{"id":7051,"date":"2011-12-23T08:07:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T16:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=7051"},"modified":"2011-12-23T08:07:14","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T16:07:14","slug":"christmas-safety-decorating-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/christmas-safety-decorating-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Seguridad en Navidad: Consejos de decoraci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

The kids are getting excited–whether they\u2019re 7 or 77\u2014and with the sharp frost in the air and the carol singers getting ready to make their rounds, thoughts turn to putting up the tree, draping lights all around the house and lighting up the scented candles that make a house smell like…well…like Christmas. Without trying to dampen anyone\u2019s enthusiasm for the task of turning their home into a glowing, living Christmas card, we would also like to pass on some helpful holiday decorating safety tips<\/a>, along with a cautionary but factual tale of the 12,500 people who end up in hospital emergency rooms for treatment of injuries caused by falling off ladders, cuts and shocks they got while putting up holiday lights.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just electric lights that cause problems. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has determined that candles start an average of 11,600 house fires each year. The toll is heavy; 150 deaths, 1,200 injuries and more than $170 million in property damage.<\/p>\n

Christmas trees deserve a complete chapter of holiday decorating safety tips. These eternal symbols of holiday time are involved in around 300 fires each year, directly leading to an average of 10 deaths, 30 injuries and more than $10 million in property damage.<\/p>\n

The CPSC have started monitoring holiday lights and decorations being sold at Oregon stores. At a national level, they have prevented the import of more than 115,000 units of holiday lights that weren\u2019t up to prescribed safety standards. They encourage anyone shopping for decorations to \u201cmake sure your holiday lights bear the mark of a recognized testing lab, to show they meet safety standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tips for Protecting Your Family Over the Holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main sources of trouble fall under four categories\u2014Christmas trees, lights, other decorations and fireplaces. Have a quick look at these holiday decorating safety tips for each.<\/p>\n

Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\n