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If you are a distributor located within or doing work in Illinois, let NAFED help you meet the state's new certification requirements.

According to the Illinois Administrative Code, TITLE 41: Fire Protection Section 280.30 (b) 1 (F): Effective January 1, 2011, all employees must obtain and maintain a NAFED certification and submit a copy of such certification to renew their license.

To help meet these requirements, NAFED is offering training seminars to aid technicians who are planning to take a certification exam or are just looking for an excellent training opportunity. Eight hours of educationalcredits will be provided for each seminar taken.

The ICC/NAFED Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician certification exam is based on NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2007 Edition; 2006 International Fire Code; CGA - C1 pamphlet, Methods of Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed Gas Cylinders; and 29 CFR 1910.132-138. Although the exams are open-book, individuals need to know how to find the answers quickly in order to finish in the allotted time period.

The ICC/NAFED national certification program allows those who have passed the certification exams to apply for a license in any state that adopts the ICC/NAFED program, WITHOUT having to retake the certification exams!

Since the program's inception, NAFED has issued certifications to over 1,300 technicians in at least 23 states. These individuals are ready -- are you? If so, download the PDF file included below, fill it out, and return it to us.