Safety At Home

Or should that be “Home-proof your child”? When children begin to wriggle along in their nappies, it’s time to look for potential disasters. Almost...

It’s your doorstep, so why do people think they can intrude whenever they feel like ringing the bell? From cold callers to fraudsters, anyone can...

We’re all taught basic fire safety at school, but those days are a distant memory… How should you escape from a first-floor room? What do you do if...

Last year 733,000 homes in the UK were burgled – that’s two in every hundred. What can you do to reduce your risk and stay safe at home? In this...

Planning an exciting DIY project? Writing a shopping list of all the tools and gadgets you want? Don’t forget the goggles. DIY accidents aren’t...

Every year, around 88,000 of us suffer an injury in a home bathroom. A few safety measures could reduce the risk substantially – but it’s amazing...

It’s a fact: you are twenty times more likely to suffer a fatal accident at home than to win the National Lottery (RoSPA). In the UK, 2.7 million...

How safe is your kitchen? Do you follow safety instructions by the book or is your approach more slap-dash? Take our quick Personal Safety quiz and...

In today's society there is a lot of emphasis on personal safety especially with attacks against the person rising steadily. With this in mind it is...

Are you considering getting a puppy or kitten? Make your garden a safe place for them using our pet-proofing guide. From dog loos to scratching...

The recent UK floods caught many households by surprise. There’s little you can do to prevent the devastating waters, but preparing your family and...

Unlikely as it seems, Britain is on the highest terror alert. Government advisors have warned that it could be ten or twenty years before the...

What takes a burglar minutes to achieve could take you weeks to sort out. Home burglary can be a very traumatic experience. But, because most home...

Which? has recently named telephone scams as the UK’s top con, with one in every three adults receiving a fraudulent telephone call or message. Stay...