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July 20, 2017
Free webinar on “Storage Protection Under Sloped Ceilings”
In the event of a fire, a sloped ceiling may alter sprinkler performance from expected results for a conventional horizontal ceiling configuration. This webinar will address the storage protection under sloped ceilings. A detailed computational study
July 19, 2017
#101Wednesdays: Fire deaths in Virginia senior housing complex a wake-up call
Image via 13newsnow.com Three people died and six were injured in a fire at a senior housing complex in Chesapeake, Virginia on Saturday, July 15th. The cause of the fire is reported to be a lightning strike somewhere in the vicinity of the roof of the
In July's issue of NFPA News: proposed TIAs on NFPA 1582 and NFPA 1994; new project on wall panel fire test; committees seeking members; and more ...
The July 2017 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter, is now available. In this issue: Comments sought on proposed TIAs to NFPA 1582 and NFPA 1994 New project on fire test for wall panels being considered Current
Free webinar on “Storage Protection under Sloped Ceilings”
In the event of a fire, a sloped ceiling may alter sprinkler performance from expected results for a conventional horizontal ceiling configuration. This webinar will address the storage protection under sloped ceilings. A detailed computational study
July 18, 2017
Hawaii fire latest example of complacency about fire risks
Image via Today.com Over the weekend, we were faced once again with another fire tragedy. A high rise condominium in Honolulu, Hawaii caught fire resulting in the death of three individuals and four serious injuries, including one firefighter. Our
July 14, 2017
UPDATE: As of September 1, all persons engaged in hot work in Boston need to have hot work safety certificates
All workers at job sites where hot work activities are performed in Boston must take NFPA Hot Work Safety Training and earn an NFPA Hot Work Safety Certificate by September 1, 2017. Over the last few months, more than 16,000 workers in the
NFPA 1: Inspection, testing and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment, #FireCodefridays
Hello – Happy Friday! Today’s post comes to you from Jacqueline Wilmot, Fire Protection Engineer in the Fire Protection Systems Department, at NFPA. Special thanks to Jacqueline for her contribution to this blog while I am out on
July 13, 2017
A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Implementing risk controls is more involved than you think
The 2015 edition of NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace introduced a requirement that risk controls be implemented during the course of the risk assessment. That edition included a possible hierarchy of risk controls as an
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