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A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Who needs all those words in a standard?

I am weary from answering questions about what I consider to be clear and concise requirements. A majority of these types of questions are posed by someone who has never opened NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrically Safety in the Workplace. If

Wildfires know no borders. A childhood wildfire story from Australia, shared by Cathy Brown

#101Wednesdays: Crowd management and the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of 1989

This past May, I posted about the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code requirements for crowd managers. In today's installment of #101Wednesdays, guest author Robert Solomon discusses the broader subject of crowd management, and how the lack of a comprehensive

July 12 webinar to address proposed changes to 2018 NFPA 70E

In preparation for the release of the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, July 12 from 10:00 – 10:30 AM EDT that will help explain the proposed changes

SUPDET 2017/AUBE '17 program now available

SUPDET 2017/AUBE '17 will take place September 12-14 in College Park, MD, USA.  This year's program will feature over 80 presentations over a three day period focused on the latest development in research, technology, and applications for the fire

Free webinar to detail changes to 2018 edition of NFPA 99

While many health care facilities across the country are still adjusting to last year’s adoption of the 2012 edition of NFPA 99 by CMS, the code revision process at NFPA has continued. We are now only a short time away from the final approval and

NFPA to develop fire risk assessment tool in response to tragic high-rise fires incidents

  In light of a recent series of fires in high-rise buildings with combustible facades, including the Grenfell tower fire, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has initiated a project to develop a fire risk assessment tool for these types

NIOSH Bringing More Attention to Fentanyl Exposure and First Responders

There is increasing concern in public safety and public health communities about the potential exposure of first responders to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic drug with health effects ranging from drowsiness to respiratory failure.   Fentanyl

NFPA and ESFI work to reduce fatalities caused by electric shock drowning (ESD) in pools and at marinas

NFPA continues to enhance data and analytics efforts to serve fire departments around the world

  Less than two years ago, NFPA hired its first full time data scientist. Dr. Nathaniel Lin came armed with an impressive skill set, strong professional achievements, and a great deal of passion for data analytics.Since then, NFPA has invested in