1. If you can get the insurer to spec the design, good. 2. If the EOR spec's the design, protect yourself as best you can. Refer all questions of changes to them so they assume responsibility for every decision. 3. If you as a contractor are asked to make the design decisions, Walk, Run, take a plane to your favorite get away, but refuse the job.
Sometimes the best thing for both you and the customer is to not do the job, as presented. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:59 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: PODs storage again If the HPR insurance company makes a judgement call on how to protect it and it doesn't work, they pay for the loss. IF this guidance is not in the published HPR Loss Prevention Data sheets, then the consult is making the judgement call. Guess who will likely pay for the loss? Now here's the scary part. If the contractor takes the responsibility and provides the judgement call (typically considered consulting/engineering since guidance is not in 13 or other national standards) who will likely pay the claim? The moral of the story is when NFPA 13 does not address it, proceed very cautiously. Roland _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: techsupp...@firesprinkler.org To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
