According to a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Report, “local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 3,840 fires in structures under construction and 2,580 fires in ...
"Incompetence and poor practices in the construction industry" and among others led to the June 2017 fire at London's Grenfell residential high-rise building, causing 72 deaths, according to the lead ...
Workers in these industries may be exposed to fire hazards more often than others. Learn how to keep these workers safe. Exposure to fire and burn injuries on construction and labor trade-related ...
While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has introduced a new national voluntary consensus standard aimed at improving safety training on construction and demolition sites, two of the most ...
As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials to create “fire-hardened” homes that can withstand ...
On May 18, 2023, a five-alarm fire broke out at a construction site in SouthPark. Two men died as a result of the blaze. One morning last month, as smoke filled the sixth floor of a large apartment ...
The P City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce an ordinance adopting the 2025 California Fire Code, a state-required update that will take effect January 1, 2026. The action includes ...
RECOVERED, BUT THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. WELL, DAYS AFTER A DEVASTATING FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED ANOTHER, BALTIMORE COUNTY’S FIRE DEPARTMENT IS SHARING THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SAFETY.
CTA Construction Managers is pleased to announce the completion of the new Fire Safety Training Building at the Taunton Public Safety Complex, marking a significant milestone in the City of Taunton's ...