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NFPA 125th Anniversary Virtual Electrical Program On-Demand Through May 18

In 2020, like most businesses, NFPA’s annual meeting was canceled due to the pandemic. In 2021, we made changes to the program by creating a year-long, online conference series to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the association with programs made available live and on demand. We launched the series in May with our first program, “Empowering Electrical Design, Installation, and Safety,” and...



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Using Residential Electrical Service Inspections as Valuable Teaching Moments

As a licensed electrician working on residential and commercial jobs for 16 years, the transition to electrical inspector has been challenging. One of the biggest reasons was that as an inspector I had to remember that just because I wouldn’t have done the installation a particular way didn’t make it non-compliant; the installer may have just used a different method. I continued as an electrical...



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NFPA releases online learning and live virtual training covering NFPA 13, NFPA 72, solar, energy storage systems, and warehouse fire protection

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has added some new high-quality online learning and live virtual training solutions to its broad portfolio of educational resources to ensure that today’s workforce is incorporating critical codes and standards guidance into their job tasks.
NFPA Online Learning solutions, which were developed with input from industry insights, feature expert...



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A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E NFPA 70E Open for Public Comment

NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® has been processed through the First Draft stage and is now open for public comment. The draft has been posted on the NFPA 70E web page under the next edition tab which allows you to review what has occurred during this revision cycle. There you will also be able to submit a comment on the work done at the First Draft.
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Signs point to required labeling as a major ally in achieving electrical safety for workers

“…do this, don’t do that – can’t you read the sign?”  The year was 1971 and I certainly find some irony in the fact that the original band to perform this well-known ditty was dubbed as the Five Man Electrical Band. If you listen to the lyrics of the song, it doesn’t necessarily portray signs in the best light (see what I did there?).  The songwriter depicts signs as being controlling and...



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Fifteen female fire and life safety influencers reflect on what International Women’s Day means to them

Top row (L-R) Stacy Welch, Linda Little, Lori Moore-Merrell, Dana Kamal, Lorraine Carli. Middle row (L-R) Olga Caledonia, Amy Acton, Tiffany Green, Birgitte Messerschmidt, Yuanjing Liu. Lower row (L-R) Christina Francis, Sofia Poehls, Sarah Lee, Sawsan Dahham, Inma Zeind

Today, as women in every corner of the globe consider what International Women’s Day (IWD) means to them, their families,...



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Recent NC Fire Shines Light on Gaps in Ammonium Nitrate Regulation That No Longer Can be Ignored

With the flames of a North Carolina January 31 fertilizer plant fire now safely extinguished, it’s now time for local, state, and federal officials to focus on fixing the holes that govern ammonium nitrate (AN) storage and handling. On April 17, 2013, a fire in Texas led to the detonation of about 30 tons of AN and the deaths of 15 people, along with the injury of hundreds more, and major...



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New NFPA online training and certification resources designed to help those charged with water-based suppression system ITM

Properly maintained water-based fire protection systems are critical for building and life safety. It is equally important that practitioners take proactive, prescriptive steps to ensure that inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) of fire protection systems is done on a regular basis. That’s why NFPA has developed a new Water Based Inspection Testing and Maintenance (WBITM) Online Learning...



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New research on performance criteria for Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Systems; Register for upcoming webinar to learn more

Last month, the Fire Protection Research Foundation, the research affiliate of NFPA, published a report, titled: “Performance Criteria for Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection Systems” in response to a need to establish an evaluation method that can be used to assess the performance of alternative fire protection systems, other than foam systems, for aircraft hangar facilities.

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Vacant Buildings

Late last month, three firefighters were killed and another was injured when a vacant rowhome partially collapsed in Baltimore, MD. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time firefighters have lost their lives while responding to a fire in a vacant building. Six firefighters died in Worcester, MA when a fire broke out in a vacant cold storage warehouse in December of 1999. In another tragic...



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