Safety & Prevention Tips

This page provides the community with information about safety. We will be adding new features frequently, so be sure to check back often to keep up-to-date on new safety tips.

Home Emergency & Disaster Safety
How to Stay Safe During a Hurricane
Wildfire Action Plan
Mudslide Safety for the Home: How to Assess Your Risk and Take Preventative Action
Lightning Safety: The Myths and the Basics
Flood Safety Guide
The Ultimate Guide To Creating An Emergency Evacuation Plan For Your Home

Car Seat Installation

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital has announced a new location now available for free car seat installations from trained child passenger safety experts.
The new car seat fitting station at UH Ahuja Medical Center, 3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH  44122 is now accepting appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Call 216.844.2277 ext. 6 to schedule an appointment. The fitting station is staffed by nationally certified child passenger safety technicians from the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Injury Prevention Center.

Bicycle Safety

Bicycle Safety Guide
> Curfew
> Prescription Drug Drop Box Program
Letter to Participants
> Juvenile Diversion
> Amber Alert Northeast Ohio
Be Aware of Ticket Scams

505.20 REMOVAL AND CONTAINMENT OF DOG EXCREMENT.

(a)   No person shall allow a dog under his or her control to be upon public property or upon the property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, without some device designed or intended for the removal or containment of such animal’s excrement; nor shall any person fail to immediately remove any excrement deposited upon public property or upon the property of another by any dog under his or her control.
(b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 02-147.  Passed 10-17-02.)