Fire Safety Codes

Fire Safety Codes
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Fire Safety Codes
Over ten years ago, tragedy struck in West Warwick, RI. The fire outbreak at the Station nightclub did claim 100 lives while generating 200 injuries. The incident comes out as the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in the history of the United States. The onset of the fire relates to the ignition of the pyrotechnics before spreading to flammable acoustic soundproofing foam. This essay describes the development of the fire safety codes, inspection procedures, and enforcement. In addition, it explores the importance of the safety codes during the inspection process.
In the course of developing fire safety code, there are seven critical stages or steps, which form the procedure. The first step focuses on integration and submission of a proposal concerning the development of the safety codes. In the second stage, there is the assembly of the proposal before the publication of the proposed changes to the safety codes in agreement with the needs and expectations of the target audience. The third step incorporates the public hearing, which allows input from the interest groups and entities. In the fourth instance, there is the publication of the hearing report.
In the fifth context, there is the need for the submission of the public comments, assembly, and publication of such comments to facilitate effectiveness and efficiency pursuit of appropriate codes (Grosshandler, Bryner, Madrzykowski, & Kuntz, 2005). The s…