Challenge strangers who enter the lab. This October marks another anniversary of National Fire Prevention Week. Even after more than one hundred years of promoting fire safety, it s clear that the task is far from over. Unfortunately, each year, thirty thousand Americans are injured in fires. Statistics show that the U. S. has the highest fire-related death rate in the industrialized world.
More people die from fires each year in New York City than in the entire country of Japan.
Americans are seven times more likely to die in a fire than the Swiss. It all comes down to awareness. Our prevailing perception is that fires happen to other people. But a good look around might reveal potential risks for fire that you may be facing at work or at home. The Safety Office not only has a list of materials you might want in your first aid kit, we also supply those items.