Strength In Numbers
Following a pandemic-induced hiatus,
Augusta, Georgia, home to the Masters,
resumes its pioneering effort to create
a community-wide plan for addressing
hostile events using NFPA 3000
Following a pandemic-induced hiatus,
Augusta, Georgia, home to the Masters,
resumes its pioneering effort to create
a community-wide plan for addressing
hostile events using NFPA 3000
Lessons from the pandemic led to several (but not all) of the key changes proposed for the 2024 editions of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, and NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code. Here's an overview.
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New Directions
Finding the means of egress during an emergency can be complicated. Enter dynamic exit signage, a possible game changer for life safety. Read article
WILDFIRE
Inflection Point
Two years after NFPA launched an ambitious national wildfire policy initiative, the organization's wildfire chief sees encouraging signs of change. Read article
Grilling Safety
An estimated 75 million households in the United States will fire up their grills this Memorial Day weekend. For most, the worst that will happen is a few burned hot dogs. But each year, about 22,000 people in the U.S. go to hospital emergency rooms with injuries related to grilling. Today on the podcast, we talk to NFPA’s director of public education about what can go wrong, and what fire prevention educators should be telling their communities about grilling and cooking safety as we head into summer. Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA electrical expert Corey Hannahs wraps up Electrical Safety Month with an in-depth look at what makes a person qualified to perform various types of electrical jobs.
Read the latest print issue
The new summer 2023 issue of NFPA Journal looks at some of the highlights of the upcoming NFPA Conference & Expo this June in Las Vegas, including a preview of some of the hottest education session topics. Check out features on wildfire policy, dynamic exit signs, NFPA 3000, and a conversation with FDNY’s new chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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