NFPA Journal - January/February 2014 - (Page 12)
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IN BRIEF
Event Safety Guide Released
After two years of development, a
new event safety manual has made
its debut.
Comprised of safety advocates
looking to standardize safety features at live performances, the Event
Safety Alliance (ESA) has completed the Event Safety Guide that
lists best practices in key operational areas at live events. The guide
also makes extensive use of NFPA
resources, including NFPA 101®, Life
Safety Code®, and NFPA 160, Use of
Flame Effects Before an Audience.
The catalyst for the project
was the Indiana State Fair stage
collapse in 2011 that killed seven
people and injured more than 40.
For more details on ESA's formation and the creation of the Event
Safety Guide, read the NFPA Journal
feature story, "Allied in Safety," at
nfpa.org/eventsafety.
First NFPA Standard Translated
into Polish
NFPA 92, Smoke Control Systems, is now
available in Polish.
Piotr Tofilo, president of the Polish
Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, recently visited NFPA's
headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts, to unveil the newly published
version of the first NFPA standard published in Polish. NFPA 92 was selected
for translation due to its popularity in
the country. Up next is the translation
of NFPA 204, Smoke and Heat Venting.
New Project Manager Joins NFPA's
Wildfire Division
NFPA recently announced that Lucian
Deaton has joined the association as
senior project manager of its Wildland
Fire Operations Division.
Based in NFPA's field office in Denver, Colorado, Deaton will manage the
division's outreach efforts, including
the Firewise Communities Program and
Fire Adapted Communities Initiative.
Deaton served as the wildland fire
program manager for the International
Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and
was responsible for developing and
implementing the national Ready, Set,
Go! Program in collaboration with the
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Emergency responders at the scene of a fire involving a Tesla Model S electric car in Smyrna,
Tennessee, in November. It was the third Tesla fire in five weeks.
EV FOLLOW-UP
Tesla Fires Under Investigation
NHTSA announces it will look at Model S EV fires
Tesla MoTors, the California maker of
electric vehicles that has provided NFPa
with tips for emergency responders on handling its vehicles during emergencies, has
gotten the attention of federal investigators.
In November, the National Highway
Traffic safety administration (NHTsa) announced it would conduct a probe following three fires involving Tesla's all-electric
Model s. a fire near seattle, Washington,
in october was apparently the result of the
car hitting a large metal object at highway
speed, puncturing the armor plate on the
car's underside and damaging the vehicle's
battery pack. That same month, another
high-speed crash in Mexico resulted in
a Model s fire. In November, roadway
debris was again blamed for a Tesla fire in
Tennessee. No injuries or deaths occurred
from the incidents.
NHTsa had announced in october that
it would not investigate the Tesla incident
in Washington state, saying there was no
indication that the fire was caused by a
safety defect or that there was any violation of federal vehicle safety standards. Following the Tennessee incident, however,
NHTsa said it would in fact mount an
investigation of the fires. Tesla has been
asked to submit customer complaints,
warranty claims, and all information it has
on the battery fires to NHTsa, according
to Forbes. Tesla told NFPa that it is cooperating fully with the NHTsa investigation.
separately, following its own Tesla investigation that was prompted by the three
fires this year, the German Federal Transport authority concluded in December
that there were no manufacturer-related
defects in the Model s.
emergency responder safety tips from
Tesla and other manufacturers are available at NFPa's eV safety Training Project
website, evsafetytraining.org.
Photograph: AP/Wide World
http://www.nfpa.org/eventsafety
http://www.evsafetytraining.org
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NFPA Journal - January/February 2014
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
In Compliance
First Responder
Research
Wildfire Watch
Outreach
Firewatch
#Are You Prepared?
Life and Death at Memorial
Barrier Smarts
Perfect Storm
Conference & Expo Preview
Section Spotlight
Product Showcase
Looking Back
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