Tag: NFPA

Chemical facility safety

Consensus Standards for Safety: What Facility Managers Need to Know

By Guy Burdick Nov 21, 2019 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Nov 21, 2019

Facilities managers depend on standards to efficiently and consistently do good work, and when it comes to safety, there are many resources for them to consult. The U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a Safety Spotlight recommending that employers closely apply industry consensus standards to safeguard employee and public safety. Titled “The […]

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Workplace Fire, is Your Organization Ready?

By Jennifer Busick Sep 12, 2019 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Sep 12, 2019

At 5:50 p.m. on May 9, 2015, with the workday wrapping up, a transformer exploded at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester, New York, 50 miles north of Manhattan. The sprinkler systems triggered, and emergency response crews scrambled, working to keep the fire from reaching the nuclear installation just 200 yards away. The […]