Thursday, July 26, 1984fThe Battalion/Page 5
* Summer safety tips: How to stay away from harm
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United Press International
Washington — More than hot
dogs and hamburgers get burned
when safety’s forgotten while rally
ing ‘round the grill.
Kids rough-housing at the barbe
cue scene sometimes suffer burns in
a collision with the smoking grill.
Chefs who mix heavy drinking with
the cookery have been hurt, too,
notes Tod Turriff, manager of the
National Safety Council’s Public
Safety Department.
The worst injuries occur when the
cook, safety rules dimmed by booze,
picks up a can of liquid starter to
boost charcoal burning, Turriff says
in a summer safety primer. Heat
from the dying fire riaes the stream
of fuel back into the can, igniting the
contents.
The fire that comes next has se
verely burned many a cookout chef.
Other tips to keep people of all
sizes and ages from sending them
selves to the hospital or mortuary
during the pursuit of summer fun
are from the American Council on
Science and Health.
Barbeque tips
1. No glasses; no bare feet. Use
lastic or paper containers. The no-
are-feet rule keeps feet from cuts if
glass (which ketchup and mustard
and other cookout goodies come in)
breaks. Shoes also spare bare soles
from burns if hot coals pop out of
grill.
2. Never use gasoline to start the
fire. Never squirt commercial starter
on live coals. If using an electric
starter, put it in an out-of-the-way
place to cool down.
3. If it rains and you move the
grill indoors — even into the garage
— you’ve got more than a fire haz
ard on your hands. Burning char
coal releases carbon monoxide: a
colorless, odorless, tasteless and ex
tremely dangerous gas. It’s a killer.
Provide plenty of ventilation.
Food poisoning prevention
1. Keep cold foods cold and hot
foods hot to prevent bacterial food
poisoning. Mayonnaise in potato
salad and similar dishes at summer
picnics does not cause food poison
ing. Rather it is improper storage of
the food.
2. Perishable foods, with or with
out mayonnaise, may not be safe to
eat if kept at temperatures of 60 de
grees Fahrenheit or higher for more
than three or four hours.
3. Raw meat should be kept in a
cooler with ice or reusable cola packs
until ready to cook. Keep the meat
separate from other foods in the
cooler. Uncooked meat contains rel
atively large numbers of bacteria,
some of which could be harmful if
they taint other food. Cooking kills
the common food poisoning types in
meat.
Around water
1. Brownings, around 7,000 a
year, are the third leading cause of
accidental death, behind motor vehi
cle accidents and falls. Among those
age 1 to 44, it is the second leading
cause of accidental death.
2. Until they are teenagers, chil
dren should never be left alone in or
around backyard swimming pools —
or any place where swimming or wa
ter is a main attraction.
3. Swimming and drinking don’t
mix.
4. Boating and drinking don’t
mix. Safety experts now believe that
about half the boating accidents are
dbe to drunken skippers.
5. Many a neck is broken when
swimmers dive into strange waters,
not knowing the depth or about tree
trunks or other submerged debris.
Never dive into strange waters with
out first establishing that the depth
is safe. Never dive into an above the
ground pool. They’re not deep
enough.
6. A life vest — personal flotation
device — for all aboard watercraft is
required by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Boaters should observe other USCG
rules including the one that requires
having a fire extinguisher aboard.
Summer sun
1. Excessive sun exposure, like all
ultraviolet irradiation, can also cause
skin cancer. Ultraviolet light from
the sun is the most widespread envi
ronmental carcinogen.
2. Moderation is the key to safe
sunbathing, along with some well-
planned protection via sunscreens or
sunblockers. Sun blockers such as
zinc oxide block out tanning and
burning rays; nothing gets through.
Sunscreens block out the burning
but allow tanning rays through. Sun
creams and lotions are identified by
a rating system devised by the Food
and Drug Administration. The
higher the number, the bigger the
SPF — sun protection factor. SPF
ratings range from 2 (minimum pro
tection) to 15 or more. Low SPF
products are for people who tan
quickly and never burn. Fair-
sldnned types and others who burn
easily should choose high-SPF prod
ucts.
3. Clothing and hats are efffective
sunscreens.
4. Cocoa butter, baby oil and min
eral oil are not sunscreens.
5. Some medicines can cause pho
tosensitivity, making a person more
susceptible to the ultraviolet light,
and more likely to get a sunburn. A
doctor or pharmacist can tell you if a
prescription drug you are taking is
likely to cause this problem.
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