Fire/Life Safety

 
Because I Said So

by
Wayne D. Moore
| April 2013
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I recently realized that our failure to properly train fire alarm system technicians has created a group of workers who simply do not understand the reasons they do what they do. When a technician asks for the rationale behind a procedure, we often respond, “Because the code requires it.”


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Do We Ever Learn?

by
Wayne D. Moore

| March 2013
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Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and novelist, wrote, “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” Although I like this statement, I get a little nervous when a fire alarm system contractor smiles and says, “Boy, do I have a lot of experience!” Let’s face it.

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Building Renovation

by
Wayne D. Moore
| February 2013
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In these difficult economic times, we see much more renovation than new construction. Generally, when an owner renovates a building, the work will more than likely affect the fire alarm system coverage or operation.


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Look, Listen And Comprehend

by
Wayne D. Moore

| January 2013
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Although the 2013 edition of the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code contains 15 chapters and nine annexes, I find many contractors, designers and authorities having jurisdiction reference only one or two chapters when deciding what requirements will affect their fire alarm system design, install

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Can You Hear It Now?
by
Wayne D. Moore
| December 2012
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We all know the guy in the Verizon Wireless ads moving around with his cell phone, asking: “Can you hear me now?”

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Finding Meaning
by
Wayne D. Moore
| January 2012
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Each year, when pundits publish their national construction outlook forecasts, I wonder how many of us really depend on them. As the late Speaker of the House from Massachusetts, Thomas P.

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