NFPA Journal - March/April 2012 - (Page 2)

MARCH/APRIL 2012, VOL. 106, NO. 2 ® COVER PHOTOGRAPH iStockphoto >>ONLINE Some of the Journal content you’ll find on the web: Watch a video interview with Guy Colonna, who explains the formation and scope of the new NFPA committee project on Confined Space Safe Work Practices. nfpa.org/confinedspaces Watch a video interview with Lorraine Carli talking about NFPA’s new partnership with LEGOLAND® Florida. nfpa.org/safetypartnership Watch a video interview with Andrew Klock on NHSTA’s new electric vehicle guidelines and how they can help emergency responders. nfpa.org/batterysafety “ “As more lithium battery cells are being shipped and more people use them, we certainly want to be aware of the associated risks, especially as bigger batteries are developed and we contemplate greener technologies.” —Engineer Celina Mikolajczak 44 44 COVeR stORy ELEMENTAL QUESTIONS NFPA is working with government agencies, insurers, and car manufacturers on the safety issues surrounding fires involving lithium-ion batteries. BY FRED DURSO, JR. 58 INdustRIAL + stORAge OCCuPANCIes A HARDER LOOK AT DETECTION The Fire Protection Research Foundation begins research to address the lack of guidance available on the use of fire detection technologies in warehouses. BY AMANDA KIMBALL 52 INdustRIAL + stORAge OCCuPANCIes DANGEROUS BY DESIGN NFPA has formed a new committee project to address the ongoing problem of fire and life safety issues in confined spaces. BY GUY COLONNA 63 LAs VegAs 2012 CONfERENCE + ExpO pREvIEw A 12-page special section including registration information, a complete rundown of education sessions, a preview of the annual technical meeting, and more. NFPA Journal LIVE Join us Thursday, April 5, at 2 p.m. for an NFPA Journal LIVE presentation, “Tight Spot: NFPA and the Issue of Confined Space,” by Guy Colonna, head of NFPA’s Industrial + Chemical Engineering Division. To register, visit nfpa.org/ journallive. Copyright © 2012 NFPA. All rights reserved. PRINTED IN USA. NFPA Journal (ISSN 1054-8793) is a membership magazine published bimonthly by NFPA, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. NFPA annual dues: $165; this includes a $45 subscription to NFPA Journal. Periodicals postage rates paid at Boston, Massachusetts, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NFPA Journal, NFPA, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. All issues of NFPA Journal are available in microfilm from University Microfilms, International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. 2 NFPA JOURNAL MARCH/APRIL 2012 http://www.nfpa.org/confinedspaces http://www.nfpa.org/safetypartnership http://www.nfpa.org/batterysafety http://www.nfpa.org/journallive http://www.nfpa.org/journallive http://www.nfpa.org/journallive

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - March/April 2012

NFPA Journal - March/april 2012
Contents
First Word
Mail Call
In a Flash
Firewatch
Perspectives
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Elemental Questions
Dangerous by Design
A Harder Look at Detection
Conference + Expo Preview
Membership: The Sections
What’s Hot
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - March/April 2012