Since there's maybe a volatile chemical involved (the binder is maybe urea based) there ought to be an MSDS and that always has some combustibility data that may be useful in comparing to a known-combustible. If I knew what it's really called by trade name rather than common name I might be able to find some data for you in the Ignition Handbook, but I'm not inclined nor have the time to do too much research for free. Not being mercenary. Happy to help. Just too lazy to do much more.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > My knee-jerk reaction was that these could be classified as solid piled > Class III. Per 13, Table A5.6.3 (2002), solid piled particle board is a > Class II. Given that there is an air gap between each pallet which would > most likely increase the fire hazard beyond that. > > Here's a manufacturer with something very similar to what I was looking at. > > http://www.litco.com/presswood-pallets.htm?_ctcoderef=goog-ppc&gclid=CIHp_6Pw5asCFUqK4AodX3A4HA. > I've contacted them to ask about fire testing. > > > > > At 10:03 AM 10/13/2011, you wrote: > >Todd: Knee-jerk response - > > > >Particle board is made of wood, so treat them as you would wooden pallets. > Of course, we aren't addressing the binder holding the particles together. > But if there are no openings through the top of the pallet, you might argue > it will burn less readily than standard wooden pallets with slatted tops and > bottoms. Maybe this will counteract any negative effects created by the > presence of the binder. Maybe. > > > >Mark A. Sornsin, PE| Fire Protection Engineer > >Ulteig Engineers, Inc.| Fargo, ND > >[email protected] > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC > >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:49 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Particle board pallets > > > >I'm in a facility and am staring at a stack of particle board pallets. The > same material that you can get at Home Depot, but moulded into the shape of > a pallet. No openings. Probably similar to plastic pallets in design > Thoughts on protecting? > > > >Sent from my iPhone > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860.535.2080 > www.fpdc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111013/d813739a/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
