According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, over 25,000 chainsaw injuries require emergency treatment each year. Unless you have been properly trained, and you plan to follow safety procedures closely, call a professional for work requiring a chainsaw.

Communing with nature is no walk in the park. Whether your hike is planned for a few hours or a few days, there are precautions you need to take.

Stinging insects! We can't live without them, so we'd better learn to live with them. Over 2 million Americans can have serious reactions to insect stings and bites. The National Safety Council reports that bee stings kill 50-100 people each year.

Like any other human endeavor, successful and safe camping adventures require planning and cautious forethought.

Each year, over 125,000 injuries requiring emergency room treatment happen to people riding ATVs. In recent years, ATV-related deaths exceeded 700 annually. About 25 percent of the deaths occur to children under age 16. A little attention to safety will pay big dividends.

In a recent year about 80 fatalities and 750 nonfatal injuries occurred to U.S. hunters, according to the International Hunter Education Association. If you are among the millions of Americans who take to the fields with a loaded firearm, keep these things in mind.

According to the National Safety Council, about 5 million Americans water ski each year, and approximately 6,500 require emergency room treatment. Most of these injuries are the result of carelessness and poor preparation.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that more than 15,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year due to injuries associated with gas and charcoal grills. However, there are ways to assure your grilling tears are limited to the culinary effect of slicing a thick, juicy Vidalia onion.

Boating is one of our most enjoyable summer activities. But don't forget that it can be dangerous, and everyone who gets in a boat must pay attention to safety.

While storms are necessary to our existence, they also present a threat to it. Still, there are steps we can take to outwit the forces of nature.