My knee-jerk reaction was that these could be classified as solid piled Class III. Per 13, Table A5.6.3 (2002), solid piled particle board is a Class II. Given that there is an air gap between each pallet which would most likely increase the fire hazard beyond that.
Here's a manufacturer with something very similar to what I was looking at. http://www.litco.com/presswood-pallets.htm?_ctcoderef=goog-ppc&gclid=CIHp_6Pw5asCFUqK4AodX3A4HA. I've contacted them to ask about fire testing. At 10:03 AM 10/13/2011, you wrote: >Todd: Knee-jerk response - > >Particle board is made of wood, so treat them as you would wooden pallets. Of >course, we aren't addressing the binder holding the particles together. But if >there are no openings through the top of the pallet, you might argue it will >burn less readily than standard wooden pallets with slatted tops and bottoms. >Maybe this will counteract any negative effects created by the presence of the >binder. Maybe. > >Mark A. Sornsin, PE| Fire Protection Engineer >Ulteig Engineers, Inc.| Fargo, ND >[email protected] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:49 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Particle board pallets > >I'm in a facility and am staring at a stack of particle board pallets. The >same material that you can get at Home Depot, but moulded into the shape of a >pallet. No openings. Probably similar to plastic pallets in design Thoughts >on protecting? > >Sent from my iPhone >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
