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NWPCA Releases Fire Code Compliance Manual in Spanish
The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) has released the “NWPCA Fire Code Compliance Manual for Outdoor Storage of Wood Pallets,” in Spanish. The complimentary manual was originally produced in 2017 to assist industry in compliance with the outdoor pallet storage provisions incorporated in the 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) Section 2810 of the International Code Council, and NFPA1, Section 34.10.4, of the National Fire Protection Association.
The release in Spanish broadens the Association’s educational outreach and distribution of proven best fire safety practices for pallet facilities. “There are over 67,000 jobs directly related to the wooden pallet and container manufacturing sector, and so many of them only speak Spanish,” commented NWPCA Chair, Frank Shean of PLA Holdings-Valley Pallet, based in Salinas, California.
“Spanish-speaking owners and safety personnel can now better understand the 2018 fire codes of both the ICC and NFPA,” added Dr. Brad Gething, NWPCA Director of Science and Technology Integration. Gething also highlighted NWPCA’s continued emphasis on proactive outreach to fire officials. “The guidelines help these facilities build a compliance plan in their native language that is consistent with the latest fire codes, and
also share them with their local fire officials and first responders.”
Safety is of the utmost importance. “The translated document is another tool for industry to strengthen its safety programs that prevent fires from starting, mitigate against their spread, and protect life safety of our employees’, first responders, and our communities,” added Shean.
The guideline “NWPCA Fire Code Compliance Manual for Outdoor Storage of Wood Pallets” was developed in 2017 with the cooperation from industry and fire code experts. The translated guideline is available as a free download and is accessible at www.palletcentral.com/compliancemanual-Spanish.