NFPA DiRECT Situational Navigation the Subject of Latest NFPA LiNK Digital Platform Video Series
As you may know, NFPA launched NFPA LiNK® last month. It's an exciting new digital platform that provides code information and supplementary content for professionals and practitioners like you who need to better understand problems and make decisions in real time while on the job.
To help with navigating the platform, we created a new weekly video series that explains some of the features and functionalities users need like dashboards, sharing, bookmarks, and more. Here in this latest blog in the videos series we address the NFPA DiRECT® feature.
Have you ever looked at a codebook and just felt overwhelmed? Are there times when you're not sure where to start, how to find what you're looking for, or even know what applies in a given situation?
If you've answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you'll appreciate the NFPA DiRECT feature that can help you navigate the codebook in a more real-world manner. While you may not always know where to look in the book, you do know the specifics of your particular task. Simply knowing what you're doing, where you are doing it, and what you're working on is enough to get you started with NFPA DiRECT. With a little bit of context, you can start applying filters based on some high-level categories such as occupancy, space, system, or equipment. As the filters are applied, results will continue to narrow down until you find the content that matches your needs. For example, say you are new inspector and have been tasked with performing an inspection in an office building. More specifically you have to look at a roof- mounted HVAC system that you have never inspected before and you're not sure where to look for all of the requirements. With NFPA DiRECT you can start with what you know: the occupancy is a business and the equipment is HVAC. Then, applying these filters will produce results that contain the relevant code information. Learn more about this key DiRECT navigation feature in the video below:
The results shown after applying filters consists of relevant situations and solutions. Let's take the HVAC example, again. That situation page features an image of a rooftop unit with numbered hotspots pointing to different parts. From there you can select among various solutions related to different aspects of the situation to get more information. That's where you will find additional explanatory commentary or imagery along with any relevant code requirements with direct access to the code section.
NFPA is continually building out these situations and solutions within NFPA LiNK, and every week new ones are being created. With a subscription you will continue to see new content and updates to existing content to better support your needs.
There's so much about NFPA LiNK you don't want to miss. This video blog series is a great way to visualize the tool and how much it can help you in your work. If you missed our earlier video demonstrations, check out the first two in the series that showcases the Dashboard and publications features. The second blog in the series points to the Bookmarks and MyLiNK features. Take some time to review them all; we think you'll find the quick tutorials very helpful.
Find more information about the platform, a timeline of additional codes and standards that will be coming to NFPA LiNK, and a product introduction video at nfpa.org/LiNK. Purchase or try NFPA LiNK today by visiting the website.
