NFPA 415 '08 is the latest I have handy. 4.5.1.3 Passenger-handling areas shall be classified as Ordinary Hazard Group 1 Occupancy, as defined in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, for the purpose of sprinkler system design.
4.5.1.4 Baggage, package, and mail-handling areas shall be classified as Ordinary Hazard Group 2 Occupancy, as defined in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, for the purpose of sprinkler system design. Of course the mercantile portions are not passenger handling so that's OHII. Now is 415 a required document? Do you really have to follow it? Good question. At best the AHJ could get to it using the matters not provided for in IFC. NFPA 13 does not directly mention concourses thus it's not a matter covered would be the argument. Chris Cahill, PE* Associate Fire Protection Engineer Burns & McDonnell Phone: 952.656.3652 Fax: 952.229.2923 [email protected] www.burnsmcd.com *Registered in: MN Proud to be #14 on FORTUNE's 2014 List of 100 Best Companies to Work For -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gregory Lindholm Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:19 PM To: SprinklerFORUM Subject: Airport Concourse What would you design an airport concourse for? I would assume light hazard, but I cannot find anything on it. I could maybe think something else at the baggage carousels, but not the seating areas where people are waiting for their planes. Greg Lindholm _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
