Thanksgiving also marks the beginning of the Holiday Season and provides shoppers a day to plan their approach on the biggest shopping day of the year -- Black Friday. For many customers Black Friday shopping is a sport and they line up hours before a store opens to get "the best deal" of the season. For business this frenzied atmosphere may produce a potential hazard to customers and employees. The US Dept. of Labor issued a news release including a fact sheet that provides information on the planning, pre-event setup, and handling emergencies in crowd control. Educating employees about potential threats will keep the situation as it is meant to be -- a fun, fruitful day both for the customers and employers.
Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe holiday season!
