There actually is an MSDS on the Litco site. The only thing it lists is formaldehyde. The firefighting part was pretty benign.
At 12:33 PM 10/13/2011, you wrote: >There would not be a volatile chemical involved as the binder would be cured. >This pallet, as an article, would not have an MSDS. You could ask the >manufacturer for ignitability information etc. > > >Ray Campbell > > >"One does not sell the land the people walk on" > > >Crazy Horse >1840-1877 > > >________________________________ >From: Ron Greenman <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:49 AM >Subject: Re: Particle board pallets > >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 >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111013/fc7cca6b/attachment.html> >_______________________________________________ >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
