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December 2019 #11245 Page #90
Spotlighting Fire Prevention and Innovative Wood Products Robert Glowinski is the President & CEO of the American Wood Council (AWC).
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n our October article, we provided some advance highlights of our plans for National Forest Products Week. This month, I want to recap the events of the week’s Timber Innovation Day and also share that there is a second important week in October for the wood products industry and its trade associations – National Fire Prevention Week. The American Wood Council uses both of these annual events to help educate about important safety measures and to share exciting innovations happening in the industry. Here’s what we did this year…
Unsung Heroes of Fire Prevention Highlighted National Fire Prevention Week started in 1922 and is observed every year during the week in which October 9 falls. The date commemorates the Great Chicago Fire, but Fire Prevention Week is more about using the opportunity to reinforce proper fire prevention and fire safety among both the young and older. This year’s theme was “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape,” paying tribute to the brave men and women of the fire service who work around the clock to keep us safe from fires. During the week, AWC used quotes from our Construction Fire Safety Coalition members, former International Code Council Vice President of Fire Service Activities Rob Neale, and others that were converted into graphics that depict the importance of fire safety practices during construction. These were then distributed across Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn using the hashtag #FirePreventionWeek. AWC also produced a construction site “hot work” one-pager, urging safety when doing hot work on construction sites, which you can download online.
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