Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
(OP)
Legumes to be more exact.
Seems any search having to do with peanuts pops up tons of materials concerning plastic peanuts but I want to know about real peanuts.
peanut profile
TABLE A.5.6.3
Margarine
- Up to 50 percent oil (in paper or plastic containers) Class III
- Between 50 percent and 80 percent oil (in any packaging) Group A plastics
What I have is a warehouse fill of peanuts in bags stored on racks.


Not sure of what the storage height will end up being but it is obviously > 10'
Class III commodity or is it a Group A plastic?
Seems any search having to do with peanuts pops up tons of materials concerning plastic peanuts but I want to know about real peanuts.
peanut profile
Quote (Peanut Profile)
Peanuts have a high oil content (45%-52%) compared to many other oilseed crops.
TABLE A.5.6.3
Margarine
- Up to 50 percent oil (in paper or plastic containers) Class III
- Between 50 percent and 80 percent oil (in any packaging) Group A plastics
What I have is a warehouse fill of peanuts in bags stored on racks.


Not sure of what the storage height will end up being but it is obviously > 10'
Class III commodity or is it a Group A plastic?





RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
Roasted or raw?
Guess when the bag catches fire , they will all end up on the floor?
Does the bag burn?
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
The building is a cooler, not a freezer. Temperature is kept somewhere around 50 degrees which is kind of nice in south Georgia in summer.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
If that is not Isonene, (sp?) , I would be as much concerned with the foam.
R/
Matt
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
I would be perfectly comfortable with defining this as a Class III Commodity, regardless of the oil content statement. They are going to behave as a Free-Flowing material so when the bag(s) collapse or fail, the fuel packages will be spread over a greater surface area, which will promote better water distribution and pre-wetting.
I also have the same concerns as Matthew Willis. That insulating material warrants further investigation. I understand it is not within your scope but the installation is highly suspect based on the IBC Chapter 26 requirements.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
Oh yeah, I wanted to go with nuts but peanuts are not nuts even if everyone does call them nuts.
As far as the insulation this isn't a small storage facility but a nine figure company that has this sprayed foam at all their facilities and I would be surprised if nobody ever brought it up before.
But, like Stookey said, it is outside my scope.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
As noted, not in your SOW, but a potentially serious issue.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
I typed that reference with hesitation knowing you without a doubt had seen the Table. I never would have thought that about peanuts. Now I am left to wonder.., How many Legumes are not properly protected?
Thanks for the education!
R/
Matt
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
If they are not an FM insured entity, it would not surprise me that no one ever brought it up, yet!
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RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
Fire protection brings out my inner curmudgeon sometimes.
RE: Peanuts, real peanuts in bags.
the website above says walnuts contain 60% oil, and macadamia nuts contain more than 72% oil