January/February 2006

January/February 2006

Health Care 101
NFPA 101® provides effective design requirements for improved health care environments.
Daniel O'Connor, P.E., and Thomas W. Gardner, P.E.

from the magazine

Updating NFPA 13
Changes are proposed for NFPA's first standard and how it provides the minimum requirements for the design and installation of automatic sprinkler systems.
John Nicholson

The Numbers Don’t Lie
An estimated 15 to 30 percent of U.S. nursing home facilities still do not have full automatic sprinkler systems.
John Dellogono and Charlie Bauroth, P.E.

Case Study: Sprinkler Retrofits
Sprinklers are making their way into more nursing homes.
Stephen Murphy

All the Right Tools
Security management in a health care environment requires code compliance.
Richard Mahnke

Buzzwords The importance of competence Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE		Mail Call Letters to the editor

First Word Q&A with NFPA President James M. Shannon John Nicholson		Outreach Humor helps with serious message Barbara Dunn

Firewatch Leaking propane ignites in warehouse Kenneth J. Temblay		Research New council is formed Kathleen H. Almand, P.E., FSFPE

Heads Up Solid shelves in racks vs. shelf storage Russell P. Fleming, P.E.		Structural Ops Unified command at structure fires Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene

In Compliance Exit signs—Where are they required? Chip Carson, P.E.