The soon-to-be-published 2010 edition of NFPA 72 includes revised and expanded provisions affecting a broader audience than ever before. NFPA’s staff liaison for the code walks us through some of the highlights.

In June, NFPA members at the Technical Meeting in Chicago voted to adopt the 2010 edition of NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code® . The new version of the code has taken giant steps in scope and content, changes that will undoubtedly expand the interest base of the code more than any previous edition.

Its creation has also underscored the need to develop further guidance and criteria for visible and audible emergency messaging strategies to address the wide range of situations that emergency communications systems are expected to handle.

Although there will always be future problems to solve, both new and experienced users of the 2010 edition of NFPA 72 will benefit from the extensive efforts of all those who took part in its development. Here are a few critical areas that will be affected by the newly expanded NFPA 72.

(Exerpted from the NFPA Journal, September/October '09 - By Lee F. Richardson)

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