Codes, Standards and Regulations
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Changes to the 2019 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
As the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states, "NFPA 13 is the industry benchmark for design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems. NFPA 13 addresses sprinkler system...
Legislative Review An Overview of Codes, Standards and Regulations in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA and TX
In their December 2018 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of regulations...
The Risk-Based Approach of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code
The 1961 Hartford Hospital fire sparked changes in hospital safety procedures and building codes that remain in place more than five decades later. On the afternoon of December 8th, a fire broke out...
Legislative Review for Canada
In their November/December 2017 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of...
Legislative Review An Overview of Codes, Standards and Regulations in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA and TX
In their December 2017 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of regulations...
NFPA Statistics on Residential Fires
In March of 2017 NFPA published a 54 page document that summarized a history of 485,700 fires by occupancy over a five year period (2010 - 2014). Not surprisingly residential fires accounted for...
Flammable, Combustible & Ignitable Liquid Classification According to NFPA, FM Global and DOT
The Department of Transportation (DOT), NFPA and FM Global are very different in how they classify flammable, combustible & ignitable liquids. NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, is...
Legislative Review An Overview of Codes, Standards and Regulations in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA and TX
In their November/December 2016 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of...
Legislative Review for Canada
In their November/December 2016 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of regulations affecting the...
Legislative Review for Canada
In their November 2015 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of regulations...
Legislative Review An Overview of Codes, Standards and Regulations in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA and TX
In their November 2015 issue, Sprinkler Age magazine featured its Annual Legislative Review for the United States and Canada. This summary of legislation and codes offers an overview of regulations...
Significant Changes to the 2016 Edition of NFPA 13
Several important changes are forthcoming in the release of the 2016 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. The most important change is the addition of protection...