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Kitchen Venting and High-Rise Buildings
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
When a fire tragically breaks out in a Commercial Kitchen Ventilation system in a high-rise building, with the fire having the potential to spread into the exhaust duct above, fire department personnel must quickly ascertain two things: Where does the duct terminate, and where does it push through the floor above if it does not discharge directly to the out of doors.  
One reason that these kinds of fires can be so dangerous is that these two items can sometimes be hard to determine, mostly because of a lack of accurate information, says one disaster planning specialist. Blueprint drawings must be found and read – and, at times, this can prove a difficult task in and of itself. Tools that come in handy when fire personnel have to search for the ductwork include thermal imaging cameras as well as user-friendly drawings of the building ductwork.
In one incident in New York City, the fire department responded to a kitchen fire in a restaurant that was attached to the side of a 45-story office building and which extended out about 40 feet toward a side street. The fire was made all the worse because there was built-up grease in the ductwork due to improper cleaning. Fortunately, the incident commander was able to access the building’s pre-fire plan, which had been voluntarily drawn up by the owner.
Because the inciden...

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Private Large Kitchen Safety
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
Those who are members of social and religious organizations tend to have a special appreciation for the need to properly care for the community’s meeting facilities. This includes proper maintenance and operation of any and all Commercial ...

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Ready for Food Truck Franchising?
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
With franchise businesses expected to generate more than 4.5% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2015 – and with restaurants being the largest franchisors – is your food truck concept strong enough to consider joining the big boys in Franc...

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Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
Workplace injuries in the restaurant industry result in direct costs such as higher workers’ compensation insurance premiums. However, there are also hidden costs, beyond the trauma to the workplace that results from a workplace injury.  ...

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Tracking Food Trucks Via GPS
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
Practically anyone following the development and growth of the food truck industry could have seen this one coming: Rather than having to take one’s chances as to which trucks are parked where on any given day – some communities only spec...

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