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14 PalletCentral • January-February 2016 palletcentral.com and gain valuable insight through received feedback. We will use all feedback to inform any other enhancements during the NFPA and ICC public comment periods, which occur in late spring and early summer of 2016, respectively. When the calendar changes to the latter half of 2016, both NFPA and ICC will hold meetings to determine the final requirements for the codes. NWPCA is committed to doing all we can to support your efforts to protect the safety of workers, first responders and the people who live near your facilities. There is plenty of work on the horizon for 2016, but much has already been accomplished. Mr. Koffel says, "I am cautiously optimistic that with the continued engagement of NWPCA, we will see that both the NFPA and ICC proposals are passed into formal codes by the year-end 2016." Future 2016 issues of Pallet Central magazine will provide timely updates on future fire code developments. PC NFPA & ICC Code Proposals As fire code proposals progress through the review process, the text can change from one version to another. To keep members as up-to-date as possible, NWPCA has provided easy access to the most current versions of both the NFPA and ICC code proposals by publishing them on our website in the Resource and Media Center. Visit PalletCentral.com and click on the "Industry Resources" tab and access the Resource and Media Center, where you'll find the code proposals listed under "General Business and Industry Topics." Dr. Brad Gething, PhD, is NWPCA's director of science and technology integration. He can be reached at bgething@palletcentral.com or phone: 703-519-6104. Follow Brad on Twitter @NWPCATech for the latest technical news and updates. The proposal would require sufficient spacing of the pallet staging area…That spacing will be based on the height of the stacks of pallets in the yard (with stacks being no more than 20 feet high). SAFETY

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