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A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Lockout

  Here is a pop quiz on the lockout and electrically safe work condition requirements in NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®. True or false? 1.    Lockout and tagout devices are the same thing.

Journal NOW: There are 4 weeks left to submit public input on NFPA 3000, the new standard for active shooter events—read the NFPA Journal coverage

The deadline to submit public input on NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events, is February 23—four weeks from tomorrow. NFPA Journal has been covering the development of the standard since

Sign up for February 5 webinar to learn more about assessing fire risk in high-rise buildings with combustible cladding

New research was completed this month on High Rise Buildings with Combustible Exterior Wall Assemblies. Arup, an independent firm working across every aspect of today’s built environment, conducted the comprehensive project with sponsorship from

#101Wednesdays: Regarding fire doors, what rating do I need?

  When I’m asked, “What is the required rating for a door in a particular wall?” nine times out of 10 my answer is, “It depends.” (This is the standard answer for nearly everything code-related.) In the Life Safety

Do the doors in my secure facility comply with 101, Life Safety Code®?

  Building security and life safety from fire have polar opposite objectives. The former is to make it as difficult as possible to get in or out of a building, and the latter is to make it as easy as possible. While NFPA 101 recognizes the need to

Are you prepared to respond to active shooter and hostile events? Provide input on NFPA 3000 now

Download and share this new fact sheet   Hostile events are our sad, new reality. Active shootings and mass killings fill our news feeds on a regular basis.   According to the FBI, the U.S. witnessed 160 hostile events that killed 486 and

NFPA 78, Guide on Electrical Inspections and NFPA 1078, Standard for Electrical Inspector Professional Qualifications, seeking public inputs

NFPA 78, Guide on Electrical Inspections, and NFPA 1078, Standard for Electrical Inspector Professional Qualifications, are seeking public inputs on their preliminary drafts. These preliminary drafts allow the public to review and submit any suggested

Utility Dive article highlights the work that NFPA and others are doing to address Energy Storage System safety

  The NFPA and Fire Protection Research Foundation are working on several projects related to Energy Storage Systems (ESS) including research reports, training for first responders, and the development of standards. These projects are highlighted in

#101Wednesdays: Soaring to new heights – atriums and the Life Safety Code

Marriott Marquis New York designed by John Portman. Image via Wikimedia Commons During NFPA’s winter shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s, I stumbled upon a New York Times obituary for architect John Portman, a pioneer of the modern

Fire service personnel: sign up to attend FREE Assessing Structure Ignition Potential from Wildfire (ASIP) training

If you're a fire service professional who would like to learn more about the science of how homes ignite during a wildfire but your department has limited resources at this time for you to host a training, now is the time to apply. NFPA is