Impending and Potential Code Changes Affecting the Fire Alarm Industry
Fire expert Shane Clary reviews a busy year in the NFPA standards and codes department, with an eye on 2019 happenings.
Shane Clary, Ph.D., is Security Sales & Integration’s “Fire Side Chat” columnist. He has more than 37 years of security and fire alarm industry experience. He serves on a number of NFPA technical committees, and is vice president of Codes and Standards Compliance for Pancheco, Calif.-based Bay Alarm Co.
Fire expert Shane Clary reviews a busy year in the NFPA standards and codes department, with an eye on 2019 happenings.
Shane Clary shares interesting alarm verification and image detection products found at the 2018 Security Essen trade show.
Over the years, AFCI and GFCI devices have been developed to further the NEC’s mission of preventing fires and electrocution, but how much do you really know about them?
Throughout NFPA 72 there is reference to another code that both the designer and installer of fire alarm systems need to understand and follow: NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code.”
There have been several changes over the past few years in regards to notification appliances. Fire-safety expert Shane Clary brings you up to speed.
Familiarize yourself with various types of fire suppression systems and where installation standards can be found.
Fire safety expert Shane Clary shares what fire and life-safety products from Honeywell, Potter Electric and more caught his eye at ISC West.
Shane Clary presents real-world examples of how pictures and site visits can fill in the details that floor plans may miss during systems design.
Public emergency alarm reporting systems consist of alarm boxes and alarm processing equipment that communicate on a wired or wireless network(s).
Check out the new testing standard being cooked up by UL to help combat kitchen-related nuisance alarms, as well as the latest in detector technology.
In this whitepaper, we’ll take a look at the new sunset facing the security industry, the technologies that are replacing 3G, as well as examine some of the new directions that 4G and LTE can be expected to take the industry going forward.
What does it take for a security business to grow and thrive in today’s environment? Tim Whall, former CEO of ADT Security Services, recently shared techniques that he has learned in his 40 years in the business.
