndrome - Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

https://www.visioncenter.org/conditions/visual-snow-syndrome/ :: Vision Center is a web guide created for those seeking information about eye care and health, contacts, glasses, sunglasses, LASIK eye surgery (and other vision correction options), and other optometry needs. VC is owned and funded by Vision Center LLC, an informational marketing company that specializes in producing authoritative medical content in various health verticals, including vision and dentistry.

Maryland Defense Force

http://mddf.maryland.gov/index.aspx :: The Maryland Defense Force is a volunteer uniformed state military agency and one of the four components of the Maryland Military Department. Formally established by the Maryland legislature in 1917, the unit's heritage and traditions trace back to the 17th century. MDDF is one of a number of State Defense Forces authorized by the U.S. Congress under Title 32 and the respective state legislatures. While specific missions vary from state to state, the Maryland Defense Force has the primary mission of providing competent and supplemental professional, technical, and military support to the Maryland Army National Guard, the Maryland Air National Guard, and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. State Defense Forces operate under the command of the Governor, as state Commander-in-Chief, and fall under the operational control of the state Adjutant General. State Defense Forces receive no federal funds and are supported entirely by the state. Click on link to read more and we are always looking for good Soldiers !!!

Fire Extinguisher Training

http://www.bullexsafety.com :: Training on how aiming and sweeping the Extinguisher and automatically varies the flames in response, providing a realistic and safe training experience.

Is Your Home Stumble Proof?

http://www.outlookbythebay.com/2011/05/27/is-your-home-stumble-proof :: Falls are one of the top 10 causes of death in the world. In the United States, most falls (about 60 percent) occur at home, and most fractures result from a home-based fall. Falls on the same level, i.e., from a standing position, result in most injuries, and most of these are precipitated by drug and supplement interactions, tripping hazards, slippery surfaces, unstable furniture and poor lighting.

Office Safety

http://www.labtrain.noaa.gov :: Today's modern offices are substantially different from the office environment of 20 years ago. Consequently, office workers are faced with many more hazards. Since one-third of the work force is in offices, even low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses can have an immense impact on employee safety and health.

Preventing Domestic Abusers and Stalkers from Accessing Guns

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/civil-liberties/report/2013/05/09/60705/preventing-domestic-abusers-and-stalkers-from-accessing-guns :: One group of people who are at a heightened risk of gun attacks is women who are targets of domestic violence and stalking. We know that intimate-partner violence is a pernicious crime that affects millions of women across the country. Women are more than three-and-a-half times as likely to be killed by an intimate partner than men.