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		Buzwords Do Minimum Codes and Standards Affect Quality? Fourteen points provide guidance in the "quality versus cost" struggle.

		Fire Watch Discarded cigarette leads to motel death in Maine

		First Word New Beginnings

		Heads Up Predicting Water Delivery in Dry-Pipe Systems Change to NFPA 13 allows for the use of computer-aided predictions.

		In Compliance Human Element Key to Safety Program NFPA 101® offers essential requirements for emergency planning in health-care facilities.

		Inside the Beltway Prescription for Health-Care Facility Safety The Life Safety Code® has a long history of protecting patients in hospitals and nursing homes.

		Just Ask Using Extinguishing Agents Properly Keep in mind these tips when choosing an extinguishing agent for a medical facility.

		Looking Back ...at fires in health-care facilities

		Meetings Fall Education Conference Heads to Atlanta Enhance your career at more than 40 seminars and have fun, too.

		Out Reach Planting the Seeds of Safety Champion Management Teams ‘till the soil' to ensure safety grows in every community.

		Struct. Firefighting Occupancy and Risk-Versus-Benefit Analysis To properly size up a building, it's crucial to know how and when it's used.

		Upto Code Making Renovated Health-Care Facilities Safe NFPA 5000 spells out when a health-care rehabilitation project needs to be sprinklered.