What is the NFPA and what is their purpose?
The NFPA stands for National Fire Protection Association (nfpa.org). The organization operates a consensus system whereby opinions from people are put into a process that either adopts the opinion or rejects the opinion. This process consists of an approved and tested method and is basically a panel of industry experts who decide whether or not the opinion will be adopted. The purpose is to provide the industry with a standard we can all follow with assured safety.