Life Safety

Children visit a fire station and learn how fire fighters do their work.

If a strange person asks to be your online friend, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep your social networking sites safe without taking away all the fun!

Let an adult answer the doorbell. Take a friend along when you go outside. It's time to learn the rules of stranger safety.

Pick an open spot. Fill a bucket with water, and stay outside the fire ring. It's time to learn the rules of outdoor fire safety!

Put on sunscreen and sturdy shoes. Watch for cars, and stay with your friends. It's time to learn the rules of playground safety!

The earth is full of natural dangers that everyone should know how to survive. Step up and learn exactly what these disasters are, how to prepare, and the best ways to brave them.

Put on a helmet. Test the brakes, and check the seat height. It's time to learn the rules of bicycle safety!

It's amazing how little can change in a decade. In 2009, a book transformed the way we see our frying pans, thermometers, and tuna sandwiches. Daily life was bathing us in countless toxins that accumulated in our tissues, were passed on to our children, and damaged our health. To expose the extent of this toxification, environmentalists Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie offered themselves to science and undertook a series of over a dozen experiments to briefly raise their personal levels of mercury, BPA, Teflon, and other pollutants.

A practical, all-encompassing guide to disaster preparedness—from avalanches and blackouts to pandemics and wildfires—from NBC News senior medical correspondent and emergency medicine physician Dr. John Torres.

This audio course covers the main sections of the study curriculum for grade nine. The course includes the rules of conduct in different emergency situations and natural disasters, and is specially designed for schoolchildren.

This audio course will help students in grade 11 to quickly and efficiently learn the necessary material on the subject of life safety. The advantage of this course is that it can be heard even on the way to school! The material is concise and easily understood, and the "living word" speaker, as opposed to the textbook, will not cause boredom, allowing students to absorb necessary terms and concepts faster.

Audio Course Basics of Life Safety for Grade 5 covers the main sections of the study of life safety in the school curriculum for grade 5.

This audio course covers the main sections of the study curriculum for grade 10. The course includes rules of conduct for students in a variety of emergency situations and natural disasters.

This audio course will help students in grade eight understand the causes of man-made emergencies and their consequences, as well as learn the rules of safe behavior in emergencies and chemical and radioactive facilities, specifically hydrodynamic accidents. Listeners will take interest in sections on different sports and personal protective equipment, and - most importantly - learn concrete methods of self-defense to ensure their personal safety in different situations.

The audio course Basics of Life Safety for 7th Grade covers the main sections of the study curriculum for grade seven.

This audio course includes a code of conduct for students to abide by in various situations in a modern city.

Parenting for a Digital Future moves beyond the panicky headlines to offer a deeply researched exploration of what it means to parent in a period of significant social and technological change.

In Mom on the Run, I'll walk you through the creation of your own step-by-step on-the-go preparedness plan which will effortlessly have your most needed items at your fingertips whether you're at the playground, in a store, or out with a friend.

As a seasoned war correspondent with more than 30 years of experience working in crisis zones and a pioneering safety consultant, Judith Matloff knows about personal security and risk management. In How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need, she shares her tried-and-true methods to help you confidently handle whatever challenges comes your way. Blending humorous stories and anecdotes with serious advice, Matloff explains how to remain upright in stampedes, avoid bank fraud, prevent sexual assault, stay clean in a shelter, and more.

In his empowering book, Dan Schilling shares how to identify and avoid threats using situational awareness and intuition just like the pros. Told with wit and wisdom, this compelling guide uses harrowing stories from Dan's special operations career and those of other experts to outline six easily implemented rules you can apply anywhere to improve your personal safety.