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NFPA Seminar On Global Research Of High Challenge Warehouse Storage

January 20th, 2012 Comments off

NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation will present the latest global research on high challenge warehouse storage. The one-day seminar, titled “Global Research Update: High Challenge Storage Protection,” will be held on June 27, 2012 at the Marriott Rive Gauche, in Paris, France, in cooperation with the European Fire Sprinkler Network conference. Read more…

Lithium-Ion Batteries A Threat to Airline Safety?

August 20th, 2010 1 comment

Lithium batteries ubiquitous and a necessity in modern life, they are thought to present a fire hazard for airlines. This topic of discussion raised headlines when American Airlines flight attendants confiscated 58 cellphones, lithium-ion batteries, and charging devices from a passenger on a June 23 flight. Read more…