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Standing for safety since 1972. Recalls, safety alerts and data. RTs, follows are not endorsements. Official account of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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If you tweet sarcasm at us, but make a typo, so you delete the original tweet and follow up with a second tweet that has perfect grammar, just know we deeply respect that effort. Also, check your smoke alarm batteries.
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We know this sounds simple, but when people get desperate they stop thinking clearly. They take risks that can have deadly consequences. If you know someone who is thinking about bringing a container not meant for fuel to get gas, please let them know it's dangerous.
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If you're frying your turkey this year, make sure it is thawed. Follow the manufacturer instructions for using your fryer. Only fry a turkey outside and away from your home. Never use turkey fryers in the garage or on the porch, Turkey America!
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Flame jetting is a sudden and possibly violent flash fire that can occur when pouring flammable liquids from a container over an exposed flame or other ignition source. NEVER pour flammable liquids from a container over an exposed flame.
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In 2021, there were an estimated 21,162 chainsaw-related emergency room injuries in the US. These injuries included, but were not limited to lacerations to hands, legs, fingers, and other body parts, as well as eye injuries from debris.
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Every year, our international followers use this video as an opportunity to dunk on Americans. This is the way of things. In the spirit of togetherness, this year we ask - what extreme cooking technique would a CPSC-like agency warn about in your country?
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In 2019, we found out some of our oldest PSAs, many unseen for decades, would not be saved permanently in the National Archives. We had a choice - save them or send them to a lonely landfill somewhere. We saved them all. Now, we're publishing them online for the first time. 🧵
A picture of 27 brown boxes filled with old Consumer Product Safety Commission public service announcements on 35-millimeter and 16-millimeter film, as well as VHS tapes.
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Are your smoke alarms working? Do you have a working fire extinguisher in your kitchen? If you have kids, is your furniture anchored to the wall? Are your window coverings cordless? Do you have working carbon monoxide alarms on every floor of your home and outside sleeping areas?
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In addition, wear the appropriate eye protection (safety goggles, glasses, and face shields) to protect your eyes from flying debris. Always keep hands away from moving parts. Extreme caution is required when operating a chainsaw.
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QUINN THE QUARANTINE FOX: Cleaning products are poisonous, America! Make sure you keep those cleaning products in their original bottles and locked up out of sight and out of reach of kids!
A fox named quinn the quarantine fox. The text reads: Quinn the Quarantine Fox says cleaning products are poisonous america! Keep your cleaning products in their original bottles, locked up and out of sight and reach of kids.
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Hey. None of this goodbye stuff. There’s posting to be done. Cooking fires to be prevented, sentient objects to be made, lives to be saved. There’s a job to do (edit a picture of a turkey on horseback with a fire extinguisher). Let’s go.
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Tomorrow there will be 3x more home fires in the United States than any other day of the year. Turkey fryers will not be the primary cause. No. Unattended cooking is the #1 cause of home fires. What causes unattended cooking? Dozens of normal things...
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