Thursday, August 30, 2018

My Home Assessment

The Home Environmental Health and Safety Assessment Tool was very useful in assessing the general safety of my home. The assessment prompted me to (for the first time...yikes!) walk around my apartment to inspect appliances, smoke detector, etc. as well as do some research into the quality and safety of my water supply. For the most part, I was pleased by the results. The one area I am most concerned about, but can easily address moving forward, is emergency preparedness. I realized I do not have a disaster plan or emergency phone numbers. Additionally, I have some emergency supplies but they can definitely be better organized and supplemented. I was most surprised to see questions regarding air fresheners and tuna fish, but it became clear why these questions were asked after watching Dr. Sattler's video explanation. This goes to show that harmful exposures can exist in many things, even things least suspected.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 1, 2018 at 3:02 PM

    Good thing you got a chance to walk around and explore the safety precautional measures of your apartment! I feel like there are so many preparedness methods applicable to residents in California. It is crucial to have a disaster plan ready because disasters can happen in the blink of an eye. Like they say, you can never be too prepared!

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  2. SashaK_MPH-632-H2September 3, 2018 at 2:45 PM

    I do agree with your point about disaster preparedness. I hadn't thought about the importance of it till I first experienced an earth quake in San Francisco. Your intention of making a well-developed disaster preparedness plan is an important step in making your home safe. Additionally, I felt the same about tuna points made in the lecture. Interesting and surprising information I hadn't thought about previously. Good that now we have the information and capable of positive changes.

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