Hosting a New Year’s Celebration
- Hosting a New Year’s party is a fun way to bring in the New Year with loved ones. Help keep your attendees safe during the celebration:
- Practice proper fireworks safety (Rospa Fire work Link), and research local fireworks laws.
- Avoid drink driving by designating someone to collect car keys.
- Pop champagne bottle corks away from guests and at a 45-degree angle.
- Enforce a maximum number of alcoholic drinks people can consume.
- Provide partygoers the opportunity to sleep over, or provide details of hotels near by.
- Do not let a person who has been drinking get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Take the person’s keys and help arrange a safe ride home.
Attending a New Year’s Celebration
Attending a New Year’s celebration can be fun, but also full of potential hazards. When attending, practice proper situational awareness:
- Attend the celebration with trusted friends or loved ones.
- Choose a designated driver responsible for driving the group home from the celebration.
- Carry a portable cell phone charger to ensure cell phones are available in case of an emergency.
- Consume food before drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Report drunk drivers and suspicious individuals to law enforcement.
- Always wear a seat belt.
