Safety

Have a Blast but Don’t Get Burned on the Fourth of July! [Photo Gallery]

June 29, 2017

The VPP Office of the Virginia Department of Labor & Industry offers a list of tips to keep your family and pets safe during fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Sandy Smith

Sparklers can burn up to 2,000 degrees. Bottle rockets can take out an eye or do other grievous harm if aimed at another person. M-80s can blow off a hand. Watch this video, made in 2016, by the U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission to learn more.

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Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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