In recent years it has grown more popular for people to deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkeys. However, this method often lends itself to mistakes with dangerous consequences. Thanksgiving Day has the highest rate of house fires in a given year, and… Read More
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Why Is Restaurant Hood Cleaning Necessary?
Commercial kitchens are places that involve various hazards, yet must hold to a high standard of cleanliness as well. Those working in a commercial kitchen deal with grease, fire, smoke, and smells regularly and on a larger scale than in… Read More
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The Health Risks of Hoarding
Hoarding is a condition that millions of Americans still face today. It is a form of OCD that is known to affect one’s ability to let go of unnecessary or even harmful items, resulting in a high risk of health… Read More
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Risk of Lead Paint in U.S. Homes
Lead is thankfully no longer used to paint the exterior or interior of homes today. Many houses in the United States, however, still bear the dangerous substance on its walls. In the face of a renovation, repair, or repainting project,… Read More
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Tips for Living in a Coastal Flooding Zone
This past weekend, on October 12, 2019, coastal flooding affected Maryland’s coastal regions, including downtown Annapolis and Ocean City. While there was no rainfall, the tide rose high and closed off several roads. Why had the streets become so soggy?… Read More
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Fire Safety Tips for Fall
Fall has come round once again, and it’s nearing time to fire up the heat inside and outside the home. Anytime of year can be a chance for fire dangers, but fall and winter have more occurrences of house fires… Read More
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Evaluating Indoor Air Quality at Work
Since 1970, and since the following amendments of 1990, the Clean Air Act has helped to dramatically reduce air pollution in the workplace. Because of the government standards for air quality, many Americans have avoided suffering from serious illnesses from… Read More
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When Is Emergency Mold Removal Needed?
Mold can turn up any place in your home. As nature’s way of helping organisms decompose quicker, it can grow and spread on just about any surface, like furniture, drywall, food, and more. Mold in anyone’s house is bad news,… Read More
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3 Different Reactions to Mold Exposure
Most everyone knows that mold growth in a home makes for a terribly unhealthy environment for both you and your house. Mold grows in hundreds of species and exists naturally in the air we breathe. They are useful organisms that… Read More
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Tips: Storm Damage to Your Business
Hurricanes, storms, and other severe weather can truly put a damper on your business and cause thousands of dollars in damage. A bad storm can affect the economy, closing stores for extended periods of time, or in some cases, permanently…. Read More