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By Heidi Schwartz, on September 9, 2010, at 11:47 am
[hamlet-nc-chicken-plant-fire-2_tn] On September 3, 1991 a fire in the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC, claimed 25 lives and injured 54 employees. Locked emergency exits made it difficult for employees to exit the building during the fire.
Continue reading 17 Years After The Chicken Plant Fire (from The Workplace Safety Council)
By Anne Vazquez, on April 7, 2010, at 9:02 am
The National Fire Protection Association has revised and reorganized its standard, which addresses disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs.
Continue reading 2010 Edition Of NFPA 1600 Released
By Anne Vazquez, on February 22, 2010, at 10:15 am
In a recent nationwide survey conducted by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Americans correctly identified adults age 65 and older as the most at-risk group.
Continue reading Protecting Elderly Populations In A Fire
By Heidi Schwartz, on January 29, 2010, at 10:04 am
In Houston, TX, the public will no longer be subjected to inflatable marketing devices. This comes after a recent incident on a shopping center rooftop, when an out-of-control blowup gorilla deflated and caused a fire.
Continue reading FRIDAY FUNNY: Rooftops Are No Place For Blowup Dolls
By Anne Vazquez, on October 14, 2009, at 9:37 am
Facility professionals can look to fire-rated building material labels to help select and inspect appropriate products for their buildings.
Continue reading WEB EXCLUSIVE: Reading Fire-Rated Labels, Increasing Life Safety
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