NWPCA Releases Fire Code Compliance Manual in Spanish

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Expands Educational Outreach in the Hispanic Community

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Alexandria, VA – July 15, 2020: The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) releases the “NWPCA Fire Code Compliance Manual for Outdoor Storage of Wood Pallets,” in Spanish. The complimentary manual was originally produced in 2017 to assist industry in compliance with the outdoor pallet storage provisions incorporated in the 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) Section 2810 of the International Code Council, and NFPA1, Section 34.10.4, of the National Fire Protection Association.

The release in Spanish broadens the Association’s educational outreach and distribution of proven best fire safety practices for pallet facilities. “There are over 67,000 jobs directly related to the wooden pallet and container manufacturing sector, and so many of them only speak Spanish,” commented NWPCA Chair, Frank Shean of PLA Holdings-Valley Pallet, based in Salinas, California.

“Spanish-speaking owners and safety personnel can now better understand the 2018 fire codes of both the ICC and NFPA,” added Dr. Brad Gething, NWPCA Director of Science and Technology Integration. Gething also highlighted NWPCA’s continued emphasis on proactive outreach to fire officials. “The guidelines helps these facilities build a compliance plan in their native language that is consistent with the latest fire codes, and also share them with their local fire officials and first responders.”

Safety is of the utmost importance. “The translated document is another tool for industry to strengthen its safety programs that prevent fires from starting, mitigate against their spread, and protect life safety of our employees’, first responders, and our communities,” added Shean.

The guideline “NWPCA Fire Code Compliance Manual for Outdoor Storage of Wood Pallets” was developed in 2017 with the cooperation from industry and fire code experts. The translated guideline is available as a free download and is accessible at www.palletcentral.com/compliancemanual-Spanish.

ABOUT NWPCA

The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) is the largest organization of wood packaging professionals in the world, with more than 670 company members in 28 countries who manufacture, repair and distribute pallets and wood packaging in unit-load solutions, or who supply products and services to the industry. NWPCA is an advocate and strong supporter of model safety codes for proven best industry practices. For more information, visit www.palletcentral.com/firecodesafety.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)

NFPA is a worldwide leader in fire, electrical, building, and life safety. The mission of the international nonprofit organization founded in 1896 is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA develops more than 300 codes and standards to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other hazards. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)

The International Code Council (ICC) is a member-focused association dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Most U.S. communities and many global markets choose the International Codes. For more information, visit www.icccampus.org.

CONTACT

Annette Ferri
NWPCA Vice President of Communications
703.519.6104
Email

 

NWPCA PUBLICA EL MANUAL DE CUMPLIMIENTO DEL CÓDIGO DE INCENDIOS EN ESPAÑOL
EXPANDE SU COMPROMISO EDUCATIVO EN LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

Alexandria, VA – 15 de julio de 2020: La Asociación Nacional de Pallets y Contenedores de Madera (NWPCA) publica el “Manual de Cumplimiento del Código de Incendios de NWPCA para el almacenamiento al aire libre de pallets de madera”, en español. El manual complementario se produjo originalmente en 2017 para ayudar a la industria a cumplir con las disposiciones de almacenamiento de pallets para exteriores incorporadas en el Apartado 2810 del Código Internacional de Incendios (CFI) 2018 del Consejo del Código Internacional y en el Apartado 34.10.4 de NFPA1 de la Asociación Nacional de Protección contra Incendios.

El lanzamiento en español amplía el alcance educativo de la Asociación y la distribución de las mejores prácticas comprobadas de seguridad contra incendios para las instalaciones de tarimas. “Hay más de 67,000 empleos directamente relacionados con el sector de fabricación de pallets y contenedores de madera, y muchos de los empleados solo hablan español”, comentó el presidente de NWPCA, Frank Shean de PLA Holdings-Valley Pallet, con sede en Salinas, California.

“Los propietarios de habla hispana y el personal de seguridad ahora pueden comprender mejor los códigos de incendios de 2018 tanto de la CPI como de la NFPA”, agregó el Dr. Brad Gething, Director de Integración de Ciencia y Tecnología de la NWPCA. Gething también destacó el continuo énfasis de NWPCA en el compromiso proactivo para los inspectores de incendios. “Las pautas ayudan a que estas instalaciones elaboren un plan de cumplimiento en su idioma nativo que sea consistente con los últimos códigos de incendios, y que también los compartan con sus inspectores de incendios locales y los servicios de primera respuesta”.

