1) Same here. However I am not an OSHA inspector even though pointing out the arc flash potential of 480 3 phase with short circuit overcurrent protection. I stand to the side out of the cone, the burn unit is not somewhere I want to visit.
2) Yes. Have witnessed all of these things, add in imbalance from cinder caught in impeller, overcurrent protection too low, cut in /out settings wrong.. John Drucker Assistant Construction Official Fire & Electrical Subcode Official Building Inspector Borough of Red Bank, NJ Cell/Text 732-904-6823 On Mar 30, 2017 12:36 AM, Bruce Verhei <[email protected]> wrote: I witnessed initial more than a dozen of the 75 and 100 hp electric motor powered pumps installed when ESFR first came out, and meant 14.2k pendant. I never saw the pump rep or spk fitter dressed in anything but their regular clothes. This is central Puget Sound. Best Bruce Verhei (Do municipal inspections make a difference? They knew I was going to be there. Supposedly pre-tested. Less than half would have passed without changes. Phase wired wrong, several times. Underground fed from two directions. One valve not fully open. And Ta da, pump turning wrong way.) On Mar 29, 2017, at 19:34, Forest Wilson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Years ago, I completed the Fire Pump Technician Certification Training through Peerless Pump Company at their headquarters, under a great guy named Pete Noll. The FireTrol controller rep also trained the students and certified them. The course was designed for a technician to be competent to perform work on the controller and pump. PPE has ALWAYS been required per OSHA. Most sprinkler companies and many fire pump sales reps are too ignorant to use the PPE. This obviously includes proper gloves, boots, rubber mat, eyewear, etc. The AFSA worked with OSHA years ago to develop a very basic safety program for the industry but what I did (when I was in business) was contact the OSHA and Workers Comp Small Business Rep and they worked with me (even made worksite observations) to develop a good safety plan. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 7:32 AM, John Denhardt <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: My personal opinion - no. John August Denhardt, P.E. Strickland Fire Protection On Mar 27, 2017, at 6:34 AM, John Irwin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: What are an inspector’s responsibilities when it comes to opening up a fire pump controller? One of our inspector’s wants me to buy him some PPE so he can comfortably open up the fire pump controller. I am certainly not opposed to this but I have talked to a number of inspectors at other companies who say if there isn’t an external meter on the cabinet, the voltage isn’t getting recorded. Should sprinkler inspectors even be in the cabinet? John Irwin - CET Division Manager – Fire Sprinklers Critical System Solutions, LLC License Number: FPC16-000053 2830 Scherer Drive, Suite 300 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Office: 727.209.5122 Fax: 727.209.5126 Cell: 813.618.2781 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <image003.png> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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