Happy Thanksgiving from Borgess Law! To keep you and all of your loved ones safe and healthy this Thanksgiving, we wanted to share specific holiday safety tips provided by various government agencies in charge of public health and safety.
- Travel Smart and Safe. Millions of people will travel to visit loved ones for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving holiday travel can be stressful. Airports are crowded with families who aren’t familiar with navigating through airports. Inclement weather can impact flight schedules or those driving to their destinations. Unfortunately, more people on the road means the potential for more accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2014, there were 341 passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes across the nation. Various government safety agencies offer recommendations from avoiding holiday headaches at the airport to preparing your vehicle for cold winter weather.
- TSA’s Top 5 Tips to Get You Through Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
- TSA’s Video on Travel Tips: Preparing for Holiday Travel
- NHTSA’s Consumer Advisory: Drive Safely During Thanksgiving Travel
- CDC’s Prepare Your Car for Winter Weather
- DHS’s Checklist for Snowstorms and Extreme Cold
- Handle and Prepare Food Safely. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), food handling errors and inadequate cooking are the most common problems that lead to poultry-associated foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Government safety agencies provide specific food safety tips to help you safely prepare your next holiday meal.
- CDC’s Food Safety Tips for Your Holiday Turkey
- CDC’s Be Food Safe: Protecting Yourself from Food Poisoning
- FoodSafety.gov’s Turkey Fact Sheets
- Stay Healthy. Rich food and drinks, lack of exercise, stress, and germs, including exposure during holiday travel, pose a threat to your physical and mental health. With balance, moderation, and simple tips like remembering to wash your hands often, staying warm, and getting enough sleep, you can enjoy the holidays in a healthy way. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers the follow recommendations to help keep you healthy and happy this Thanksgiving.
- Managing Diabetes During the Holidays
- Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
- Stay Safe and Healthy in Winter Weather
- Winter Weather
- Managing Stress
- Physical Activity for Everyone
Attorney Pamela A. Borgess, the founder of Borgess Law, LLC, is an experienced trial attorney who focuses on civil litigation, including defective medical drugs/devices, defective consumer products, business/contract disputes, wrongful death and injury, car and truck accidents, and nursing home abuse cases. To speak with Attorney Borgess, call Borgess Law at (567) 455-5955 or toll-free at (844) LAW-9144. You can also contact Borgess Law by submitting an online inquiry. Borgess Law never charges for initial consultations.