NFPA committees soliciting proposals

NFPA committees soliciting proposals

The following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards committees are now accepting proposals for recommendations on content for the documents listed below. Proposals received by 5 p.m. EDST/EST on the closing date will be acted on by the committee; the actions will be published in the committee`s report. Proposals are to be submitted to the Codes and Standards Administration on proposal forms available in the back of all NFPA documents or from NFPA headquarters. A draft copy of new documents on which to submit proposals may be obtained from the Codes and Standards Administration; NFPA; 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101; Quincy, MA 02269-9101.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.