Q&A: Understand the Impact of Fire and Life Safety during Renovations
LifeSafety interviews Donald Goosman, construction manager at Rolf Jensen & Associates, a nationwide fire-protection and security consultancy, on the role of fire- and life-safety engineers during...
View ArticleWhat Contractors Should Know About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Understand the requirements for projects funded by the act. Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the $787 billion economic stimulus package enacted and signed into law...
View ArticleCodes Address Aspirating Smoke Detection
Aspiration detection systems must comply with the state, local, federal and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, specifically, the NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code), NFPA...
View ArticleNew White Paper Clarifies NFPA 72-2010 and DOD Intelligibility Requirements
As a relatively new concept to fire and life safety systems, intelligibility requirements will change how these systems are designed and installed. Designing for intelligibility can be complicated by a...
View ArticleNFPA 720: 2012 Deletes CO Sensitivity Testing Requirements
One of the more significant changes in NFPA 720: 2012 relates to sensitivity testing. The Technical Committee accepted a proposal to delete the sensitivity testing requirements for CO detectors. The...
View ArticleCracking the Code
Think of NFPA 72®: 2013 as a better-organized 2010 edition with updated requirements for inspection, testing and signaling precedence. When NFPA 72: 2010 was released, its sweeping changes and updates...
View ArticleCarbon Monoxide Legislation
Currently, 38 states have passed specific carbon monoxide (CO) detector legislation, and more are considering new legislation or updates to existing laws. “The CO legislation landscape is constantly...
View ArticleA Sound Off on Tone
By Roopa Shortt, Audible Visible Marketing Manager, System Sensor Through our work developing products and meeting intelligibility code requirements with our audible life safety systems, we’ve long...
View ArticleFacts about the New NFPA 72: 2010/2013 Low Frequency Sounder Requirements
What is the new low frequency sounder requirement? NFPA 72 has initiated a code change to the 2010 edition that will require that certain new sleeping areas utilize a low frequency sounder with a 520...
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