Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

A new National Institute of Building Sciences study on hazard mitigation found that updated building codes produce significant benefits. The NIBS report found that adopting the 2018 International ...

IRVINE, CA-- (Marketwired - February 16, 2017) - ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation's largest fused property database, today released its third annual Environmental Hazards Housing Risk Index ...

Over the years, EC&M articles have addressed many topics when applying the rules for hazardous (classified) locations. Safety tips for working in hazardous locations, class and division basics, the ...

A regulatory position statement has been published by the Environment Agency which clarifies the position regarding SIC Standard Industrial Classification codes and the Hazardous Waste Regulations.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...

CLIMATEWIRE | The annual federal assessment of the nation’s disaster preparedness for the first time cites problems with out-of-date state and local building codes, which have left millions of homes ...