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Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: 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. 
These hidden costs from just one lost workday injury include lost productivity, interrupted operations, costs and time to hire or retrain replacement workers, time and costs for repair or replacement of equipment, including Commercial Kitchen Ventilation systems, and lowered worker morale.
Some of the more common reasons for workplace injuries in restaurants can be avoided by applying some diligence and common sense:
Implement an effective injury and illness prevention program. This involves more than merely posting a helpful list of suggestions or assuming that employees know what they are doing in every situation. Make sure your workers are properly trained and proactively identify various hazards by conducting regular inspections.
Check your kitchen’s cold storage rooms to make sure that they are adequately lit and that the inside latch release is working properly.
Be sure to keep aisles and walkways clear of obstructions, properly storing materials and disposing of empty boxes as soon as possible. Everyone has likely stored something on a temporary basis when a delivery occurs during a busy time of the day. Go the extra mile to make sure that these items are put in their appropriate places right...

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Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Basics
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
In our age of ultra-specialization, it can sometimes be tempting in the restaurant business to home in on the latest technological advances and the more attention-grabbing tweaks to machines. Which is why, every now and then, it’s good to get b...

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Vent Safety During Snowstorms
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
One potential problem following a heavy snowstorm is that people often labor under the mistaken assumption that the next epic weather event won’t occur for several more years. Or even decades.  However, the recent snowstorms in the Buffal...

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A Range Hood Makeover
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
For homeowners who opt to install a Commercial Range Hood in their kitchen – or even restaurant operators who want to spruce up their open kitchen – it may be possible to give the hood a cosmetic makeover. After all, you may enj...

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Designing Around Range Hoods
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
There are certain situations in which it makes sense to keep all of your kitchen ventilation machines exposed and uncovered – particularly if that’s what the local building code in your area dictates. With many restaurant operations featu...

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