NFPA (in various standards) makes the following (or similar) statement in the Scope section: "The values presented for measurements in the Code are expressed with a degree of precision appropriate for practical application and enforcement. It is not intended that the application or enforcement...
I'm looking for custom painted sprinklers...do you know any manufacturer's that have a listed SSP that can be ordered in various colors? I know I can get cover plates painted by Tyco, but not sure about the sprinkler themselves.
I have an Architect trying to design a fairly complicated and...
We're working on a new US Gov't project with a SCIF and following UFC 4-010-05 we are required to have a dielectric union in the SCIF on the sprinkler pipe.
Wondering how others are handling this. We've used a section of CPVC through the SCIF wall with black steel on either end of the CPVC for...
Trying to understand frontage requirements using the 2015 IBC.
The building I'm looking into has clear space on three sides with a public street on the fourth side. The IBC handbooks discuss public way and yards and I get that mostly, but something the handbooks don't really discuss (or maybe...
I'm looking for some good fire pump training in the US. Preferably in person over multiple days with emphasis on pump sizing & selection, layout, design, etc. IAW NFPA 20. No other limits, so if you know of any please share and if you have links to their websites that'd be great too.
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Does anyone know of a current NFPA/IBC requirement to provide separate sprinkler and/or fire alarm systems on each side of a firewall (when the IBC requires both systems)?
I have an I-1, Type V-A structure that will have multiple firewalls because of IBC area limitations. I've had some AHJs...
I know the FACP/FACU is required to have a dedicated 20A circuit, but I can't find a requirement for remote power supplies and remote amplifiers to also have dedicated branch circuits. I assume by NFPA's silence that these field devices can be powered by normal power on a non-dedicated circuit...
Does anyone know if there are 90-minute doors manufactured with non-rated vision panels?
We have several 90-minute doors installed that separate our control rooms from the turbine deck and none of the glass is rated (only tempered). Some of the doors were installed within the past 5 years and...
In our coal-fired power plants we have several steam turbine generators that we are going to add sprinkler protection to all the bearings in accordance with NFPA 850 (2010). These sprinklers will be supplied by a preaction valve which will only be opened when either a pull station or the heat...
NFPA 13 (2007) para. 9.1.2.6 states: "Threaded sections of rods shall be be formed or bent."
Is this sentence telling me that all my threaded rod must be, essentially, perpendicular to the floor?
I have been inspected a project and the AHJ has performed their own inspection and have stated...
Does anyone know what ARFF stands for in regards to a petroleum tank farm? We had a request for proposal come across and they reference "ARFF" didn't know if there was a typo or if there really is such an animal.
Thanks.
NFPA 72 Section 6.8.5.11 references flow switches that require a tamper resistant cover. The tamper resistant screws are not mentioned, but a monitored contact that reports to the FACP. Typically we do not require this specific type to be installed, nor do we see them in the field. Is it the...
Reading NFPA 101 (2006) I find all requirements of an Area of Refuge but I cannot find any section that states when/where I need Area of Refuges. Can anyone help me out?
Can the bladder tank and associated piping for a Hi-Ex foam system be in the same room as the Fire Pump and Controller?
According to NFPA 11 (2005) Section 4.2.2.1 states that pumps shall be installed IAW NFPA 20.
NFPA 20 (2007) Section 5.12.1.1.4 states: "Rooms containing fire pumps shall be...
