How to Specify Electrical Installations in Hazardous Locations
To prevent a fire or explosion, a specifier should electrically classify hazardous portions of a building to determine appropriate safeguards for electrical installations…
How to Mitigate Dust Explosions and Fires in Woodworking Facilities
Fire and explosion hazards cannot be eliminated in woodworking facilities. But they can be mitigated by taking preventative action…
How to Specify a Quality Sprinkler Contractor
NICET certifications allow a specifier to dictate a minimum level of competency to obtain a quality contractor for a sprinkler install…
Electrical Influences on Life Safety Requirements
Although the Life Safety Code is a major source of requisites, there are additional life safety concerns associated with electrical equipment…
Stay Alert to Survive a Public Fire
Large-loss fires are due to oversights in public safety. A wide range of people are responsible for an individual’s safety, including the individual…
How to Prevent Restaurant Fires
As most restaurant fires involve cooking equipment, it’s important to understand the hazards associated with combustible cooking media…
Managing the Hazards of Cannabis Production
With the surge of interest in retail marijuana products, it’s important to understand the hazards associated with cannabis cultivation and extraction…
How to Prevent a Crowd Crush
Crowd crush occurs when a large, high density crowd becomes trapped or bottlenecked in a confined space, resulting in personal injury or death…
Calculating the Maximum Allowable Building Area
Select buildings can have unlimited area. However, most building areas cannot exceed the limits specified in Table 503 of IBC-2009…
Free Codes for Design
Codes are used to regulate the design of buildings and systems. Design standards are updated every few years and it’s expensive to keep a physical copy of each…