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Restaurant safety is important for any restaurant owner, manager, employee, and customer. A customer wants to eat at a restaurant where the food is prepared in a safe manner. Less often customers are concerned about the risk of a kitchen fire. For staff and owners...

For most restaurant owners and professional chefs, their kitchen's fire suppression system is not something to which they give much thought on a daily basis. Unlike quality ingredients, a delectable menu, and a top-notch staff, this piece of commercial kitchen...

A fire extinguisher can be a lifesaver. Placed near an exit, in an easy-to-grab spot, it can put out a small fire before the firefighters arrive, or at least suppress the flames while you escape. Household extinguishers are classified A, B, or C (or a combination of...

Prevention is the best way to avoid fires. In addition helping to reduce your office’s risk, you will also need to educate employees about how to handle emergency fire situations so that everyone can get out safe and calm. Here are 5 general fire safety and prevention...

A recent story out of Passaic County, New Jersey spotlights a problem that we have also seen here in the greater Albany-Capital District: people entering businesses and posing as fire extinguisher technicians. The stories often have a familiar refrain: clipboard in...

Companies that fall under various OSHA standards such as 1910.120(l), hazardous waste operations and emergency response and 1910.119(n), process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals are required to have emergency evacuation plans that comply with 1910.38....

When it comes to fire protection for commercial buildings, mistakes  must be avoided. If an error is made in fire protection, serious and irreversible damage can occur to the building itself and the contents within. Building occupants can also be placed in harm’s way...

As a business owner in the greater Capital Region, it’s important to follow fire extinguisher inspection guidelines. Also a State code requirement, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has established these guidelines to help protect business owners,...

As a business owner, chances are good you are familiar with a portable fire extinguisher. Easy to access, functioning fire extinguishers are an integral part of any fire safety plan. Ensuring fire extinguishers are free of damage and able to properly function is a...

In order to work properly, fire suppression systems must be properly installed and regularly inspected. Regular fire suppression system inspections will ensure that your building, along with the people and any valuable equipment inside it, are protected from fires....