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On December 17, 2001, Florida Governor Jeb Bush signed
a bill to delay implementation of the new Florida Building Code. The
code will now take effect on March 1, 2002, instead of January 1.
The new code would have had an important impact on the hurricane protection
industry by defining the state’s wind-borne debris regions and
high velocity hurricane zone, addressing a statewide system for product
evaluation and approval and establishing fees.
Some in the hurricane protection industry feel the delay was a major
setback, indicating how politicized the new building code had become.
The new code was heavily lobbied by building and trade associations.
The International Hurricane Protection Association (IHPA), Miami,
FL, has called for a board meeting after the first of the new year
to discuss its plans in light of the delay.
Hurricane
Protection Info on Web
Dealers and installers in the hurricane protection
industry can find lots of information about products, industry-related
events and trade associations by visiting Web sites.
The International Hurricane Protection Association’s (IHPA)
Web site (www.inthpa.com) provides
details about the association, its board of directors, code of ethics
and benefits. Those interested can download an IHPA membership application
as well.
The site also includes information about the hurricane protection
industry’s trade show, The World of Hurricane Protection (see
page 9); a help wanted board; and approved hurricane protection
products.
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) launched its
Web site late last year (www.disastersafety.org)
providing hurricane safety information.
The site, which is intended for residents in threatened areas, includes
materials in both English and Spanish on how to make new and existing
homes more resistant to hurricane damage; information to help small
business owners identify risk and put a disaster safety plan into
action; and links to other important natural disaster safety sites.
IBHS is a national non-profit initiative of the insurance industry
based in Tampa, FL. The mission of the research and communications
organization is to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic
losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters.
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Offers Continuing Ed Course
Dealers and installers in the hurricane protection
industry can find lots of information about products, industry-related
events and trade associations by visiting Web sites.
The International Hurricane Protection Association’s (IHPA)
Web site (www.inthpa.com) provides details about the association,
its board of directors, code of ethics and benefits. Those interested
can download an IHPA membership application as well.
The site also includes information about the hurricane protection
industry’s trade show, The World of Hurricane Protection (see
page 9); a help wanted board; and approved hurricane protection
products.
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) launched its
Web site late last year (www.disastersafety.org) providing hurricane
safety information.
The site, which is intended for residents in threatened areas, includes
materials in both English and Spanish on how to make new and existing
homes more resistant to hurricane damage; information to help small
business owners identify risk and put a disaster safety plan into
action; and links to other important natural disaster safety sites.
IBHS is a national non-profit initiative of the insurance industry
based in Tampa, FL. The mission of the research and communications
organization is to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic
losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters.
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