May 23, 2023
An estimated 75 million households in the United States will
fire up their grills this Memorial Day weekend. For most, the worst
that will happen is a few burned hot dogs. But each year, about
22,000 people in the U.S. go to hospital emergency rooms with
injuries related to grilling. Today on the podcast, we talk to
NFPA’s director of public education about what can go wrong, and
what fire prevention educators should be telling their communities
about grilling and cooking safety as we head into summer
(1:09).
Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA electrical expert Corey Hannahs
wraps up Electrical Safety Month with an in-depth look at what
makes a person qualified to perform various types of electrical
jobs (17:14).