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Code Clarification for a Modern World

Credit Hours
1 Hour

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Learning Objectives
This program examines, through a few representative examples, how quickly the application of a code or standard can go sideways when used by an untrained or uninformed individual and explains why codes and standards users must understand the “whys” behind the requirements if the codes and standards are to be properly applied.
Course Description
Paging through virtually any code book, particularly those related to fire protection, you’ll see two colors: black and white. All the requirements, measurements, tables, charts, graphics, and even the explanatory material appear in precise black-and-white text and graphics. Unfortunately, the world where we work and must apply these codes and standards is one big shade of gray. Far too often, we find that the design, evaluation, or enforcement situation we face in the real world doesn’t fit into the nice, neat, precise tables, charts, graphs, and definitions reflected in the applicable code or standard.

This program examines, through a few representative examples, how quickly the application of a code or standard can go sideways when used by an untrained or uninformed individual and explains why codes and standards users must understand the “whys” behind the requirements if the codes and standards are to be properly applied.

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Lenny Belliveau Jr., PE, SET, Protection Engineers, LLC
Fire Protection Engineer
Lenny has over 25 years of experience designing, analyzing, evaluating and commissioning all types of fire protection systems for transportation, industrial, commercial, and educational facilities. He has served as a Principle Member and the Secretary of the SIG-PRO technical committee on NFPA 72 for more than 15 years and as a Principle Member on NFPA 76 for over 24 years. He serves as the co-chair of the AFAA Webinar Topics and Presenter Task Group and on the Board of Directors for the New England Chapter of the AFAA. He is a co-contributor and author of specific chapters in several editions of the NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook and the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook.

Jeffrey Moore, PE, FSFPE, CFEI, Consultant
Fire Protection Engineer
Jeff is a fire protection engineering consultant in Union (KY) with over 40 years of experience in fire protection engineering, fire risk management, and fire protection training with Industrial Risk Insurers, as the fire protection engineer for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Hughes Associates, Inc. He spent over 25 years as a member of various NFPA Technical Committees, including 20 years as a committee chair on NFPA 72. He is the author of the widely read texts Industrial Fire Control Concepts and 51 Conversations with the Wise Old Fire Protection Engineer, both available at Amazon.com.

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Disclaimer
The user acknowledges that the workshops, handouts, and related course materials contained therein are intended for educational purposes only, and should not be considered to be legal advice or a substitute for legal or clinical consultation. These presentations address issues that are multi-faceted, and the user should not assume that the courses discuss every law, regulation, or ethical code that may be relevant to the subject matter. Legal and ethical standards are subject to change and it is always prudent to check to see whether a particular law, regulation, or ethical standard may have changed.
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