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A better understanding of NFPA 70E: The safety of future electrical workers

If the National Electrical Code® (NEC®)covers the installation of electrical equipment and provides for the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity and NFPA 70E®, Standard for

Journal NOW: South African project illustrates power of smoke alarms

Justin Sullivan      An estimated 1 billion people worldwide live in areas known as slums, shantytowns, or informal settlements, where the built environment doesn't benefit from land-use or safety regulations. Organizations like the

NFPA 1: Fire Code considerations when managing the new trend of dockless, electric scooters in cities, #firecodefridays

Earlier this week I was in San Antonio, Texas to present at the Center for Campus Fire Safety’s Campus Fire Safety Forum about NFPA’s new standard, NFPA 3000, and its impact on the college and university community. During my brief stay in the

Journal NOW: New November/December NFPA Journal includes summary of 2017 U.S. firefighter injury report

  The number of firefighters injured in the line of duty in 2017 was the lowest since NFPA began analyzing this data in 1981.   That’s one of the findings in the summary of a new NFPA report, “U.S. Firefighter Injuries in

#TBT from the NFPA Archives: Airplane Factory Fire – November 7, 1918

On the evening of November 7, 1918, at 6:30PM, a fire started in the vicinity of the wing coating building of the Burgess Aeroplane Factory in Marblehead, MA. The Fire quickly spread to all of the buildings at the facility and to a boat yard nearby. The

Soliciting comments on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 31 and NFPA 130

The following two proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) for NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment; and NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, are being published for public review and

New webinar addresses initial challenges, incident growth and extinguishment of high hazard flammable train fires

  Train accidents don't always happen but when they do they can have devastating consequences and challenge even the most astute first responders because fuels can often flow, pool, saturate, and burn for days.   A new webinar on High Hazard

NFPA 1: How to apply the Code to a makerspace, #FireCodefridays

A few weeks ago I was visiting my alma mater, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and got to check out a brand new building that had just opened on campus the week before. As I entered the front of the building I noticed a sign welcoming

2 things electrical professionals need (and want) to know about the 2018 edition of 70E

To those in the electrical field, NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace is “the source” when it comes to keeping workers safe on the job. In the 2018 edition, the standard takes safety one step further by introducing human

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