more about: safety
Is it Illegal to Wear Headphones While Driving?
Whether you’re using them to listen to music or talk on your phone hands-free, the laws around whether you can use headphones while driving are a bit vague at best. Luckily, Lifehacker and AAA [...]
Follow the 2:4 Rule for Leftovers
Leftovers can be a lifesaver on a night packed with sports practices and PTA meetings. But that teriyaki chicken can spoil faster than you realize. To make sure your family isn’t eating anything past [...]
Space Heater Safety Tips
The holidays are over and the temperatures are finally starting to drop here in New York. Tonight the low is going to be in the teens, and while I’m no stranger to cold weather, [...]
USDA Revises Cooking Temperatures for Meat
You’ve likely heard that the USDA has revised their recommended safe cooking temperatures for a variety of cuts of meat. The one that is really causing a stir is pork. Previously, the USDA recommended that all cuts of pork be cooked to 160 degrees Fahrenheit, but the new recommendations say it is safe to consume after cooking to 145 degrees Fahrenheit for medium.
What hasn’t changed is that all ground meat should still be cooked to 160 degrees Fahrenheit for maximum safety.
Do you follow the USDA guidelines and use an instant read thermometer when you cook meat?
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Which Sunscreen is Right for You?
Though you no doubt wear sunscreen year-round (right?), it’s especially important to wear it during the spring and summer when you’re spending more time outside. But how do you know which one is best for your skin? The key might be in the active ingredients.
Keep reading to find out the difference between the two most common active ingredients in sunscreen.
Kick-Start Your New Year: Test Your Smoke Detectors
Take five minutes this weekend to test the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
If you install new batteries on any of your smoke detectors, set up two reminders of when to replace them. Keep reading to find out what to do.
If you see something, say something?
New Yorkers are used to seeing this slogan plastered all over the subways, but when it comes to noticing things that could be hazardous to our friends or their children, is it always acceptable to say something? I’ve found the answer, all too often, is no. Which raises the question: When should etiquette take a back seat to safety concerns?
