National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Blog, page 139

Another fire in a high-rise building with combustible exterior panels underscores the need for improvements to the safety infrastructure and proactive risk assessment

  Last week NFPA introduced EFFECT™ (the Exterior Facade Fire Evaluation Comparison Tool) to help building owners and managers assess risk in their properties, and stem the tide of fires in high-rise structures with combustible cladding. Now,

#101Wednesdays: The concerns over a series of proposed high-rises and single-exit stairs

Spire London – Image via Greenland Group When I look at my new copy of the 2018 edition of the Life Safety Code, there's a sense of accomplishment for the fire protection and life safety community in advancing the safety of building

Fourth installment of 2018 70E changes video series focuses on Table 130.5(G) – Selection of Arc-Rated Clothing Using Incident Energy Analysis Method

As you know, the 2018 edition of 70E is now available. To help you navigate through some of the key changes, we’ve developed a five-part video series hosted by NFPA’s technical experts that helps explain some of these changes.  In our

Journal NOW: New Journal column explores the thorny issues of safety public policy

From my years working as a political reporter, I can assure you that everything we humans touch eventually turns political as long as someone somewhere has something at stake. When the stakes rise to the level of life and death, the politics are

#FireCodefridays: Requirements for dust explosion and fire prevention from NFPA 652

Photo: U.S. Chemical Safety Board   This week marks 10 years since the fatal event on February 7, 2008, at the Imperial Sugar Company manufacturing facility in Port Wentworth, Georgia. Fourteen workers were killed and 36 others were treated for

A better understanding of NFPA 70E: the other chapters

  Do you know that there are three chapters in NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®? Although Chapter 1 is the most well-known there are two other chapters applicable to the users of the standard. Chapter 2 applies

NBC's "This Is Us" dramatically demonstrates critical home fire safety messages

Photo courtesy of Good Housekeeping   Over the past few weeks, the NBC television show “This Is Us” has effectively dramatized home fire missteps that can have deadly consequences. These dramatizations have turned lots of attention to

Mark your calendars: NFPA and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition initiate day of action to address America's home fire problem

Prioritizing fire risk in high-rise buildings with combustible cladding systems using NFPA's new tool, EFFECT

Driven by a desire to have more energy-efficient buildings, it’s an unfortunate truth that many of today’s high-rises in cities around the globe are sheathed in combustible materials. Whether it’s foam insulation board attached

Think fire safety on Super Bowl Sunday