Most of the posts have been CO2 or foam. Anything on Halon, especially the low 1200 series?
Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT www.fpdc.com 860-535-2080 (ofc) > On Jan 19, 2014, at 2:14 PM, "Justin Petcosky" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > http://m.nwfdailynews.com/military/top-story/eglin-osha-investigate-fatal-foam-spill-video-photos-1.259850 > > Just read this a couple days ago. > > Justin Petcosky > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 17, 2014, at 3:55 PM, "rongreenman ." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ed, >> >> That's a real common occurrence on fishing vessels up here. Usually occurs >> when refitting. I've seen several where a welder thinks a cable release >> conduit in the engine room is a wiring conduit and cuts it with a torch >> ("...we're refitting XYZ down here, just go ahead a cut all the electrical >> conduits out around it..."). My presumption is he stands down there >> befuddled, wondering why there's a siren screaming for 30 seconds, then >> dies a few seconds later when he can't find the ladder out. I've dealt with >> four incidents over the years. >> >> >>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Ed Vining <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I know of only one that hasn't been mentioned. In the early 1970's a >>> painter accidentally tripped the manual release on a CO2 system, and was >>> killed. If I remember correctly it was on a ship, and in Alaska or the >>> state of Washington. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Cahill, Christopher >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> We're getting word there have been two different incidents where a fire >>>> suppression system caused a death. Not a fire where the suppression >>> system >>>> failed but there was no fire and the system operation was somehow >>>> complicit. One seems to be a high expansion foam system, the other is >>>> unknown. Don't know the manner the HEF played, suffocate, fell trying to >>>> leave and not being able to see, something else and HEF was a >>> coincidence? >>>> Ya'll hearing anything? That's about all I know, well...don't know. >>>> >>>> Chris Cahill, PE* >>>> Associate Fire Protection Engineer >>>> Burns & McDonnell >>>> 8201 Norman Center Drive >>>> Bloomington, MN 55437 >>>> Phone: 952.656.3652 >>>> Fax: 952.229.2923 >>>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>> www.burnsmcd.com<http://www.burnsmcd.com/> >>>> >>>> Proud to be one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For >>>> *Registered in: MN >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ed Vining >>> 4819 John Muir Rd >>> Martinez CA 94553 >>> 925-228-8792 >>> Cell 925-787-0465 >>> *Note the e-mail address change* >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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) >> >> A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, >> inventor and engineer (1876-1958) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
