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January 28, 2019
Journal NOW: Health care trends to watch in 2019 and beyond
Associated Press The opening image of "Cutting Edge," a feature article in the current issue of NFPA Journal, might look like something out of a sci-fi movie, but in actuality, the photo shows a woman undergoing an increasingly common form of cancer
January 25, 2019
New resource highlights safe door locking requirements and guidelines for schools
Can classroom doors be locked to prevent an intruder from entering? Can a fire alarm system be disabled to prevent it from being used to draw people outside? These are among the more frequently asked questions we’ve received from school
Journal NOW: In the new NFPA Journal, a discussion of code application and interpretation
What constitutes equivalencies in NFPA 101â, Life Safety Codeâ, for the open kitchens found in today's health care facilities? And what is the role of NFPA and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) when it comes to applying code
January 24, 2019
Soliciting comments for new project on Fire Service Analysts and Informational Technical Specialists Professional Qualifications
The NFPA Standards Council is in receipt of a New Project Initiation Request for the development of an ANSI Accredited Standard to establish requirements for a professional qualification standard for Fire Service Analysts and Informational Technical
New project on Spaceports seeking committee members
The NFPA Standards Council approved a new project to develop requirements for privately operated spaceports. After a review of all information provided, the Council voted to approve the development of a new technical committee and directed that a
#TBT From The NFPA Archives: Electric Heater Fire, 1922
The image above was sent to the NFPA offices back in 1922, by member A. H. Appearson of Richmond, Virginia. According to Mr. Appearson, the electric heater shown above was situated in a pattern room of a foundry. A workman had left a bucket of water to
January 22, 2019
New project on remote inspections seeking committee members
The NFPA Standards Council approved a new project to develop requirements for the performance and use of remote methodologies, systems and components (including digital video, digital images, digital audio, among others) whether live or submitted as an
January 21, 2019
Journal NOW: As violence against responders rises, so do the costs
As an editor and writer for NFPA Journal, I frequently research topics that are objectively depressing. Fatal fires, catastrophic incidents, natural and man-made disasters, you name it. In the vast majority of cases, though, the tragedy du jour
Now available: January 2019 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter
The January 2019 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter, is now available. You'll find in this issue: New project on Fuel Gases Detection New/reorganized projects seeking members for Portable Fire Extinguishers,
A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Maintaining protective equipment
What do you think of when you hear the phrase protective equipment? Many of you likely went right to clothing but protective equipment is anything used to protect the employee from injury. Clothing, hard hats, multi-meters, hand tools and
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