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American Fire Sprinkler Association
AFSA is a non-profit, international association representing open shop fire sprinkler contractors, dedicated to the educational advancement of its members and promotion of the use of automatic fire sprinkler systems.
Construction Education Foundation of Georgia
CEFGA - is a not-for-profit education foundation created and governed by leaders in the construction industry to meet the challenge of the severe skilled labor shortage that faces Georgia's construction industry.
Fire Team Tennessee is dedicated to sharing information with community leaders regarding fire sprinklers and the many ways they can benefit a community and contribute to quality of life. The Tennessee Fire Safety Inspectors Association is the lead organization, partnering with the National Fire Sprinkler Association, the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association, the Tennessee Fireman's Association, the Tennessee Fire Sprinkler Manufacturers Association, the Tennessee Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association, and local fire departments.
Fire Team USA This site is BRAND NEW, and always under construction. Please check frequently for updates.
Georgia State Fire Marshal
The fire professional assistance page is a one-stop web page for information for consumers and fire officials.
Georgia Fire Inspectors Association The mission of the Georgia Fire Inspectors Association is to coordinate and standardize fire inspection and code enforcement programs throughout the state of Georgia through consistent training and educational interaction between members of city, county, state, federal and private agencies.
Georgia Firefighter's Burn Foundation
Informative data regarding the GFBF, burn prevention and awareness, and statistical information.
International Code Council
State Minimum Fire Safety Regulations are in part based on the 2003 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC) and the 2000 edition of the International Building Code (IBC), as modified by Chapter 120-3-3. These codes are available from the International Code Council at www.iccsafe.org
National Fire Protection Association
The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life.....
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) For certification and testing information.
Poz-Lok came and went pretty quickly in the 90's. It was ultra-thinwall tube that was held together by socket-style fittings that were secured with lock washers that actually bit into the surface of the pipe when they were made home. Turns out that the manufacturer didn't properly finish the continuous weld along the pipe seam, and also that the material had inadequate corrosion resistance and was highly MIC-sensitive.
The class-action suit filed in 1999 has settled and there's a web-site for property owners in order to make a claim. There is a multi-million dollar fund for R&R; value of each claim will ultimately ride on the degree of difficulty, with an open warehouses being less than a boutique hotel with textured hard lid ceilings.
If you are aware of any buildings fitted with Poz-Lok, even partial installations, or can forward this information on to organizations that can publish it, please do. The website address is: www.poz-lok.com
Residential Fire Safety Institute The Residential Fire Safety Institute (RFSI) is a public interest group created in 1982 to promote fire-safe homes through built-in fire protection and fire safety education.
Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
The SE Chapter is part of the international Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Our goal is to advance the science and practice of fire protection engineering, to maintain a high ethical standard among our members, and to foster fire protection engineering education.
Underwriter's Laboratories Field Sample Testing of Automatic Sprinklers. UL tests sprinklers sampled from field installations as a service to inspection authorities, the sprinkler industry, the insurance industry and property owners. UL's report on the results of this testing assists these parties in assessing the effectiveness of sprinkler systems, or the need for replacement of sprinklers currently in service.
