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		<title>Fire Protection Engineers For Lawyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The difference between winning and losing a fire loss case might hinge upon the scientific principles applied during the investigation. The more complex the issues, the more difficult it can be to demonstrate that scientific principles were applied in an appropriate (and acceptable) manner.  If it comes down to a difference of opinion between a<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/fire-protection-engineers-for-lawyers"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CSB Releases Report on Fatal Welding Explosion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 9, 2010 a highly preventable welding explosion occurred at the DuPont chemical plant that employs approximately 600 workers and is located in Tonawanda, NY. The explosion killed 57-year old welder Richard Folaron instantly and injured one other worker. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently released its draft findings report during a news<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/csb-releases-report-on-fatal-welding-explosion"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/csb-releases-report-on-fatal-welding-explosion</link>
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		<title>Which Facility Uses More Water During a Fire – Sprinklered or Unsprinklered?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you had to guess if a sprinklered facility or an unsprinklered facility consumed more water during a fire incident, which facility would you choose? The Fire Protection Research Foundation conducted a study to answer that question and recently released its results in “Fire Flow Water Consumption in Sprinklered and Unsprinklered Buildings: An Assessment of<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/which-facility-uses-more-water-during-a-fire-%e2%80%93-sprinklered-or-unsprinklered"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/which-facility-uses-more-water-during-a-fire-%e2%80%93-sprinklered-or-unsprinklered</link>
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		<title>Fire Protection Code Consultants Save Client $200,000 in Construction Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the 25+ years that Harrington Group has been providing fire protection code consulting services, we have been able to form many strong and trusted relationships with real estate developers and architects by delivering value with creative and cost-effective fire protection solutions. Many times, our code consultants are brought in at the last hour of<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/fire-protection-code-consultants-save-client-200000-in-construction-costs"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/fire-protection-code-consultants-save-client-200000-in-construction-costs</link>
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		<title>FM Global Relaxes Requirements for Very High Flashpoint “Ignitable” Liquids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The newly published FM Global Data Sheet 7-29 on flammable and combustible liquids (now called “Ignitable liquids”) incorporates the very long awaited special consideration for high flashpoint liquids – those having a “confirmed and documented” closed-cup flashpoints ≥500 deg. F.  FM now officially recognizes that these “atypical ignitable” liquids, when not heated above ambient temperature,<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/fm-global-relaxes-requirements-for-very-high-flashpoint-%e2%80%9cignitable%e2%80%9d-liquids"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/fm-global-relaxes-requirements-for-very-high-flashpoint-%e2%80%9cignitable%e2%80%9d-liquids</link>
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		<title>Industrial Oven Explosion at Bakery Injures One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, we summarized an article that appeared in Process Safety Progress magazine that illustrated the tragedies that can occur if gas fired industrial ovens and dryers are not correctly inspected, maintained and tested. The article described how an employee at a manufacturing plant was killed when he tried to restart a gas fired oven<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/industrial-oven-explosion-at-bakery-injures-one"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/industrial-oven-explosion-at-bakery-injures-one</link>
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		<title>New Research on Fire Detection in Warehouse Facilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fire Protection Research Foundation recently released its first project phase report addressing the growing concern of fire safety solutions in modern-day warehouses. The first phase of the project was conducted in 2009 and 2010 and included literature review, hazard assessment, and development of a research plan. The research study focused on the impact of<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/new-research-on-fire-detection-in-warehouse-facilities"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/new-research-on-fire-detection-in-warehouse-facilities</link>
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		<title>Important Research Aims to Improve Personal Protective Equipment for Firefighters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2001, the U.S. Fire Administration documented the need to improve firefighter’s self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and facepiece design in order to withstand various extreme conditions, such as high heat loads. In the years following, reports on firefighter deaths have indicated that insufficient thermal performance of SCBA lenses was a factor in several of these<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/important-research-aims-to-improve-personal-protective-equipment-for-firefighters"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/important-research-aims-to-improve-personal-protective-equipment-for-firefighters</link>
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		<title>Undermining Your Expertise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Seek First to Understand – Are you Really Listening?” is Habit #5 from Stephen Covey’s classic self-help book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. At Harrington Group, we try to manage our interactions with our employees and our customers in a manner that is consistent with the 7 Habits and the timeless principles that underpin<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/undermining-your-expertise"></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/undermining-your-expertise</link>
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		<title>Are You Really Listening?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, experience and expertise are a double-edged sword. Through years of working and building up knowledge, people develop skills that help them identify and solve problems that would have gone undetected or unsolved. Identifying the right problems involves the ability to disregard most of the information and focus in on the factors that are the<span></span><a href="http://www.hgi-fire.com/blog/are-you-really-listening"></a>]]></description>
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