This summer take care while considering doing any DIY this summer! If you're planning some DIY don't end up a statistic. Every year there are around 70 deaths and 250,000 serious injuries related to DIY work, with many of them taking place over the summer period.

Here are just a few tips to help keep you safe over the summer period;

·         If you were out on the lash the night before celebrating with the leds, your concentration will be lacking making you more prone to accidents

·         Make sure you have planned the job in advance so that you can have all safety precautions accessed.

·         Make sure you are aware of your surroundings – this means checking for any electrical/ plumbing services around you.

·         Don’t rush a job just to get it finished

·         Only use tools that you can handle and have experience using

·         Don’t overreach on a ladder or stand in an unbalance position

·         Always use Safety guards supplied with your power tools and check on a regular basis that they are working accordingly.

·         Do not use tools for any job they weren’t designed for -  For example you must not use a timber saw blade on metal. Maintain a firm but not rigid grip on power tools.

·         Disconnect power and wait for all moving parts to be stationary before changing any blades, drills etc.

·         Maintain a firm but not rigid grip on power tools.

·         Disconnect power and wait for all moving parts to be stationary before changing any blades, drills etc.

·         Use push sticks instead of your hands to guide timber while cutting where applicable/possible.

·         Where possible use jigs and guides with power tools – you and your tools will be safer and your work will be neater.

·         Always secure materials you are working on with clamps or a vice etc.