Ed We have used ladders from the top floor landing up to the flat roof as Access, through a roof hatch.
Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NFPA 14 roof access In the 07 version, section 7.3.2 (5) says to provide hose connections "at the highest landing of stairways with stairway access to a roof, and on roofs with a slope of less than 3 in 12 where stairways do not access the roof." There is a proposed change to this section, but the change wouldn't help me. I assume 'stairway access' means the stair must extend to the roof level and a person could walk-out onto the roof via a standard door. But, could it also mean a ship's ladder leading up to a roof hatch? Do the building codes define "stairway access"? Ed Kramer Littleton, CO _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
