Top Holiday Safety Tips for 2024
The holidays are a time of joy and togetherness. However, beloved holiday traditions could also lead to injury without proper holiday safety preparation. Keep yourself and your family safe this season by identifying common hazards and making a plan to avoid injury and danger.
Limit Alcohol Consumption
For many California residents, events like Christmas parties, Hanukkah celebrations, and New Year’s parties often mean a surplus of alcohol. While drinking some alcohol may be enjoyable in a social setting, allowing you to let loose and ring in the season, drinking excessively could lead to many preventable injuries. Some alcohol-related injuries may be as minor as falls or as life-altering as drunk driving accidents. To avoid alcohol-related incidents, make sure you set a limit on your own drinking, designate a sober driver, or arrange a ride to and from events where you intend to drink alcohol.
If you’re hosting, help your guests stay safe by offering nonalcoholic beverages and helping arrange rides for those who need them.
Practice Holiday Safety in the Kitchen
The holidays are a time of feasting. Unfortunately, many of our most commonly used kitchen tools may prove dangerous without proper upkeep. Follow these holiday safety tips in the kitchen to avoid injury.
To avoid cuts and gashes, sharpen all your knives. Though it may seem counterintuitive, a sharp knife will glide through ingredients without much pressure. Excessive pressure while cutting or carving can cause you to lose control of the knife or food, resulting in serious cuts.
Make sure you wear oven mitts and plan for where hot foods will go once out of the oven or off the stove. Unstable or insecure holding places for hot foods could lead to others or you being burned.
Ask For Help as You Deck the Halls
‘Tis the season to deck the halls, but you don’t have to do it alone! Practice holiday safety while you make your space festive and bright. Hanging lights or placing tree toppers are best done with appropriately sized ladders and a helper who can ensure you have all the hands you need. Do not overextend yourself while on a ladder to prevent tipping over and falling from great heights. Make sure your helper holds your ladder steady to keep you even safer.
How to Retain a Personal Injury Attorney if You’re Injured Due to Negligence
If you were injured because another party was not following holiday safety protocol this holiday season, you may be eligible to collect compensation for any personal injuries. Follow these steps to contact a personal injury attorney with BD&J, PC.
- Collect documentation on your injuries. Keeping photos, journal entries, police reports, and insurance claims to present to your personal injury attorney at BD&J, PC, can help expedite the filing of your claim.
- Contact our personal injury team here. Complete our form to receive a call from one of our team members regarding your potential case. Our lawyers will review the information you provide and begin the process of filing.
- Stay in contact with us. Our personal injury attorneys will be keeping you informed as your claim progresses. However, we empower our clients to participate in their claim and may need to discuss the process with you.
Celebrate Safely This Holiday Season
While there are many injuries that can happen this holiday season, with the right holiday safety tips, you can spend this time with your loved ones without worry. At BD&J, our team is always here 24/7 to help you if you’re injured by an unsafe premises, car accident, or other incident. We are proud to stay available throughout the holiday season so you can rest easy. If you’ve been hurt this season due to someone’s negligence, contact our team today by completing the form.
