{"483651":{"#nid":"483651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hoverboard Owners Encouraged to Keep Devices Off Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs students return to campus next week, those who own hoverboards are encouraged to leave them at home.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDue to ongoing safety reports involving self-balancing scooters and electric skateboards, students, faculty, and staff are asked not to bring these items on campus. The devices should not be operated, charged, or stored in any campus building. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent news reports have highlighted fire safety concerns with hoverboards. Students, faculty, and staff who own one are encouraged to review\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nfpatoday.blog.nfpa.org\/2015\/12\/heed-hover-board-advice-from-nfpa-this-holiday-season.html\u0022\u003Ethese safety guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;provided by the National Fire Protection Association.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose who already have a hoverboard on campus should take it home or follow \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/service-alerts\/resident-weather-updates.htm\u0022\u003EU.S. Postal Service\u0026nbsp;guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for shipping the device if needed. (At this time, the Postal Service only allows the shipment of hoverboards using Standard Post\/Parcel Select that travels via ground transportation.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will continue to monitor the ongoing federal investigation regarding hoverboard safety and may make future policy decisions based on the outcome and recommendations of this review.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuestions or concerns can be directed to Campus Fire Marshal Larry Labbe at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fire@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efire@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDue to ongoing safety reports involving self-balancing scooters and electric skateboards, there is a moratorium on allowing these items in Georgia Tech buildings.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Due to ongoing safety reports involving self-balancing scooters and electric skateboards, there is a moratorium on allowing these items in Georgia Tech buildings."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-01-08 11:15:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"483641":{"id":"483641","type":"image","title":"Hoverboard","body":null,"created":"1452891600","gmt_created":"2016-01-15 21:00:00","changed":"1475895236","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:56","alt":"Hoverboard","file":{"fid":"204254","name":"hoverboard.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hoverboard_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hoverboard_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3140195,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hoverboard_1.jpg?itok=XsGt-PEh"}}},"media_ids":["483641"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ehs.gatech.edu\/fire","title":"Georgia Tech Fire Safety"},{"url":"http:\/\/nfpatoday.blog.nfpa.org\/2015\/12\/heed-hover-board-advice-from-nfpa-this-holiday-season.html","title":"Hoverboard Safety Guidelines"},{"url":"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/service-alerts\/resident-weather-updates.htm","title":"Hoverboard Shipping Guidelines"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4511","name":"Fire"},{"id":"790","name":"Housing"},{"id":"171560","name":"hoverboard"},{"id":"167060","name":"safety"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELarry Labbe\u003Cbr \/\u003EFire Marshal\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fire@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efire@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}