Safety and Security

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

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

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

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.
http://www.cpsc.gov/tips.html

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

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

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

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.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml

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

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