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Dear Friends,

The month of September will forever be a month marked with aftermath memories of tragic events. 9/11 commemorations four years after the tragedy, and the daily media coverage of the situation in Louisiana are constant reminders of our responsibilities: use all our resources to save lives.

Coincidentally, September is also the “National Preparedness Month” (http://www.citizencorps.gov/) – hundreds of programs, seminars and conferences in all 50 states are currently being held. Anyone can participate – it’s the minimum, on can do in order to be better prepared to face new crisis.

This newsletter is dedicated to the survivors of hurricane Katrina’s wrath and to the thousands of volunteers and military personnel on the ground, trying their best to help and rescue. Safer America™ always offers safety tips and recommendations at the bottom of its newsletter - to prevent human losses before and in times of disasters – however, this month’s safety tip will focus on what to do after a crisis in length.

To conclude our newsletter’s editorial, we’d like to thank the American Red Cross and all the non-profit/non-governmental organizations that’ve helped us distribute safety kits and rescue equipment to New Orleans during the last 15 days. Check our “Discount” section in this newsletter to see how YOU can also help.

Safer America brings you the best in personal safety products.

The Safer America Team

http://www.saferamerica.com

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Discounts

September Discounts:

· For every purchase over $250 – 1 Safer America Safety Kit will be given to the Red Cross!

· $15 Discount on Potomac Escape Hoods!

To receive the discount for those items, you only need to refer to this newsletter when placing your order!

· You represent a Governmental Agency? We’ll give you GSA prices! When placing your order, just ask our representative or notify us of your agency status.

Safety Tip and bottom Line

Safety Preparedness – After a Storm:

Generators

With a sharp increase in the number of carbon monoxide related deaths among Gulf Coast residents stemming from the unsafe use of outdoor portable generators in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging hurricane victims to avoid a potentially fatal situation by respecting the following tips:

Never use a portable generator indoors – including garages, basements, crawlspaces and sheds. Opening doors and windows or using fans will not prevent CO buildup in the home.
During use, keep portable generators outdoors and far away from open doors, windows and vents, which can allow CO to build up indoors.
If you start to feel sick, dizzy or weak while using a generator, get to fresh air right away. The CO from generators can readily lead to full incapacitation and death.
Keep generators dry and wait for the rain to pass before using a generator. Consumer-grade generators are not weatherproof and can pose the risk of electrocution and shock when used in wet conditions.
Do not connect the generator directly into your home's electrical system through a receptacle outlet – this is an extremely dangerous practice that poses a fire hazard and an electrocution hazard to utility workers and neighbors served by the same transformer.
If using a generator, plug individual appliances into heavy duty, outdoor-rated extension cords and plug cords into the generator.
Check that the extension cords have a wire gauge adequate for the appliance loads and have all three prongs, including a grounding pin.
Keep charcoal grills outside. Never use them indoors. Burning charcoal in an enclosed space can produce lethal levels of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Check to make sure your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms have batteries and are working.

Wet Carpets and Furniture Are Dangerous to your Health

Discard water-damaged mattresses, wicker furniture, straw baskets and the like that have been water damaged. These cannot be recovered.
Throw out wet room-size carpets, drapes, upholstered furniture, stuffed toys, ceiling tiles and anything that can’t be picked up and cleaned by dry cleaning, steam cleaning or put in a washing machine or dryer.
Remove and replace wet insulation.
Microorganisms may grow in these water-damaged products and may cause allergic reactions and infections. For more information, go to http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/425.html

Avoid Electrical and Gas Hazards

Look for signs that your appliances have gotten wet. Discard electrical or gas appliances that have been wet because they pose electric shock and fire hazards.
Before using your appliances, have a professional or your gas or electric company evaluate your home and replace all gas control valves, circuit breakers, and fuses that have been under water.

Dangers to Children

Medicines and chemicals should be thrown away. Water may have infected the integrity of the medicine. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers additional safety tips. For more information, go to http://www.hhs.gov/news/broadcast/2005/CrawfordMedicationSafety.html
Young children and water don’t mix. Watch children around buckets, tubs and standing water in and around the home. Even small amounts of water can be a drowning hazard.

To view Safer America recommended safety kits – Click here

To view Safer America recommended smoke/Carbon monoxide and safety hoods – click here

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Today, we live surrounded by safety items and devices; such apparels are becoming part of our everyday urban landscape. Nobody wishes to ever having to use any of those protection products – but to know they are there “just in case”, that should be everyone’s concern.

Have a good week,

The Safer America Team

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