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?
>>> 
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>>>  
>>> 
>>> 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]
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