That depends on what one would consider "Significant". If a parts room is 100 sq ft or 5000 sq. ft where does it go from just misc. to significant?
You could use the definition is NFPA 13, 3.9.1.14 (2007) and just see where the specific arrangement falls. But does the Misc. storage actually include racked or shelf storage? Some will say it does and some will say that shelf and racks do not fall into the Misc. category since they are addressed specifically in 3.9.2 and 3.9.3. Be sure you, the AHJ and EOR are all reading the definitions the same. Personally I believe that the Misc. definition is for just that, intermittent, general storage of odds and ends that are not racked or shelved. If the commodities are on a rack or shelf then you follow the criteria for that type of storage as defined in Chapter 12. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russell Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Automobile dealership parts storage Yeah, I envision a lot of insulated wiring harnesses and many plastic items and small to medium cardboard parts bins, but because of the "relatively" small quantities and being what I would define as "miscellaneous", one would not need to go so stringent as plastic or IV. I have always interpreted the classes that are given in chapter 13 have in mind a significant amount of the items it describes. Am I way off with this line of thinking? Ron Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/843 - Release Date: 6/10/2007 1:39 PM _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
