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How Digital Codes and Standards Fortify Risk Management
Digital tools are helping to implement safety measures on the jobsite and mitigate risk for all stakeholders.
By Jonathan Hart
August 3, 2022
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by Jonathan Hart
Jon Hart is the technical lead for fire protection engineering and a principal engineer for the NFPA. In this role, he is responsible for technical direction and content development for all NFPA product offerings involving fire protection engineering, including sprinklers, fire pumps and fire alarms. Previously, Hart served as principal engineer and dealt extensively with all issues involving fire and life safety of health care facilities as staff liaison for NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code. He has developed and delivered numerous training programs and has acted as technical editor for several NFPA Handbooks including the Health Care Facilities Code Handbook and the ITM of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Handbook.
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