Fireworks
Posted July 1, 2022 JULY 1, 2022 For Everyone WHAT TO KNOW Summary: This blog discusses the safety and health issues with making and detonating fireworks. By: Jenny Topmiller, MS; RJ Matetic, MS, PhD; Gary Roth, MS, PhD; Richard Current, PE; and Adam Smith, PhD, Summary The blog content comes from the NIOSH Manufacturing Mondays […]
Leave Fireworks to the Experts
Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks. The National Safety Council advises everyone to enjoy fireworks at public displays conducted by professionals, and not to use any fireworks at home. They may be legal but they are not safe. In 2017, eight people died and over 12,000 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after […]