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[>avison Sentinel Receives N S C , A w a r d O f Merit f o r Second Straight Y e a r E>avison Chemical Co.'s safety magazine for employees, The Oavison Sentinely has received the National Safety Council's award of merit for the second straight year ( C&EN, Sept. 1, 1952, p a g e 3 6 6 0 ) . Present at informal presentation ceremonies were: M . G. Geiger, vice chairman of Davison's board; Helen O'Hara, editorial assistant to company's supervisor of industrial health and safety; G. W. Elste, president of the Baltimore Safety Council; and A. B. Pettit, industrial health and safety supervisor
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MFPA Revises N a t i o n a l Electrical Code The revised edition of the National Fire Protection Association's "National Electri c a l Code" was published on Sept. 1. In i t s revised form, the new code is the re sult of a broad sampling of t h e opinion a n d experience of industry inspection au thorities, fire officials, and other interested groups. Significant changes are proposed for the section dealing with hazardous locations. Recognition has been given to positivepressure ventilation arrangements to re duce the area considered hazardous when such ventilation is safeguarded by effec tive means. Definitions of hazardous at mospheres are also more closely delineated t o aid i n applying the rules. Copies of the code are available from NFPA Publications Services, 6 0 Batterymarch St., Boston 10, Mass. T h e cost is fift ff.~.r thn clothbound edition and $1.00 $3.00 for paperbound. Fire Protection Engineering Service Set Up in Kansas C i t y U. S. Fire Protection Engineering Serv ice, Inc., has been established by a group o f fire prevention and fire protection engi neers to assist management in solving fire problems. T h e company, headquartered at 805 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., lias facilities to handle work throughout CHEMICAL
the country. It h a s no connection with any insurance company, equipment manu facturer, or construction contractor. Its objective is to assist clients in achiev ing and maintaining a fire-safe and eco nomically insurable operation. This is ac complished b y fire hazard evaluation sur veys of proposed or existing properties and processes; recommendations and cost analy sis for developing a n adequate and practi cal fire prevention and protection program; the design, specification, and supervision of fire protection installations; and assist ance in developing improved methods for safeguarding new products and processes. NSC Chemical Section Requests Displays f o r G a d g e t Session A gadget session to show solutions to safety problems where suitable devices are not commercially available will be held by the chemical section at t b e National Safety Congress on Oct. 20. T h e section hopes to stimulate further ingenuity in the plants of those attending, as well as to pass on ideas already developed. A number of gadgets have been collected during the past year, but more a r e needed. Com panies are requested to send a brief de scription of any gadget they have, a de scription of the problem it solves, and glossy photos to David ΊΓ. Smith, E . I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Chambers Works, Penns Grove, N. J. AND
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