I had this situation come up on previous jobs. In checking with local AHJs, OSHA, and the like, it was indicated as long as the cabinet is an approved safety storage cabinet listed by UL or FM, the paint color is not an issue. However, any fusible link, labels, and signage on the inside and outside of the cabinet are not to be painted over or concealed.
Loren R. Johnson - CFPS, CET Fire Protection Systems Consultant Marquette Heights, IL --- Todd Williams - work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may be a stupid question, but is there any > reason a FL cabinet > can't be painted whatever color you want? > > > At 11:35 AM 4/13/2007, you wrote: > >Cabinets of this type in various sizes are > available from "Global > >Industrial" see their web site > www.globalindustrial.com > >They have from 80 liter to 400 liter capacities, > self closing doors, > >and meet NFPA std. > > > >Thom McMahon > >Firetech, Inc. > >2560 Copper Ridge Dr > >Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 > >Tel: 970-879-7952 > >Fax: 970-879-7926 > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Kingston" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:11 AM > >Subject: RE: Flammable liquid storage cabinets in > retail stores > > > > > >Michael, > >One solution we used to keep everybody happy > (happier) was to use some > >commercial Velcro in strips on the cabinet face and > also on the backs of > >empty product containers. The products are > displayed on the exterior > >that way. > >I think I was watching a news story of a human dart > contest in NZ with > >guys throwing their Velcro jumpsuit equipped mates > onto the walls in a > >bar, so you must have ready access to the Velcro > product down there? > >Kurt Kingston > >Commercial Fire Protection Inc. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Michael > >James > >Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:37 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Flammable liquid storage cabinets in > retail stores > > > >Hello, > > > >We have a retail store that sells a limited amount > of class 1B flammable > >liquids in 4 litre plastic containers for paint > thinning and brush > >cleaning > >and the sprinkler protection schemes seem very > expensive compared to > >what is > >required for the rest of the store. The quantity > stored is around 500 > >litres > >hence our AHJ has suggested that flammable liquid > storage cabinets would > >be > >an acceptable alternative. > > > >Does anyone know of a manufacturer of flammable > liquid storage cabinets > >complying with NFPA 30 that would be suitable for a > retail store i.e not > >a > >bright red or yellow steel box but possibly > something with fire rated > >glass > >fronted doors or a roller shutter closing on a > fusible link. While I > >don't > >mind the look of a bright red box the merchandising > department has other > >ideas. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Michael James > >Fire Safety Engineer > >Pacific Consultants > >Auckland > >NZ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email > >to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, Connecticut > 860-535-2080 > www.fpdc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
