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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>It looks to me that many of the conversations we're currently having about burns and scalds have been bundled into stoves safety. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is good, but it misses some helpful and important conversations we could be having about making stoves safer for women and children (any by extension, for everyone else too).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are important categories of burns and scalds that can be eliminated simply by enclosing a fire and keeping a stove from tipping over. That is good, but there are also burns and scalds that occur from preparing and preserving foods. I was reminded of that while canning this weekend, and the hot sticky preserves I was canning bubbled out of the pot and left a large, deep burn on the back of my hand. The ladies who cook with long sticks are a lot smarter than I am about the dangers of simmering sticky substances. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Burn danger has been around quite a long time, and it's an area where there has been some pretty good research. I know that each solution has to be tailored to the needs of the consumers in the area that we're working with, but it seems like an area where we can rapidly improve the quality of life for stove users. I saw some encouraging things on the GACC web site about burns, is this an area where maybe the Global Alliance can work with UNICEF and WHO and helpful data can emerge? Are there any other organizations doing work in this area that have the kind of data we can use to improve both stoves and give cooking and baking tips?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Erin Rasmussen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TR Miles Technical Consultants Inc. <a href="http://www.trmiles.com/">http://www.trmiles.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and BioEnergy Discussion Lists <a href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/">http://www.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>erin@trmiles.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>