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Evaluating Data and Voice Signals in Pathway Survivable Cables for Life Safety Systems

National Fire Protection Association

This month, the Fire Protection Research Foundation, NFPA’s research affiliate of NFPA published a report titled: “Evaluating Data and Voice Signals in Pathway Survivable Cables for Life Safety Systems” to determine if temperature impacts the transmission and the functional and operational quality of alarm/data signals and voice messages in a fire (..)

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Updated 2022 edition of NFPA 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments, now published and available

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA has now published an updated 2022 edition of NFPA 1582, which includes the changes from TIA 1582-22-1, establishing a single set of medical requirements and evaluations that are equally applicable to both members and candidates.

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As Easy as APIE: This Simple Disaster-Response Model Is Highly Effective

BCM METRICS

This simple disaster-response model—the letters stand for Assess, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate—offers serious benefits to any organization trying to gain control of a disaster and manage its way back to safe and productive operations. Introducing APIE In case you missed it, MHA Consulting recently published […].

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Pure Does It Again! Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage

Pure Storage

And for the third year in a row, Pure is positioned highest for Ability to Execute and furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision in the newly published 2022 Gartner ® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. Published October 19, 2022. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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What Science Really Says About Facial Recognition Accuracy and Bias Concerns

Security Industry Association

By far, the source most cited by media and policymakers as evidence of bias in facial recognition is Gender Shades , a paper published by a grad student researcher at MIT Media Lab in 2018. But there’s a problem: Gender Shades evaluated demographic-labeling algorithms not facial recognition.

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Security Industry Association and International Biometrics + Identity Association Oppose Adding Extraneous Prohibitions on TSA Use of Facial Biometrics in Potential FAA Measure

Security Industry Association

Department of Homeland Security and component agencies like TSA have already adopted an extensive facial recognition technology governance policy that includes comprehensive oversight responsibilities, data privacy and civil liberties obligations, and testing and evaluation requirements.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

Source: Wikimedia Commons An interesting map was published by the US Geological Survey shortly after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes. [1] An experienced civil engineer could evaluate some of that by eye, but much of the rest is hidden and only exposed once the building collapses. the 'violent' level. [2] Ozmen, H.B.