I have never done a chemical processing facility that fell under NFPA 13 and never an OH occupancy. Usually they fall under NFPA 30 or a more stringent and specific FM criteria. Each plant requires a detailed hazards analysis of the process, equipment types and purpose, MSDS info as well as building construction among other issues to determine the proper protection approach.
The other issue is that there are new technologies being born every day. Each new product being used or produced doesn't always have a page of it's own in the code. So it takes some homework and detailed analysis when it comes to determining fire protection criteria for these kinds of facilities. "Ya gotta love it!" Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - FPDC Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Ordinary chemical plants? In NFPA 13, under the section describing OH2 occupancies, they mention "Chemical plants - ordinary". What is an ordinary chemical plant? Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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)
