Video Resources
"Confined Space Safety", with NFPA’s Guy Colonna
"Do I need a permit for every hot work job?", from NFPA Live talk with Guy Colonna and Laura Moreno
"Four Deadliest Boat Fires in World History", from Learn Something New™ series by NFPA Journal®
"What You Didn’t Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Alarms", from Learn Something New™ series by NFPA Journal®
News and Articles
"Choppy Waters", NFPA Journal article by Victoria Hutchison Lutz and Matt Barker -- "The proliferation of lithium-ion batteries and the products they power... are creating new hazards for the global marine transport industry. The research community is stepping in to help ship owners and other stakeholders navigate this emerging risk."
Colonna, Guy R. “NFPA Marine Fire Protection Codes and Standards: An Overview.” Marine Technology and Standards 99403 (2013): 200-207. -- "NFPA maritime safety standards... include safe practices associated with confined space entry and hot work operations during construction, maintenance, and repair; shipyard fire protection safety management; and suppression system design, installation, and testing/maintenance. This presentation highlights those consensus standards contributing to safety management within the maritime industry."
"Size + Capacity", NFPA Journal article by Victoria Hutchison Lutz -- "A recent research project on the marine transport of large-scale energy storage systems highlights industry concern over a rapidly growing technology..."
NFPA makes important safety codes and standards available for free online
As part of its commitment to enhancing public safety, NFPA makes its codes and standards available online to the public for free. Online access to NFPA’s consensus documents conveniently places important safety information on the desktops of traditional users as well as others who have a keen interest. NFPA is committed to serving the public’s increasing interest in technical information, and online access to these key codes is a valuable resource.
“Free Access NFPA Codes and Standards.” NFPA.org, National Fire Protection Association, www.nfpa.org/for-professionals/codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/free-access.
