NFPA Journal -March/April 2014 - (Page 2)

" MARCH/APRIL 2014, VOL. 108, NO. 2 ® "The damage To homes, schools, and businesses in West was almost beyond imagination . . . it will be years before even the physical scars of this terrible explosion begin to fade." SEBRON SNYDER FOR NFPA JOURNAL >>ONLINE nfpa.org/westexplosion Link to information on the West, Texas, investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. seBRON sNydeR -Rafael Moure-Eraso, chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, in "In West's Wake," our cover story starting on page 38. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: A baseball field sign damaged in the West Fertilizer blast in West, Texas, in April 2013. Review the document information pages for NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code, and NFPA 1, Fire Code. 38 View a list of chemical safety and security options developed by a working group of federal agencies. Watch a dramatic YouTube video taken by a local resident as the fire at West Fertilizer erupts in an enormous explosion. >>features 38 COVeR stORy: INdustRIAL + stORAge In West's Wake As federal regulatory agencies try to figure out what went wrong at the West Fertilizer facility last April, resulting in a massive explosion that decimated a small town, Texas State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy is on a mission to spread the word about chemical storage safety. BY FRED DURSO, JR. 48 INdustRIAL + stORAge Cleaning Up the Dry Cleaning Standard NFPA JOURNAL DIGITAL EDITION 54 INdustRIAL + stORAge The Sprinkler Difference NFPA 32, Dry Cleaning Plants, gets an assortment of updates to keep pace with changes in the industry. BY NANCY PEARCE A 14-year study by Liberty Mutual underscores the importance of fire sprinklers in keeping property damage to a minimum, especially in industrial occupancies. BY FRED SANFORD geT YoUR JOURNAL aPP Our easy-to-navigate app lets you read the complete NFPA Journal anywhere, anytime. View videos, link to websites, and share articles with colleagues. And it's free. nfpa.org/journalapp 2 NFPA JOURNAL MARCH/APRIL 2014 NFPA Journal An award-winning member of Association Media & Publishing Copyright © 2014 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. http://www.nfpa.org/westexplosion http://www.nfpa.org/journalapp

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal -March/April 2014

NFPA Journal -March/April 2014
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
In Compliance
First Responder
Research
Wildfire Watch
Outreach
Firewatch
In West’s Wake
Cleaning Up the Dry Cleaning Standard
The Sprinkler Difference
Conference & Expo Preview
Section Spotlight
Looking Back

NFPA Journal -March/April 2014