https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today List of items matching the tag 'nfpa 101' en Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:44:09 GMT Jive Engage 2018.25.0.0_jx (http://jivesoftware.com/products/) 2020-12-15T11:44:09Z en https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/10/12/download-the-nfpa-fire-extinguisher-fact-sheet-to-determine-if-you-are-meeting-occupancy-requirements With businesses pivoting to meet different building configurations due to COVID, it is a good time to revisit fire extinguisher location and type requirements to ensure that you are compliant with what code officials are enforcing.   Having the building and life safety ahjs nfpa 1 nfpa 10 nfpa 101 codes and standards fire protection fire suppression fact sheet fire extinguishers code enforcers facility management Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:29:30 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/10/12/download-the-nfpa-fire-extinguisher-fact-sheet-to-determine-if-you-are-meeting-occupancy-requirements 2020-10-09T17:29:30Z 2 months 3 days ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/09/25/what-is-the-secret-about-private-operating-mode   Everyone is familiar with the sound of a fire alarm and flash of the visual notification thanks to drills that are required at schools and the workplace. They are typically designed in a way so that everyone can see and hear, no matter where you electrical fire protection systems building and life safety ahj nfpa 101 nfpa 99 codes and standards nfpa 72 private operating mode alarm design Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:54:02 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/09/25/what-is-the-secret-about-private-operating-mode 2020-09-24T20:54:02Z 2 months 3 weeks ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/09/11/19-years-later-what-lessons-have-we-learned-from-911 Every year on this day, I am overwhelmed with a sense of sadness that almost seems as raw as it did on that beautiful September morn in 2001. Tears flow. Memories flood. And I wonder, what have we learned in the aftermath of 9/11?   Nineteen years emergency response building & life safety ems nfpa 1 nfpa 101 codes and standards fire protection nfpa 72 nfpa 5000 nfpa 1851 emergency preparedness nfpa 1600 egress nfpa 731 communications firefighters nfpa 1981 nfpa 1026 police world trade center terror attack 911 world trade center (wtc) nfpa 730 nfpa 1561 notification competencies Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:30:34 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/09/11/19-years-later-what-lessons-have-we-learned-from-911 2020-09-11T19:30:34Z 3 months 14 hours ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/07/31/where-do-fire-alarm-control-units-need-to-be-located A question that we receive from time to time involves the location of fire alarm control units (FACU). This question typically comes in as someone asking if NFPA 72, Fire Alarm and Signaling Code specifies the location of where these need to be nfpa 1 nfpa 101 codes and standards nfpa 72 nfpa 5000 engineers designers fire alarm control unit facu control panel fire alarm panel Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:20:53 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/07/31/where-do-fire-alarm-control-units-need-to-be-located 2020-07-30T18:20:53Z 4 months 2 weeks ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/06/08/nfpa-technical-committee-meeting-begins-today-online-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic The 2020 NFPA Technical Meeting, being held digitally this year as a result of COVID-19, begins today. To submit position statements to debate Certified Amending Motions (CAMs), visit nfpa.org/2020techsession.   The online 2020 meeting allows NFPA tech session technical meeting nfpa 1 nfpa 101 nfpa 99 codes and standards nfpa 1006 nfpa 30 nfpa 4 nfpa 1500 nfpa technical meeting technical services nfpa 1700 nfpa 790 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 16:00:54 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/06/08/nfpa-technical-committee-meeting-begins-today-online-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic 2020-06-08T16:00:54Z 6 months 1 week ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/05/12/russian-hospital-fires-underscore-importance-of-not-losing-sight-of-fire-safety-during-pandemic A fire at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia, today killed five patients being treated for COVID-19. (Reuters)   Six people are dead after two fires in just three days torched hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in Russia. The fire service nfpa 101 nfpa 99 health care facilities fire safety fire international electrical safety russia coronavirus covid19 hospital fire Tue, 12 May 2020 14:45:11 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/05/12/russian-hospital-fires-underscore-importance-of-not-losing-sight-of-fire-safety-during-pandemic 2020-05-12T14:45:11Z 7 months 4 days ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/16/skill-up-while-hunkering-down-new-fire-life-safety-systems-and-itm-of-water-based-fire-protection-systems-online-training-is-here The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released two new online learning courses, Life Safety and Fire Protection Systems Fundamentals and NFPA 25 ITM of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems. The new offerings are perfect for workers that have building and life safety ahj nfpa 101 fire protection sprinklers nfpa 25 itm fire suppression training egress facility managers contractors detection building owner installers alarms itm of water based fire protection systems insurance agents building inspector covid-19 coronavirus online learning codes and satandards engineering students electrical workers Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:37:20 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/16/skill-up-while-hunkering-down-new-fire-life-safety-systems-and-itm-of-water-based-fire-protection-systems-online-training-is-here 2020-04-16T17:37:20Z 7 months 1 month ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/15/maintaining-egress-from-businesses-during-the-covid-19-emergency