G: Is there a specific issue of conflict? 90% of 99 is still the same in 2007 as it would apply to healthcare facilities. Storage is a lot different, but not room design, Area Density or residential design/light hazard.
What exactly do you want to do that 2007 would allow, that 99 won't? 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 Summary: PA DOH enforces compliance with the 1999 edition of NFPA 13 because it is the referenced edition in the 2000 Life Safety Code used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Federal Health and Human Services). Both PA DOH and CMS itself have reiterated clearly that they will accept ONLY compliance with the 1999 edition; they really don't care if a newer code is deemed equal or better protection by NFPA, or what edition of NFPA 13 is referenced by the applicable local building code. PA's Dept of Labor and Industry is charged with administration and enforcement of the PA Uniform Construction Code, now based on the 2009 I-Codes, so NFPA 13-2007 edition is now our standard. Under Pennsylvania law, all facilities that are regulated by the Health Care Facilities Act must also comply with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and its regulations. Quandry: So- how do we design a system to simultaneously comply with both 1999 and (for now) 2007 editions of NFPA 13? George Church _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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)
