NFPA Offers Free Access to Most Popular Conference Papers -- Occupational Health & Safety

NFPA Offers Free Access to Most Popular Conference Papers

Visitors can sign in to its website for access to 10 from this year’s Conference & Expo.

Jul 31, 2014

The National Fire Protection Association is offering free online access to 10 of the most popular educational papers presented at this year's Conference & Expo, held in Las Vegas.

A quick sign in affords access to these papers:

NFPA 99-2015, Health Care Facilities Code, Changes
Concealed Spaces Requirements in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
Photovoltaic System Fire Hazards
NFPA 101-2015, Life Safety Code, Changes
NFPA 1730 and the Identification, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Fire Prevention Program
Fire Alarm Requirements of the Model Codes and How They Work with NFPA 72
NFPA 99-2012, Health Care Facilities Code: Emergency Management and Security
Sprinkler Technology: Storage Protection
Sprinkler Protection of Storage Occupancies -- Varied Design Approaches
NFPA 652: A Proposed New Standard on Combustible Dust Safe Practices

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