I witnessed initial more than a dozen of the 75 and 100 hp electric motor powered pumps installed when ESFR first came out, and meant 14.2k pendant.
I never saw the pump rep or spk fitter dressed in anything but their regular clothes. This is central Puget Sound. Best Bruce Verhei (Do municipal inspections make a difference? They knew I was going to be there. Supposedly pre-tested. Less than half would have passed without changes. Phase wired wrong, several times. Underground fed from two directions. One valve not fully open. And Ta da, pump turning wrong way.) > On Mar 29, 2017, at 19:34, Forest Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Years ago, I completed the Fire Pump Technician Certification Training > through Peerless Pump Company at their headquarters, under a great guy named > Pete Noll. > The FireTrol controller rep also trained the students and certified them. > The course was designed for a technician to be competent to perform work on > the controller and pump. PPE has ALWAYS been required per OSHA. Most > sprinkler companies and many fire pump sales reps are too ignorant to use the > PPE. This obviously includes proper gloves, boots, rubber mat, eyewear, etc. > The AFSA worked with OSHA years ago to develop a very basic safety program > for the industry but what I did (when I was in business) was contact the OSHA > and Workers Comp Small Business Rep and they worked with me (even made > worksite observations) to develop a good safety plan. > > >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 7:32 AM, John Denhardt >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> My personal opinion - no. >> >> John August Denhardt, P.E. >> Strickland Fire Protection >> >> On Mar 27, 2017, at 6:34 AM, John Irwin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> What are an inspector’s responsibilities when it comes to opening up a fire >>> pump controller? One of our inspector’s wants me to buy him some PPE so he >>> can comfortably open up the fire pump controller. I am certainly not >>> opposed to this but I have talked to a number of inspectors at other >>> companies who say if there isn’t an external meter on the cabinet, the >>> voltage isn’t getting recorded. Should sprinkler inspectors even be in the >>> cabinet? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> John Irwin - CET >>> >>> Division Manager – Fire Sprinklers >>> >>> Critical System Solutions, LLC >>> >>> License Number: FPC16-000053 >>> 2830 Scherer Drive, Suite 300 >>> St. Petersburg, FL 33716 >>> Office: 727.209.5122 >>> >>> Fax: 727.209.5126 >>> >>> Cell: 813.618.2781 >>> >>> Email: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> <image003.png> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
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