Episode 174
Staying Up to Date: How NFPA is Digitizing Codes and Standards
Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with NFPA LiNK Director Kyle Spencer to talk all about NFPA’s inspiration for LiNK, recent updates to the program and the future of digitization at NFPA.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Nov 09, 2022
If you are an active professional in the occupational health & safety industry, then you know about NFPA. You most likely have read the codes and standards as well as earmarked the pages, made notes in the margins and shared your thoughts with your peers.
NFPA has seen the way that professionals utilize their materials and has created an easier way for you to stay up-to-date when new codes and standards are released. On this episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Kyle Spencer, the Director of NFPA LiNK, to talk about how this tool came to be, the capability that it has and its future.
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A special thank you to the National Fire Protection Association.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global self-funded nonprofit organization, established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. NFPA delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering their mission.
NFPA LiNK™ is the information delivery platform set to revolutionize how you work. Put safety expertise at your fingertips with digital NFPA® codes and standards. Utilize dynamic search functionality, bookmarking, and the ability to share and collaborate with others to save time and get the job done right. With NFPA LiNK™ you can go by the book without the book to get the job done right faster and more efficiently.
About the Author
Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.