Friday, June 15, 2012 marked the 18th Annual Society of Fire Protection Engineers’ Golf Outing. The event was held at Carlton Oaks Lodge and Country Club in the ‘sunny’ San Diego, California. This year’s event raised over $1000. Monies raised benefit the San Diego Burn Institute, which is a nonprofit health agency dedicated to reducing the number of burn injuries Read more…
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers is providing a FREE webcast on Water Mist Fire Suppression on Wednesday, May 2nd from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT). Reviewed are Water Mist technology applications for data centers, marine vessels, offshore installations and power generation sites. The session will explain the critical changes to and requirements of NFPA 750. Read more…
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers is offering a free course on Fire Risk Assessment to improve the understanding on how to mitigate the fire risk in a building or facility. The course titled “Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment” consists of 19 online lectures each at a duration of about 15 minutes. Read more…
The 2013 Edition of NFPA 13 will be adopted by many states and jurisdictions in January 2014. In this article we will be focusing on major changes for this latest edition of NFPA 13 and specifically in the application and use of ESFR (Early Suppression, [...]
In-rack sprinklers are used when ceiling sprinkler only protection is no longer adequate to protect the rack stored commodities. Well known disadvantages of current in-rack sprinkler designs are (1) additional costs and (2) additional risks of damage of the sprinkler heads during loading and unloading [...]
The risk of asphyxiation, a condition of insufficient supply of oxygen to the body, is difficult to assess because of many factors that can contribute to an oxygen deficiency. However, these factors can be measured and used to calculate the risks that can lead to [...]
The Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System (GHS) is in the process of being adopted by the US. Compliance with the new provisions will impact content and format of MSDS’es. Do you understand the changes and how they may impact your business? (more…)
High-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fans require little energy to ventilate large commercial and industrial buildings, and their use can result in considerable cost savings to business owners. But do they compromise fire safety? What are the codes requiring? (more…)
NFPA’s Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) initiated a project to determine the impact of sloped ceilings on the protection of storage with ceiling slopes steeper than 2-in-12 (equivalent to 9.5 degrees). As part of this effort, FM Global was tasked to conduct fire simulations to [...]
Fire code professionals, businesses and building owners are facing the dilemma on how to successfully address fire protection issues when working on distilleries and storage of distilled goods. NFPA Standards and Fire Codes provide only some of the answers. Despite a considerable number of fire [...]
New layout of NFPA 13 may be beneficial for new users of the standard, but it can also create confusion and dismay for experienced users.
