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NFPA Journal-Número 5 92 1998

Publicación: NFPA Journal

Número: Número 5 92 1998

Tipo: Normal

Derechos: InC

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1997 catastrophic fires : the results of our annual catastrophic fires study are in. Last year, 216 people died in 43 catastrophic fires in the United States. More than half of these fires were in residential properties, and they killed 150 people
Communication is key : the Building Automation Control Network, or BACnet, has been in the works for eight years. The result? BACnet will allow all the automated systems in a building to talk to each other - as soon as a few bugs are ironed out
How to talk-alarms : users, code enforcers, contractors, engineers, and vendors all have their own objectives when installing alarm system. As they interact on projects, they often use the same terms to mean different things
Making connections : what are the major changes in the 1999 National Electrical Code? The new NEC is all about connections
1997 fire loss in the United State : in 1997, U.S. fire departments responded to 1,795,000 fires. That means that firefighters were called to a fire somewhere in the nation every 18 seconds. Every 78 seconds, there was a residential structure fire. A
Don't miss the bus : risk watch, NFPA's new injury prevention curriculum, has made a difference in test communities. Learn how you can use Risk Watch to make a difference in your community
1998 fall meeting : thirty-two documents will be voted on at this year's Fall Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in November. Here's a rundown of the changes you'll see in some of these codes and standards
Fires in board-and-care facilities : over the past 27 years, NFPA has documented 64 fires in board-care facilities in the United States and Canada that together killed 296 people. In the past 3'5 years alone, 50 people have died in seven such fires