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Construct safer manufactured housing with the 2005 NFPA 501!

NFPA 501 covers all the equipment and installations used in the design, construction, transportation, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, and electrical systems of manufactured homes.

Changes in this edition expand coverage with:Added criteria regarding stairsUpdated provisions regarding protection against wind loadsNew provisions on protection against seismic eventsNew information regarding the use of wood structural panels, composite wood. structural panels, oriented strand board wood structural panels, and plywoodNew requirements concerning energy conservation New provisions on securing water heating appliances

Provisions are also provided that correlate the Standard with NFPA 255: Method of Test Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials .