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National Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10. This article offers tips to mitigate fire hazards in your facility.
According to The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), cooking continues to be the main contributor to home fires, which is why cooking safety is the focus of the National Fire Prevention Week, which runs from October 4 - 10. NFPA has pointed out that cooking safety has particular importance in 2020, as people continue to avoid restaurants and cook their meals at home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To assist in fire prevention, Nationwide Loss Control Services has a team of safety professionals who strive to ensure that our customers’ workers and tenants stay safe. We encourage our customers to participate in this year’s National Fire Prevention Week to focus on kitchen/cooking safety and reinforce the importance of fire prevention.
It isn’t just homes that are at risk, though. Many commercial buildings have cooking areas or use cooking appliances that could present a fire hazard:
Here are just a few things you can do to try to keep cooking areas safe:
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