The last part of the sentence "unless required as part of a fire separation" NFPA 30 requires it as part of the fire separation for the horizontal barrier. "NFPA #30 2024 Section 16.6.2 Horizontal barriers of plywood"
Thanks Brett Peters General Manager Installation & Design Proudline Fire Protection Services Ltd. br...@proudline.ca 780 490 7602 office ext 202 780 490 7605 fax 780 777 0568 cell 780 718 2676 24h Visit us at www.proudline.ca Proudline now offers ULc listed monitoring services, please contact a...@proudline.ca for more information On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 5:39 PM James Crawford <jcrawf...@phaserfire.ca> wrote: > NFPA #30 2024 Section 16.6.2 *Horizontal barriers of plywood having a > minimum thickness of 3/8” or sheet metal of minimum 22 gauge thickness > shall be installed in accordance with figures ect.* > > > > We just had one of our OHS guys say we cannot use plywood based on the > following, this is a project we did about 20 years ago. > > > > > *5.34 Combustible materials * > > Except for packaging used to contain flammable or combustible liquids, > combustible shelves, racks and other materials are not permitted inside a > flammable or combustible liquids storage room or storage cabinet unless > required as part of a fire separation. > > Has anyone come across this, not sure why this is in the regulations. > > > > Thank You > > > > James Crawford > > Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. > > Phone 604-888-0318 > > Cel: 604-790-0938 > > Email jcrawf...@phaserfire.ca > > Web: www.phaserfire.ca > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > sprinklerforum-le...@lists.firesprinkler.org >
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