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Warning: Garage Door Work Can be Dangerous

Posted on February 9, 2010
Filed Under Home Improvement |

Are you considering changing your garage door or installing a new garage door opener as part of your home improvement plan? If so, you need to take extra care for your safety. Garage door work can be very dangerous.

It?s not much the risk of getting crushed under a big ol? door. That doesn?t happen that often. What does happen, however, is that people sustain serious injuries due to the garage door springs. Those big springs make it easier to open and to close those big heavy doors, but they?re dangerous when handled incorrectly.

Imagine a rocket-propelled chunk of metal. Now, imagine standing directly in front of it. Over a cement floor. On a ladder.

People have been killed when those springs are ?sprung?. Broken bones, lacerations and serious injuries abound. If you?re going to be working on a garage door in any way, make sure you?re handling them correctly.

And if your job directly involves garage door springs, bring in a garage door professional to help with the job. There?s no reason to expose yourself to any unnecessary risk.

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