Retractableawnings.com Issues New Safety Guidelines For Using Retractable Awnings For Grilling, Food, And Sun Protection For Upcoming Labor Day Weekend

(PRLEAP.COM) Summer is here, sweeping in the joys of backyard parties and the sizzle of cooking meat. With outdoor barbeques come three potential health risks: grilling fires, food spoilage, and heat stroke and sun burns. As one kicks back and fires up the grill, RetractableAwnings.com has a few guidelines on how to use the shade from retractable awnings to maximize the enjoyment and safety of summer backyard barbeques. More information on the health and safety benefits from retractable awnings’ shades is available at their website, http://retractableawnings.com/features.htm.

Summer is the major season for grilling, with Labor Day weekend is one of the largest outdoor holidays in the United States. Grilling is a widely popular outdoor activity: Over 80% of people have an outdoor grill, and almost half of everyone in the country (47%) grills at least once a week during summer. Outdoor grilling can be dangerous, resulting in 6,000 fires yearly, $35 million in property damage, and tens of thousands of injuries.

RetractableAwnings.com recognizes three important safety hazards which can be mitigated or eliminated by properly using retractable awnings:
• Fires from the grill being left too near flammable objects;
• Spoiled meat from being left in the heat and sun;
• Health problems from heat stroke or sunburns from sun exposure.

In response to these safety issues, RetractableAwnings.com has issued guidelines for using retractable awnings with outdoor grilling:

• Never place a grill directly under a retractable awning. The recommended distance above and around the grill is 10 feet; the standard front height of retractable awnings is 7 feet. If a retractable awning covers an area where the grill sits, like the patio, simply adjust the retractable awnings. Retractable awnings move extremely easily.
• Use retractable awnings to shade all picnic or buffet tables. It’s really common to leave food out all day, from potato salad to hamburger trimmings, even uncooked meat.
• Using retractable awnings can also help prevent skin damage by blocking UV rays. Most sunburns are actually first degree burns, and any sunburn which blisters is a second degree burn. Water from swimming heightens the effect of the sun and also washes off many kinds of sunblock. Shading an area on the porch or around a pool with retractable awnings provides needed protection from the sun; that’s why RetractableAwnings.com’s Sunbrella® fabric is approved by the American Skin Cancer Association.
• The temperature under an awning can be as much as 20 degrees cooler than in the open sun. Shade (and hydration) is an effective way to prevent heat stroke or heat sickness.
• Simply clean retractable awnings with cool water from a garden hose. Solution-dyed acrylic, used in all RetractableAwnings.com awnings, resists stains; a simple rinse is all that’s necessary. Remember: Never use bleach on a retractable awning and be careful not to spray the end of the awning with the motor.

Retractableawnings.com has been shipping all types of RETRACTABLE sun, wind and rain protection systems since 1998. Products manufactured include but are not limited to retractable lateral arm awnings, retractable window awnings, retractable vertical drop awnings, retractable telescoping awnings, retractable patio cover systems, retractable canopy awnings and retractable side arm awnings. For more information, call 305-628-2424 or 1-866-GET AWNINGS (1-866-438-2964), email sales@retractableawnings.com, or visit www.retractableawnings.com.

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