News Archive

The ES Collaborative Team will be issuing an online version of the ES Safety Collaborative Standards report shortly.  This website will permit subscribers and users to access current code information on an on-demand and as-needed basis.  Please watch for this announcement and release in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, this News Bulletin gives you a snapshot of some important items surrounding ESS Safety Codes that are relevant to various parts of the ESS community.

  • NFPA 1 Fire Code Prepares for On-Site Meetings of its Three Technical Committees

    The recently released 2024 edition of NFPA 1 Fire Code is now available in print or via access to the NFPA  Link© at www.nfpa.org/1 (see the two large red button on the web page).  NFPA 1, Fire Code, advances fire and life safety for the public and first responders as well as property protection by providing a comprehensive, integrated approach […] Learn More

  • NFPA 855 2023 Edition

    Efforts are currently underway to update the next edition of NFPA 855 (2026). Public Comments can now be made on the first draft report of NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems.  The first draft report was published March 6, 2024, and can be viewed at the Next Edition tab at www.nfpa.org/855.  Public comments will […] Learn More

  • International Codes Council (ICC)

    The first of two public hearings to consider 2027 updates to the recently released three model digital I-Codes, [1] the International Fire Code (IFC), [2] the International Building Code (IBC) and [3] the International Residential Code were just held in Orlando. The results of these hearings will be available for review by May 16, 2024.  […] Learn More

  • UL 9540 and UL 9540A

    UL 9540 which includes management of UL 9540A will be holding a echnical Committee virtual meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2024.  It is in the process of updating safety testing requirements called out in NFPA 855 and referenced in the International Fire Code and NFPA 1.  Explosion control and explosion protection by deflagration venting are […] Learn More