YouTube provides a scary visual for what can go wrong if proper precautions aren’t taken. Every year a video surfaces of a real Christmas tree
catching on fire in a matter of seconds and it scares me enough to drag out the old artificial tree from the basement and decorate it for another Holiday season. I do find artificial trees more convenient anyway. However, I'm not trying to take anything away
from the experience of cutting down your own tree and having the fresh smell of pine in your home during the Holidays.
If you are a real tree enthusiast, please be sure to exercise caution and take proper steps to ensure your tree doesn't become a fire hazard.
This includes making sure your tree has plenty of water to help prevent your tree from drying out. Also, when you set up your tree, keep it away from heat sources that could set it on fire. When you leave the house, be sure to turn off the tree lights. They
may look nice lit up in the bay window at night, but it's not worth the chance of coming home and finding your home burned down.
These extra precautions are helpful in order to maintain quality assurance and safety. When working in the SPD, properly recording testing results
of equipment helps ensure the safety of instruments being reprocessed. Implementing routine tests and recording procedures can help keep patients and staff safe all year round.
Matthew Smith
Senior Manager of Marketing
