by National Fire Protection Association
The NFPA Podcast is the place for safety professionals to stay up to speed on the fast-paced world of electrical, fire, and life safety. Hear in-depth conversations with people out in the field about how they are confronting new challenges and staying on top of emerging technologies to keep the world safe. Listen the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Email [email protected] to send feedback or recommend a topic for future episodes.
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April 8, 2025
<p>As the weather in the Northern Hemisphere starts to shift to spring and construction season gears up, we revisist an episode from 2021 about the costly ongoing problem of fires in buildings under construction. In the United States, there's a fire in a building under construction or renovation every hour and a half, according to NFPA data. On this podcast, Angelo speaks with Kevin Carr (4:15), NFPA staff liaison to NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations, to learn more about construction site fires and how to prevent them. Plus, a safety executive with a large Maryland-based construction company and the chair of the NFPA 241 technical committee weigh in on why they think NFPA 241 is underutilized and how that could change (22:24).</p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Read more about the latest edition of NFPA 241 and NFPA trainings related to construction site fire safety: <a href= "https://www.nfpa.org/safetyfirst">https://www.nfpa.org/safetyfirst</a></p>
March 25, 2025
<p>This is the second part of our series looking at how fire and life safety codes are being delayed, erased, and watered down across the United States. On this episode, we talk to Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon about some of the challenges he's facing in his state, strategies to counter misguided legislative efforts, and why the fire service needs to get more involved if we are to reverse this dangerous trend (1:36). <br /> <br /> Then, NFPA Southeast Regional Director Robby Dawson chats with building code officials from Texas and Iowa about their local code enforcement experiences, the broader challenges facing building officials, and how NFPA can help (32:11). </p> <p>LINKS: <a href= "https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/NFPA-Journal/2025/01/30/Safety-Under-Assault"> Read, "The Assault on Safety," the cover story of the Spring 2025 issue of NFPA Journal.</a></p>
March 11, 2025
<p>There is a serious threat to safety happening now that isn’t getting nearly enough attention, according to many state fire marshals and fire service leaders. Across the U.S., anti-regulatory sentiments and well financed lobbying efforts are persuading lawmakers to weaken or erase the longstanding fire and life safety codes intended to keep the public safe. </p> <p>Today’s podcast is the first of two parts on this important issue, which is the also the topic of the cover story of the Spring 2025 issue of NFPA Journal. This week, we speak to Butch Browning, the executive director of the National Association of State Fire Marshals, about why safety codes are being delayed and dismantled, the effect it is having, and what fire and safety officials can do to reverse this dangerous trend.</p> <p>Links: <br /> <a href= "https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/NFPA-Journal/2025/01/30/Safety-Under-Assault"> Read “The Assault on Safety,” the cover story of the Spring 2025 issue of NFPA Journal.</a></p>
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