La seguridad es de suma importancia. “El documento traducido es otra herramienta para que la industria fortalezca sus programas de seguridad que previenen los incendios, y también para que mitigue su propagación y que proteja la seguridad de la vida de nuestros empleados, los servicios de primera respuesta y de nuestras comunidades”, agregó Shean.

Las normas “Manual de cumplimiento del código de incendios NWPCA para el almacenamiento al aire libre de pallets de madera” se desarrollaron en 2017 con la cooperación de expertos de la industria y del código de incendios. Las normas traducidas están disponibles como descarga gratuita en www.palletcentral.com/compliancemanual-Spanish.

ACERCA DE NWPCA

La Asociación Nacional de Pallets y Contenedores de Madera (NWPCA) es la organización de especialistas de empaques de madera más grande del mundo, contando con más de 670 miembros de compañías en 28 países que fabrican, reparan y distribuyen tarimas y empaques de madera en soluciones de carga unitaria, o que suministran productos y servicios al sector. NWPCA es un firme defensor de los códigos de seguridad modelo para las mejores prácticas probadas de la industria. Para obtener más información, visite www.palletcentral.com/firecodesafety.

ACERCA DE LA ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE PROTECCIÓN CONTRA INCENDIOS (NFPA)

NFPA es un líder mundial en la seguridad eléctrica y vital tanto como en la seguridad contra incendios, y de construcción. La misión de la organización internacional sin fines de lucro fundada en 1896 es reducir la carga mundial de fuego y otros peligros en la calidad de vida al proporcionar y defender códigos y estándares de consenso, investigación, capacitación y educación. NFPA desarrolla más de 300 códigos y estándares para minimizar la posibilidad y los efectos de incendios y otros peligros. Todos los códigos y estándares de la NFPA se pueden ver de forma gratuita en www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.

ACERCA DEL CONSEJO DEL CÓDIGO INTERNACIONAL (ICC)

El Consejo de Códigos Internacional (ICC) es una asociación centrada en los miembros que está dedicada al desarrollo de códigos y estándares modelo utilizados en el proceso de diseño, construcción y cumplimiento para construir estructuras seguras, sostenibles, asequibles y resistentes. La mayoría de las comunidades de EE. UU. y muchos mercados globales eligen los Códigos Internacionales. Para obtener más información, visite www.icccampus.org.

CONTACTO

Annette Ferri
NWPCA Vice President of Communications
703.519.6104
Email

Investigation of the Effect of Corrugated Boxes on the Distribution of Compression Stresses on the Top Surface of Wooden Pallets

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Research & Abstract by Page Clayton, Virginia Tech, CPULD
Fall 2018

This study aims to investigate pallet deflection as a result of different sized packages in a column stacking pattern and the presence of headspace in the box.

Pallets are the foundation of unit loads and supply chains. They provide a way to store and transport products in an efficient manner. Currently, however, the use of “component based” designs for unit loads doesn’t consider the interaction between unit load components or how this interaction effects the overall structural integrity of the unit load.

Component based unit load designs also result in the excessive use of raw materials which reduces the sustainability of unit loads, drives costs up, and creates issues for people in the supply chain.

The objective of this study was to investigate the interactions between the unit load components, box size and package head space, especially focusing on the deflection of the pallet as a function of pallet stiffness across multiple common pallet support conditions.

This study aimed to investigate pallet deflection as a result of different sized packages in a column stacking pattern and the presence of headspace in the box. The effect of each of these components on deflection is known as load bridging, in which a redistribution of stress occurs depending on the loads’ characteristics within the unit load.

Results showed that, in a column stacked arrangement, smaller boxes caused greater deflection than larger boxes (up to 53 % higher). Data analysis identified that a change in box size causes a decrease in the deflection of a pallet; smaller boxes, with the same load, transfer less pressure to the supports (31% less) and cause more deflection (53% more) than large boxes, especially on lower stiffness pallets. The presence, or lack, of headspace in a box didn’t have any significant impact on deflection.

This study confirmed that supported pallet components do, in fact, carry more of the weight of the load and that the boxes’ sizes do affect deflection. The experiments from this study confirm that the compressive pressure across the top of the pallet surface redistributes itself towards the supports of pallets when the sizes of the corrugated boxes increase. As more of the compressive forces redistribute across the top of the pallet to the supports, the deflection along the free span decreases.

These quantitative results can help to further understand the load bridging effect and allow us to make adjustments based on the current safety factors. Therefore, to increase the sustainability of pallets and to conserve resources, it is recommended that pallets are always designed with product packaging designs in mind.

Research funded by the Pallet Foundation of the NWPCA and by the U.S. Forest Service. Paper submitted to the IAPRI Peer Review Stream.

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