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Beyond performance optimization, issues relative to packaging and the need for compliance with certain safety and electronics regulatory codes are cited as reasons for a customized solution. In the latter case, a systems approach is required, especially when attempting to meet the code or performance requirements for compliance with European Certification (CE) mark or electrical and fire safety codes such as National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) and ATEX (replaces the old Cenelec requirements). Off-the-shelf electronics may provide the necessary performance characteristics for generic applications, and their use eliminates large expenses related to product development, plus the associated time delays. Photonics-related components are solely addressed in this section because they are used to customize instruments for application-specific systems. 

National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) http //www.nfpa.org/ (accessed June 22,2010). The NFPA develops safety codes and standards, such as the Fire Prevention Code, that influence buildings, processes, services, and design. 

Mcetylene Cylinder Changing Plants, Pamphlet NFPA SIA, National Fire Prevention Association, Boston, Mass., 1974. 

Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 69, Boston, Mass., 1973. 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA is non-profit organization that publishes the National Electrical Code , the Life Safety Code , the Fire Prevention Code , the National Fuel Gas Code , and the National Fire Alarm Code . The mission of NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA is developing a fuel cell specific code, NFPA 853, which will cover the installation of stationary fuel cells of at least 50 kW output. Publication is expected to occur in 2000. 

NFPA National Fire Prevention Association PoC proof of concept... 

Chemical hazard pictorial Several different pictorials are used on labels to indicate the level of a chemical hazard. The most common is the "fire diamond NFPA (National Fire Prevention Association) pictorial shown at left. A zero indicates a minimal hazard and a four indicates a severe risk. Special information includes if the chemical reacts with water, OX for an oxidizer, COR ACID for a corrosive acid, and COR ALK for a corrosive base. The "Flealth" hazard level is for acute toxicity only. 

Fire Statistics—National Fire Prevention Association http //www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp category ID=951 URL=Research%20 %20Reports/Fire%20statistics... 

NFPA Hazard Codes (National Fire Prevention Association) (Highlights major chemical hazards)... 

Losses from fires total billions of dollars per year. Fire, formally defined as a process during which rapid oxidimtion of a material occurs, gives off radiant energy that can not only be fidt but also seen. Fires can be caused by malfunctioning electrical systems, hot surfiices, and overheated materials. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a not-for-profit organization that was established in 1896 to provide codes and standards to reduce the burden of fire. The NFPA publishes the National Electrical Code , the Life St ety Cod, the Fire Prevention Codd, the National Fuel Gas Code , and National Fire Alarm G>de . It also provides... 

Compressed Gas Association, phone no. 212-412-9000 or httr) //www.naturalgas.org/CGA/index.htm National Fire Prevention Association, phone no. 617-770-3000 or http //www.nfpa.org/home.html... 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention in Use of Cutting and Welding Processes. 

Industrial facilities are not immune to fire and its terrible consequences. Each year fire-related losses in the United States are considerable. According to conservative figures reported by Brauer (1994), about 1 million fires involving structures and about 8000 deaths occur each year. The total annual property loss is more than 7 billion. Complicating the fire problem is the point that Cote and Bugbee (1991) made above—the unpredictability of fire. Fortunately, facility safety officials are aided in their efforts in fire prevention and control by the authoritative and professional guidance readily available from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the National Safety... 

In the built environment, several systems and approaches to fire prevention and protection are employed. There are two basic categories of systems that are employed passive systems and active systems. Many of these systems are invisible to the untrained eye and remain unrecognized for their contribution. Others make their presence very evident once they have functioned, and either alerts occupants to an emergency or functions to suppress a fire. Also of great importance is fire prevention, which incorporates a combination of education of the occupants, as well as conscientious choices about how we interact with fuel, heat, and oxygen. It is important that any person responsible for the fire and life safety of a school obtain a copy of the Fire Protection Handbook from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This is a primary resource for fire and life safety in the built environment and has chapters on almost every topic related to fire prevention and suppression. 

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