The HGI Chili Cook-Off Returns
After taking a year off, the HGI chili cook-off was back in full swing this year! Our last competition was in 2012, when Fire Protection Consultant, Kevin Johnson, took the trophy. This year, Kevin had to contend with three…
Getting to Know Harrington Group Part 2: How Did You Know You Wanted to be a Fire Protection Engineer / Consultant?
As I mentioned in the last post, I thought it would be great to give the opportunity to our engineers and consultants to share their stories of how they found the fire protection engineering industry. If you’d like to read the…
Getting to Know Harrington Group Part 1: How Did You Know You Wanted to be a Fire Protection Engineer / Consultant?
I thought it would be fun and instructive to share stories from our engineers and consultants about how they found this niche career of fire protection engineering. I’ve included a brief synopsis of my own journey, as well, but…
Fire Prevention Week – Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!
Sunday kicks off the start of Fire Prevention Week, our nation’s longest running public health and safety observance on record. It has been observed each October since 1920, when it was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson.…
Solar Photovoltaic Panels: California’s Move Toward Safe Installation
We recently exchanged insights with an industry friend on the subject of solar panels. In increasing numbers, companies are further monetizing their real estate assets by leasing warehouse roofs for the installation of solar…
Fatal Tank Explosion Caused by Hot Work
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently released its findings following their investigation into a fatal tank explosion that occurred on July 28, 2014 at the Omega Protein facility located in Moss Point, Mississippi. The…
Having a Bonfire this Fall? Consider This….
September is here. School is back in full swing, college students have settled into their dorms, Labor Day has passed (signifying the unofficial kickoff to Fall), and I can almost smell the Pumpkin Spiced Lattes in the air.…
The Residential Component: Are Fire Sprinklers Moving into Our Homes?
Over the past several years, sprinkler systems have been a hot topic in the residential real estate scene. While many local jurisdictions already require sprinklers to be installed in multifamily structures, the same is not…
Fire Sprinkler Design and Building Code: What You Need to Know
The most effective fire prevention technique is the one…
Sprinkler Systems – An Introduction to Fire Safety’s Most Effective Ally
If you hold a cigarette lighter underneath a sprinkler, every sprinkler in the building will suddenly activate and spew water, right? Wrong. The heat from the lighter will cause only one sprinkler to operate, the one that feels…
Forklift Fire Safety & Accident Prevention – Part 2
By Jack Rubinger, Graphic Products From time to time, we like to share perspectives from members in our connected communities. We’d like to thank Jack Rubinger, an expert in industrial safety, for providing this two-part guest…
Forklift Fire Safety & Accident Prevention – Part 1
By Jack Rubinger, Graphic Products From time to time, we like to share perspectives from members in our connected communities. We’d like to thank Jack Rubinger, an expert in industrial safety, for providing this two-part guest…
Fire Safety Design Considerations of Road Tunnels
We recently published a guest post about emergency evacuations from our colleagues at Graphic Packaging that mentioned the Mont Blanc tragic tunnel fire. Shortly after we published the blog, I had the opportunity to attend an…
What’s Next? Aftermath of Combustible Dust Explosion at Burns Lake Mill
Since the two British Columbia sawmill explosions in early 2012, attention to the problem of combustible dust has skyrocketed. It’s tragically too late for the four workers killed and more than 40 injured in these blasts, but…
Combustible Dust Explosion at Babine Forest Products: Exploring the Root Causes
When combustible dust ignited to cause a deadly explosion at the Babine Forest Products mill, a housekeeping issue quickly became a matter of life and death. Two workers were killed and 20 were injured that day in January 2012,…