Using Halogen Desk Lamps near Paper Stack Workspaces-- * Consequences: High-temperature bulb scorches paper stacks, igniting workspace fires. * Prevention: Switch to cool-running LED desk lamps for home office work. * Treatment: Extinguish fire with Class A extinguisher; cool burns under tap water.--Do you use a halogen or led lamp on your desk?

Leaving Loose Shoe Laces Dangling near Reclining Armchair Mechanisms-- * Consequences: Laces get caught in footrest scissor hinges, trapping foot or snapping toes during retraction. * Prevention: Tuck shoelaces inside shoes before operating power or manual recliner chairs. * Treatment: Disengage chair mechanism manually; ice pinched or crushed toes.--Do you have a reclining armchair?

Using Gasoline to Burn Brush Piles-- * Consequences: Gasoline vapors expand invisibly into a explosive vapor cloud, igniting violently. * Prevention: Never use gasoline to start fires; use propane torches or dry kindling instead. * Treatment: Stop, Drop, and Roll; cool thermal burns with water; seek emergency medical care.-Do you ever burn brush piles?

Pruning Trees While Standing on Extension Ladders-- * Consequences: Cut branch falls onto ladder, knocking ladder out from underneath worker. * Prevention: Use pole saws from ground level or hire professional arborists using bucket trucks. * Treatment: Immobilize spine; call emergency medical services immediately.--Do you prune your own trees, if applicable?

Leaving Wet Leaves inside Gutter Tracks-- * Consequences: Weight bends gutters down; standing water breeds mosquitoes and rots roof fascia. * Prevention: Clean gutters twice yearly; install gutter guards to prevent leaf accumulation. * Treatment: Treat mosquito bites with anti-itch creams; repair rotted wooden fascia boards.--Does your home have gutters?

Leaving Sharp Metal Garden Stakes Uncapped * Consequences: Impalement injuries if someone trips and falls forward into garden beds.-- * Prevention: Place bright plastic safety caps on top of all vertical metal or rebar garden stakes. * Treatment: Do not pull out impaled objects; stabilize object in place; call 911 immediately.--This reminds me of the time a metal stake impaled my leg. I was at my sister's home and she told me I had to play volleyball with her and her family. I didn't want to, but what she said went, so I played. When I ran to get the ball, I tripped and fell and the inner part of my lower leg became impaled on the stake that held the net in place. I still have a big scar from that one. Do you have metal garden stakes or volleyball net stakes in your yard?