Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible.  We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.

Norm

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM, A.P.Silva <[email protected]> wrote:

> Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000
> sq.ft.
> building, about 28 feet high. The issue is whether the building has to be
> sprinklered. The owner claims the coal is non-combustible and thus the
> building occupancy is low hazard industrial, in which case it would not
> have
> to be sprinklered. Anyone can comment on the occupancy?
>
> Tony
>
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