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Pollution Exposure: Is Your Business Covered in the Event of a Spill into the Environment?

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Welcome to our latest issue of USAutomatic Sprinkler eNews. Our newsletter is a free quarterly publication that focuses on brief, but useful information about the fire protection industry. We highlight new products, innovations, and code changes that affect fire protection.

USAutomatic Sprinkler Corporation recently held a quarterly training session for our service and inspection customers. How up to date is your staff? When was the last time anyone in the department received training? Is your team operating on facts or tribal knowledge? Let USAutomatic enhance your education, potentially increasing safety. Included in this issue are outlines of topics from that training session.

USAutomatic Sprinkler Corporation asked Don Thompson of Hylant Insurance Group to offer some insight into this question. This question became a significant discussion topic at USAutomatic’s training class held January 13, 2006. This is what Don had to say.

The following is a short checklist to determine if your business has pollution exposure. Consider the following questions:

Next, consider how large is your pollution exposure:

Click the icon on the right to download a PDF version of the Pollution Exposure Article.

Gamewell became the fifth product line of Honeywell’s Fire Systems Group in March 2003. It joined Fire-Lite Alarms, Inc., Fire Control Instruments, NOTIFIER, and Silent Knight. Fire Systems Group is a division of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions unit. The merger of Gamewell and FCI (Fire Control Instruments) was announced by Honeywell at the December 2005 Gamewell Distributor Conference.

More than 150 years ago, when Gamewell installed its first municipal fire alarm system in Boston, using their now-famous master boxes, they launched a history of innovation and rock-solid reliability. That same dedication to innovation has fueled the success of Fire Control Instruments (FCI), which designs, manufactures, and supports some of the most technologically advanced fire safety systems available.

Click the icon on the right to download a copy of the Gamewell-FCI Article.

USAutomatic Sprinkler Corporation invites National Fire Protection Association’s Russ Sanders to contribute an article on NFPA 1: Uniform Fire Code™ 2006 Edition.

Work on NFPA 1 began in 1971 as a guide for development of a local fire prevention code. The Fire Marshals Association of North America, in the late 1980s, began development of a code that was more self-contained, but drawing significantly from other NFPA codes and standards. A major rewrite resulted in the 1992 edition of the Fire Prevention Code. The 1997 edition was written and refined as part of the requirements of NFPA 1. The NFPA 1: 2000 edition was a complete rework with additional references to NFPA codes and standards.

Click the icon on the left to download a copy of the "NFPA's Uniform Fire Code: For a Safer Indiana" Article.

The TECenter is responsible for coordinating and administering continuing education and training.

There are two primary missions of the TECenter. The first mission is to support and facilitate the management of business risks associated the organization’s core businesses in fire protection. By doing so, the organization expects to improve quality, decrease costs, improve productivity, increase market share with improved quality and lower price. This is why we train. The second mission is to support and facilitate the management of fire protection business and life safety risks with the public and private sector.

The organization’s core business is the conservation of lives and property through the use of the latest fire protection technologies. The Training and Development Mission inside the organization’s core business:

USAutomatic Sprinkler Corporation will provide the highest quality fire protection services possible for its clients. When there is fire we recognize that our systems must work under the worst of times and conditions. This business risk must be properly managed, and that is why we train. As quality improves, costs decrease because of less rework and fewer mistakes. This results in improved productivity.

To sign-up for one of our training courses or for more information on our training, please click here or contact us at 317.573.8160.

Training course schedules are subject to change without prior notification. Please confirm your training class date and time with us prior to your scheduled training class.

The TECenter of USAutomatic Sprinkler Corporation has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1620 I Street, NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20006. USAutomatic Sprinkler awards CEU’s to participants who successfully complete the program modules.

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