Age alone does not condemn a building. Greg Havel details firefighting considerations for historical construction features that may be present in buildings still being used in your district.
Greg Havel reviews some of the issues presented by bolted joints in structural steel construction and things firefighters need to be aware of in these buildings.
When we do a prefire plan inspection of a structure, we must not trust our initial impression of the building, noting only what we observe while walking around it and through it, writes Gregory Havel.
In his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel writes, "As firefighters, we must know some of the history of our older buildings, understand how they were transformed from their original to their present use, and how different eras of building and fire codes were used in modifying them so that we can work in them safely."
Construction job sites are not exempt from serious fires. Greg Havel has some thoughts on ensuring safety for workers, firefighters, and the public at large.
In his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel discusses the use of natural gas and liquefied propane gas in buildings under construction, in buildings undergoing renovation, and in the temporary structures that are found on construction job sites.
For his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel looks at temporary structures that are used by construction and maintenance workers for access to elevated work areas and to support workers, tools, and materials.
In the first part of his multipart Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel looks at codes and regulations regarding potentially hazardous fuels stored at job sites.