Sorry, hit send inadvertently. Depending on how the "Lab Unit" is defined and 
the overall quantities, the storage room can be within the lab unit and follow 
NFPA 45 or outside the lab unit and may have to follow NFPA 30.

Duane Johnson, PE
Program Manager
Division of the Fire Marshal (Contractor)
Office of Research Services 
National Institutes of Health 
301-496-0487

"Protecting Science - One Sprinkler at a Time"


-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Duane (NIH/OD/ORS) [C] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 3:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Small Chemical Storage Room

NFPA 45 is the standard on laboratories using chemicals. Per NFPA 45: 
Educational laboratories can be classified as Class D, fire protection for 
Class D is OHI, Class D is permitted to have quantities of flammable liquids 
per Table 10.1.1 (a&b) [2011 ed].

See Chapter 10 for more requirements of flammable and combustible liquids.

Duane Johnson, PE
Program Manager
Division of the Fire Marshal (Contractor) Office of Research Services National 
Institutes of Health
301-496-0487

"Protecting Science - One Sprinkler at a Time"


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Small Chemical Storage Room

I have a project with a small chemical prep/storage room that is 253 sf (19'
x 13'4).  NFPA 13 calls out chemical labs as OH2, but I can't find anything 
about the storage/prep.  This is a community college science lab.  What would 
be the appropriate design criteria for this room, or what would be the proper 
code to reference?

Thanks,

Bob Knight, CET III
208-318-3057




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