Engineering Compliance

The Life Safety Code committee posted minutes from its January meeting regarding the code's 2027 edition .

A list of ASHRAE addenda, revisions and drafts affecting health care open for public comment.

The rule sets new standards for mitigation, engineering controls, training and recordkeeping.

Untangling the National Electrical Code’s articles 517, 700, 701 and 702 requirements for health care essential electrical systems .

The unique needs of health care infrastructure call for a rethinking of how power system requirements are developed and managed.

Committee revisions and comments on the second draft of the 2026 edition of NFPA 25 have been posted.

Advocacy expert urges existing health care occupancies that need to be fully sprinklered by 2028 to start as soon as possible .

NFPA committees share progress on upcoming editions for portable fire extinguisher and electrical safety standards.

The National Fire Protection Association opened four standards for public input and released final ballots for two codes .

The committees for NFPA 99 and NFPA 70 make progress on the next code editions.