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A better understanding of NFPA 70E: a normal operation quiz

As you know, NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® does not determine what normal operation of your equipment entails. NFPA 70E details the normal operating conditions necessary before someone can safely

Can anyone do integrated testing? What are the qualifications? Does it change with the complexity of the building?

  What is Integrated System Testing for Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems? Why is it so critical now? In my recent NFPA Live I identified various codes and standards that now require integrated system testing and review the types of

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: 1929 Kinloch Mine Disaster

On March 21, 1929 an explosion and fire occurred at the Kinloch Mine in Parnassus, PA. The origin of this explosion was underground and forty-six lives were lost when the incident occurred. At the time of the explosion, there were two hundred and

Journal NOW: Remembering the Windsor Hotel St. Patrick's Day fire 120 years later

Sunday is St. Patrick's Day, and on that day in New York City 120 years ago, tragedy struck at the Windsor Hotel. After one careless guest attempted to flick a still-flaming match out of a window, a massive blaze engulfed the luxury hotel,

RFP now open for impact of obstructions on spray sprinklers project; submission deadline March 29, 2019

The Foundation has previously completed work on the impact of obstructions on ESFR sprinklers in storage occupancies. Similar research is needed related to spray sprinklers and obstructions.  There is a need to assess the current rules related to

SUPDET 2019 call for papers deadline approaching!

The Call for Papers deadline is quickly approaching for SUPDET® 2019, which will be held September 17-20, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Denver City Center in Denver, CO! Since 1997, the Research Foundation has organized SUPDET (Suppression, Detection,

This year’s Safety Stand Down campaign to focus on occupational exposure in the fire service

  “REDUCE YOUR EXPOSURE: IT’S EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY” is the theme of the 2019 Safety Stand Down campaign. Each year, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)

RFP now open for electrical circuit data collection project; submission deadline is March 27, 2019

The service, feeder and branch circuit load design requirements in NFPA 70, National Electrical Code® (NEC®) may need to be updated based on the increasing pace of technological innovation along the entire span of the electrical power

Journal NOW: In the new NFPA Journal, a look at parking garage safety, the rise of modular construction, an interview with the new head of the US Forest Service, and more

Parking garages are ubiquitous in virtually every city on the planet, but they may not provide an adequate level of safety for the vehicles stored in them—or for the people driving and parking those vehicles.   That’s one of the major

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: 1931 North Carolina Prison Fire

Pictured above are the charred ruins of a prison stockade near Kenansville, N.C. On Saturday, March 7th 1931, eleven prisoners were trapped in their cells and died as fire destroyed the entire structure. The county investigation apparently ended