Thom Excellent point - in the UK at least, insurers are the AHJ on most industrial and warehouse occupancies as our building regs on large warehouses do not kick in until you get to 20,000m2 (ie 215,000 sq ft.)
Stewart On 23 Feb 2011, at 15:50, Thom wrote: > Actually I think this could make a difference even before (or if) adoption > by NFPA. > Remember that "AHJ" includes insurance underwriters like FM, and often a > "Local" AHJ (Fire Marshal) will defer to FM, due to their vast experience. > This could especially be the case if the TC has recommended approval of > these larger areas. > > Making it into the Standards and code, isn't the only way we apply design > information. For years if NFPA didn't cover some situation but FM did, > no-one worried about whether it was "Code" or "Adopted". We simply used the > best available information. > > I wouldn't be surprised to see these larger design areas before 2013. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: System Area Size > > While it's nice that FM has made these concessions, what difference does it > really make? Until the adopted Codes and Standards accept or make any > changes, we got what we got to work with. > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > CH2MHILL Extension 74102 > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