The overused understatement of the decade is, “This is an unprecedented time.” While the coronavirus outbreak has turned our lives into something none of us likely ever imagined, one fundamental life safety truth remains: THERE IS NO building & life safety building and life safety life safety authority having jurisdiction ahjs nfpa 101 codes and standards egress code enforcers covid-19 coronavirus Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:21:59 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/15/maintaining-egress-from-businesses-during-the-covid-19-emergency 2020-04-15T15:21:59Z 8 months 8 hours ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/13/free-nfpa-fire-and-life-safety-webinars-this-week-offer-access-to-experts-in-fire-protection-healthcare-and-construction-safety   National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) subject matter experts will host a free COVID-19 Fire and Life Safety Webinar Series this Tuesday through Thursday, April 14-16. During the three one hour sessions NFPA technical staff will provide life safety nfpa 1 nfpa 241 health care nfpa 101 nfpa 99 fire protection nfpa 80 nfpa 1600 code and standards buildings under construction fire & life safety building official covid-19 coronavirus safety during covid-19 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:27:48 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/13/free-nfpa-fire-and-life-safety-webinars-this-week-offer-access-to-experts-in-fire-protection-healthcare-and-construction-safety 2020-04-13T22:27:48Z 8 months 2 days ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/24/nfpa-issues-guidance-to-government-officials-on-fire-protection-and-life-safety-systems-regardless-of-occupancy-status Given the COVID-19 crisis, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging officials to ensure that fire protection and life safety systems be maintained in all commercial and multi-occupancy residential buildings; and that the building and life safety ahjs nfpa 241 nfpa 101 nfpa 99 codes and standards nfpa 72 nfpa 25 nfpa 110 nfpa 80 facility managers enforcement building owners Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:11:43 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/24/nfpa-issues-guidance-to-government-officials-on-fire-protection-and-life-safety-systems-regardless-of-occupancy-status 2020-03-24T22:11:43Z 8 months 1 week ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/06/how-to-calculate-occupant-load A fundamental concept of model building codes, fire codes, and life safety codes is that a means of egress is designed to accommodate all occupants of a building. Knowing how to determine the total occupant load of a building is an integral part in building & life safety nfpa 101 occupant load egress capacity calculating occupant load Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:30:09 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/04/06/how-to-calculate-occupant-load 2020-04-03T16:30:09Z 8 months 1 week ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/30/new-nfpa-newsletter-delivers-personalized-content-to-readers In my recent NFPA Journal columns and in the many engaging conversations I have had with people around the world, I have talked about how NFPA continues to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our diverse global audiences. We are committed to nfpa 1 nfpa 101 fire and life safety fire & life safety ecosystem nfpa network e-newsletter fire and life safety news high rise fires Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:26:59 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/30/new-nfpa-newsletter-delivers-personalized-content-to-readers 2020-03-27T19:26:59Z 8 months 2 weeks ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/24/new-nfpa-journal-podcast-details-implications-of-coronavirus-health-care-surge The challenges of medical surge related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is the topic of a new NFPA Journal Podcast out now. Listen to the entire 45-minute, special-edition episode online now. Or download it wherever you get your podcast.   life safety ems health care nfpa 101 nfpa 99 fire safety hospitals cms nfpa journal nfpa journal podcast united states podcast public health pandemic coronavirus covid19 doctors nurses Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:22:09 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/24/new-nfpa-journal-podcast-details-implications-of-coronavirus-health-care-surge 2020-03-23T18:22:09Z 8 months 3 weeks ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/16/with-covid-19-gripping-the-globe-nfpa-offers-resources-for-emergency-planning-first-responder-precautions-and-fire-life-and-electrical-safety   As the world grapples with the unprecedented health crisis known as COVID-19 or the coronavirus, NFPA, like many organizations, is monitoring the U.S. Centers for Disease Controland Prevention and other governmental sources for COVID-19 updates electrical building & life safety life safety nfpa 1 nfpa 101 nfpa 99 nfpa 80 fire and life safety codesandstandards covid-19 coronavirus Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:25:02 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/16/with-covid-19-gripping-the-globe-nfpa-offers-resources-for-emergency-planning-first-responder-precautions-and-fire-life-and-electrical-safety 2020-03-16T15:25:02Z 8 months 1 month ago 0 https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/06/do-you-know-the-difference-between-life-safety-drills-and-exercises Recently, two teachers’ unions joined forces with Everytown USA, a gun violence prevention advocacy group. They released a position statement against active shooter exercises, featuring realistic simulations, in schools; and highlighted the building and life safety life safety nfpa 101 nfpa 99 codes and standards fire drills emergency preparedness nfpa 1600 active shooter responders facility manager nfpa 3000 school safety and security Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:43:42 GMT nfpa@jiveon.com https://community.nfpa.org/community/nfpa-today/blog/2020/03/06/do-you-know-the-difference-between-life-safety-drills-and-exercises 2020-03-06T16:43:42Z 9 months 1 week ago 0