Bethesda pyrotechnics team announces youth initiative
On June 24, 2016, the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA), which is headquartered in Bethesda, launched an initiative aimed at teaching young people how to use consumer fireworks responsibly.
The APA's executive director, Julie Heckman, said that fireworks are a valued part of Independence Day celebrations, and the displays are greatly anticipated. She also said that the APA was pleased the rate of injuries from fireworks is declining, but the APA is committed to eliminating them altogether. The initiative that was just announced will move closer to this goal by focusing on education.
To accomplish this, the APA created a new sub-organization: the American Pyrotechnics Safety & Education Foundation (APSEF). APSEF's mission is to develop education and safety programs for young people. The programs will explain the history of fireworks, their engineering and science, and their responsible use, as well as their occasional misuse.
Michael Ingram is the president of APSEF, and said he believes it is important that people learn how to use fireworks safely when they are very young, and that safety should be the most important part of the educational program. To reach this goal, APSEF is working with Inez Tenenbaum, the former Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, who will help develop and distribute age-appropriate curricula about firework safety.
Agencies like these can benefit from working with booklet printing companies, which can create materials to explain programs and initiatives.
The APA's executive director, Julie Heckman, said that fireworks are a valued part of Independence Day celebrations, and the displays are greatly anticipated. She also said that the APA was pleased the rate of injuries from fireworks is declining, but the APA is committed to eliminating them altogether. The initiative that was just announced will move closer to this goal by focusing on education.
To accomplish this, the APA created a new sub-organization: the American Pyrotechnics Safety & Education Foundation (APSEF). APSEF's mission is to develop education and safety programs for young people. The programs will explain the history of fireworks, their engineering and science, and their responsible use, as well as their occasional misuse.
Michael Ingram is the president of APSEF, and said he believes it is important that people learn how to use fireworks safely when they are very young, and that safety should be the most important part of the educational program. To reach this goal, APSEF is working with Inez Tenenbaum, the former Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, who will help develop and distribute age-appropriate curricula about firework safety.
Agencies like these can benefit from working with booklet printing companies, which can create materials to explain programs and initiatives.