Codes & Standards

Louisiana State Fire Marshal Provides Guidance for Businesses Regarding Reopening After Historic Flood

By Joanna Ku | August 26, 2016

The Louisiana State Fire Marshal released guidelines and requirements for businesses who plan to reopen following the historic flooding that impacted the region recently. An estimated 6.9 trillion gallons of water fell across the impacted area in early to mid-August. The following guidelines as published earlier today are in effect through the end of November […]

OSHA Penalties Skyrocket 80% with Changes Effective August 1, 2016

By Joanna Ku | August 22, 2016

Effective August 1st (2016), companies with more than 250 employees can expect increased scrutiny and fines under OSHA’s new enforcement and penalty policies. Area directors from OSHA can offer companies with fewer than 250 employees a fine reduction of 20%. Under the new guidelines, fines for incidents increased by 80% to a maximum of $124,709 […]

CMS Top 10 Life Safety Code Violations & the New Final Rule

By Joanna Ku | August 10, 2016

Audits by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services accredited agencies can cause sleepless nights for those responsible for fire and life safety systems in healthcare occupancy types. Not only can the outcome lead to having to cut employees loose and steep fines, but because these audits results are reported publicly it can also have a […]

Paper vs. Digital: What the NFPA says about Electronic Inspection Reporting

By Joanna Ku | February 15, 2016

In today’s advanced technological landscape, smart phones (perhaps more accurately described as mobile computers) and the “Internet of Things” (devices, vehicles, buildings and other items which are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity) are the norm. We can manage the temperature in a building remotely, we can start our cars with our cell […]

Important NFPA Code updates to ScanSeries & Reports

By Joanna Ku | October 29, 2015

As a result of frequent requests from healthcare format users using SprinklerScan, there is a NFPA 25 1998 edition year option now available for SprinklerScan on the Setup page and Building Edit page. This will allow the 1998 edition year to be automated on the cover page and will provide members with the 1998 NFPA […]

Fire Sprinkler Inspection Training – Building Reports

By Joanna Ku | February 3, 2015

Inspector’s Boot Camp, a leading training resource for the Fire and Life Safety industry, is proud to announce its partnership with Liberty Mutual to present a week-long, in-depth automatic Automatic Fire Sprinkler Inspection Boot Camp. The event is currently scheduled for June 1-5, 2015 at Liberty Mutual’s state-of-the-art fire labs in Wausau, Wisconsin. This event […]

Fire Alarm Monitoring Requirements

By Joanna Ku | October 21, 2014

Did you know BuildingReports provides for the ability to include monitoring information on web-based inspection reports? According to the changes in the 2010 updates, NFPA 72 now explicitly approves the use of alternative digital voice technologies, like Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), and communication service providers, like cable companies, for fire monitoring purposes. All providers, […]

Fire & Life Safety Codes and Standards

By Joanna Ku | October 16, 2014

With hundreds of different devices and systems on the market, it is imperative for fire and life safety professionals to be knowledgeable about the codes and standards that apply locally in order to ensure code-compliant inspections and testing. Such knowledge, in turn, needs to be as ongoing and evolving as the dynamic code development process […]

Fire Alarm Inspection Training

By Joanna Ku | October 4, 2014

Inspector’s Boot Camp, a leading training resource for the Fire and Life Safety industry, has announced 2015 dates for it’s week-long Basic Fire Alarm Inspection Training in Aiken, SC: May 18-22, 2015 September 14-18, 2015 November 9-13, 2015 Dedicated to enhancing the value of inspectors through education, certification, and quality hands-on building inspection training using […]

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