PLEASE NOTE: Comments regarding these proposed amendments should be submitted by January 8, 2016. Overview: On October 21, 2015, the Board of Building Standards issued a notice of its intent to amend Ohio Building Code rules in response to adoption of new Ohio Revised Code § 3781.106 included in HB 64 requiring the Board to
Read More...From the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office: Dear Stakeholders and All Interested Parties: Due to a technical error in the ‘2017 Ohio Fire Code Petition Form’ any Petition submitted to the SFM prior to November 13, 2015 WAS NOT received by the SFM AND MUST BE RESUBMITTED. A corrected version of the Petition Form is now
Read More...COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal are urging Ohioans to be aware of the state’s outdoor burning regulations and to take necessary precautions to avoid unwanted fires this fall. Download the precautions bulletin here:
Read More...Here are some quick links to helpful tools on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website ~ To report an incident: . To see if a consumer product is already recalled: For free safety guides: Through the information we receive from fire departments we are able to save lives. By being able to quickly
Read More...Haunted houses and other similar special amusement type buildings and occupancies can be a challenge for inspectors. Because they are often temporary in nature, the approval and inspection process often needs to be fast-tracked. This inspection checklist should help guide you through the codes for these occupancies. Special Amusement Check List (A3) Download the OSFM
Read More...NEOFPA has updated our white paper on temporary lockdown procedures. We have made our position clearer that nonconventional lockdown processes can only be a temporary solution to locking doors if the financial means are not immediately available, and then only until funds are available to install locking devices that comply with fire and building codes. We recognize
Read More...OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUES GUIDANCE ON BARRICADE DEVICES TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THROUGHT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Duchesne at (614) 644-9564 September 2, 2015 [email protected] The Ohio Department of Commerce today (9-2-15) issued a guidance document concerning the development of rules for the use of barricade devices in an active shooter situation
Read More...On June 27, 2015 there was a fire at a Taiwanese water park that resulted when colored cornstarch was spayed over a crowd of about 1000 young people attending a concert. It accidentally ignited into a 10 second inferno which burned 500. Eleven have since died and 117 remain in intensive care units in dozens of hospitals
Read More...Language in the Ohio Budget Bill, HB 64, requires that the Ohio Board of Building Standards (OBBS) adopt rules for the use of a device to prevent both ingress and egress through a door in a school building for a finite period of time, in an emergency situation and during active shooter drills. This language was
Read More...Language in the Ohio Budget Bill, HB 64, amends Chapter 3743 (Fireworks) of the Ohio Revised Code. This language was effective June 30, 2015. The new language eliminates the requirement that consumer purchasers of 1.4G consumer fireworks fill out the form agreeing to take the fireworks outside the state within 48 hours. It also eliminates the
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