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President signs bill to track cancer in firefighters

A new law that requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a registry to collect data on firefighter cancer was signed yesterday by President Trump.   The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act calls for the

A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Some ways to work on electrical equipment

When it comes to having you work on electrical equipment there are essentially four choices your employer could make. The first is to design or substitute out electrical hazards so that you are not exposed to voltages above 50 volts or incident energies

Couple experiences home fire on their wedding day

Journal NOW: Poll—Share your experience with Airbnb or other short-term rental services

According to a study published in May, many properties rented on Airbnb.com in the United States lack basic fire safety features such as smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. In cities like Austin, Texas, as many as 63 percent of Airbnb properties lack

NFPA 4 is in the pipeline and training is being provided by NFPA to keep you ahead of the curve!

Many fire protection and life safety systems are designed to operate together in order to allow occupants to safely escape from a fire or other emergency. For example, if a sprinkler system activates in an office building, it’s expected that the

Journal NOW: New NFPA Journal looks at commissioning giant assembly spaces, Airbnb safety concerns, the latest from the cannabis industry, and more

The Cotai Strip in Macau, China, is home to a bevy of immense resort casinos that are among the world’s large assembly occupancies, some covering more than 10 million square feet. As experts will tell you, as buildings grow, so do the

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: Hartford Circus Fire - July 6, 1944

This week marks the anniversary of the Hartford Circus Fire on July 6, 1944. So we thought we would repost a previous #TBT blog.   The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth," arrived in

NFPA 3000 “Respond” training course is now available, highlighting the need for practicing procedures, notifying others and community outreach

The second of three training courses developed to educate communities on NFPA 3000TM (PS), Standard for an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program is now available. NFPA 3000 provides unified planning, response and recovery guidance

JOURNAL NOW: The rapid emergence of the marijuana industry and what it means for safety regulators

It’s not often a massive industry emerges seemingly overnight, but that’s what’s happened with legal marijuana. In just a few short years, the drug has gone from total prohibition to a thriving legal industry in states across the

Soliciting public comments on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) for NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®; and NFPA 5000®, Building Construction and Safety Code®, are being published for public review and comment: NFPA 101, proposed TIA No. 1298,