IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 543 
Expressing support for designation of June as ‘‘Home Safety Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2009 
Mrs. HALVORSON (for herself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MASSA, Mr. HILL, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. BEAN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of June as ‘‘Home Safety 
Month’’. 
Whereas unintentional injuries in the home result in nearly 
20,000 deaths and 21,000,000 medical visits on average 
each year; 
Whereas the top 5 causes of unintentional home injury 
deaths are falls, poisoning, fires/burns, choking/suffo-
cation, and drowning/submersion; 
Whereas falls are the leading cause of home injury death 
among older adults in the United States, and the total 
direct costs associated with both fatal and non-fatal falls 
is more than $19,000,000,000 annually for hospitaliza-
tion, emergency department visits, and outpatient care; 
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Whereas poisonings are the second leading cause of home in-
jury death in the United States, resulting in nearly 5,000 
deaths per year; 
Whereas fire and burn injuries are the third leading cause of 
home injury death and almost two-thirds (65 percent) of 
reported home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes 
with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms; 
Whereas deaths due to unintentional choking and suffocation 
injuries are the fourth leading cause of home injury 
death in the United States and nearly 25 percent of all 
choking and suffocation deaths occur in the home; 
Whereas deaths due to drowning are the fifth leading cause 
of home injury death in the United States and an aver-
age of more than 10,000 events occur in the home each 
year that require medical care, emergency department 
treatment, and result in days away from work or school; 
Whereas children and older adults have increased rates of un-
intentional home injury, compared with all other age 
groups; 
Whereas citizens are encouraged to take a hands-on approach 
to home safety and become aware of the simple and inex-
pensive steps they can take to reduce the risk of injury 
in each area of the home; and 
Whereas June would be an appropriate month to designate 
as ‘‘Home Safety Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Home Safety 
Month’’; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of home safety 
related nonprofit organizations for their ongoing 
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commitment to ensuring families remain safe in 
their homes; 
(3) recognizes the contributions made by the 
Home Safety Council to the efforts of ‘‘Home Safety 
Month’’ for recently introducing a new and innova-
tive online tool to help adults identify the dangers 
present in and around the home, designated as 
www.MySafeHome.org, 
and 
for 
promoting 
the 
Hands on Home Safety Campaign, whose goal is to 
educate and empower both families and businesses 
to take simple actions that will make homes safe and 
minimize their risk for potential injuries, or even 
death; 
(4) encourages adults, parents, and caregivers 
to take greater actions to reduce unintentional inju-
ries and educate themselves on the importance of 
home safety, for themselves and their loved ones; 
(5) encourages manufacturers to develop inno-
vative safety products and features to help lessen the 
number of home injuries and accidents; and 
(6) encourages local and national government 
leaders to support funding for critical home safety 
education programs to reduce the risks from home 
injuries. 
Æ 
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