{"id":4838,"date":"2013-11-26T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/holiday-fire-safety-tips-2\/"},"modified":"2013-11-26T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T21:38:16","slug":"holiday-fire-safety-tips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/holiday-fire-safety-tips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday fire safety tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the holiday season approaches, the Environmental Health and Safety Department would like to remind faculty and staff of safe practices for office decorations. Although decorating is a fun and festive way to celebrate the season, some materials used for decoration may increase the risk of a fire. Following these simple safety tips will help keep office areas safe and prevent a potential fire this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NICE LIST<\/strong> (Safe Decorations)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artwork, cards and paper decorations that do not cover more than 20% of any wall or door<\/li>\n<li>UL-listed, indoor decorative lighting strings, as long as:<br \/>\n&#8211;you check the lights to ensure the cords are not broken, frayed or damaged<br \/>\n&#8211;you don\u2019t connect more than three (3) strands of lights together<br \/>\n&#8211;you do not use electric lights on a metal tree<\/li>\n<li>UL-listed, electric holiday decorations such as Menorahs<\/li>\n<li>Fire-resistant artificial trees and greens<\/li>\n<li>Tree ornaments and bells<\/li>\n<li>Flameless LED candles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NAUGHTY LIST<\/strong> (Unsafe Decorations \u2013 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Do Not Use<\/span>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decorations such as paper covered wrapping of desks and doors<\/li>\n<li>Candles or open flames<\/li>\n<li>Live trees or greens (wreaths, boughs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Safety Precautions<\/strong><br \/>\nTo ensure safety, please:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not cover more than 20% of any wall or door with paper<\/li>\n<li>Do not tack or staple an electrical cord or cable<\/li>\n<li>Do not obstruct exits, exit signs or fire safety equipment (i.e. fire extinguishers, pull stations, sprinklers)<\/li>\n<li>Do not place decorations in or on elevators or stairways<\/li>\n<li>Do not hang decorations from ceilings, sprinklers or light fixtures<\/li>\n<li>Do not place decorations close to sources of heat such as lights and radiators<\/li>\n<li>Do plug extension cords directly into an outlet, not into another extension cord or power strip<\/li>\n<li>Do unplug\/turn off all lights at the end of the workday and over weekends and holidays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>For additional holiday and winter safety tips, see the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control website:<a title=\"http:\/\/www.dhses.ny.gov\/ofpc\/news\/holiday-safety.cfm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dhses.ny.gov\/ofpc\/news\/holiday-safety.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.dhses.ny.gov\/ofpc\/news\/holiday-safety.cfm<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For questions, please contact the Environmental Health and Safety Department at 629-7163 or 629-7787.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Laurie Vivekanand, CIH<br \/>\nDirector, Environmental Health and Safety<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:38:16 +0000 by\u00a0d.gardner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As the holiday season approaches, the Environmental Health and Safety Department would like to remind faculty and staff of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}