I thought you said there was no roof or canopy in the original description.
On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Tony Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron, exactly. It is a dumpster pushed up against the building wall. In > this case two walls due to the way the wall jogs in an "L" shape. My > concern is 13 requires sprinklering of roofs and canopies where > combustibles are stored or handled (NFPA 13, 2002 section 8.14.7.4). Won't > the intent cover this situation also? No, the location of the dumpster > can't be changed. > > Tony > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rongreenman ." <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 7:50:30 AM > Subject: Re: Garbage Enclosure > > Sounds like a fence surrounding a dumpster pushed up against the side of > the building on three sides to me. Is it a threat? Fire in a container > against a concrete wall? Under the intake air opening at the combustible > dust factory? Death penalty law for burning any garbage, even by accident. > Seriously, what can be damaged, what exposure threat is there to > neighboring properties, how would you detect it and at what cost sans roof, > any rules requiring it (I know, that's the question you're asking Tony), > can you moc=ve the actual hazard a few feet away, etc.? > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:42 PM, A.P.Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > > > An office building (NFPA 13) has a garbage enclosure outside the > building, > > but attached to it. The garbage enclosure has no access from the building > > It > > is fenced with gates from outside and does not have a roof.As it is > > attached > > to the building, is it required to be sprinklered? > > > > Tony > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering Technology > Bates Technical College > 1101 So. Yakima Ave. > Tacoma, WA 98405 > > [email protected] > > http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ > > 253.680.7346 > 253.576.9700 (cell) > > Member: > ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC > > They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, > essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
