Changes Proposed for Minimum Requirements of Automatic Sprinklers
A report in the National Fire Protection Association’s “NFPA Journal” details proposed changes to the associations first standard, NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems, including changes to chapters dealing with classification of occupancies and commodities, system requirements and installation requirements.
A report in the National Fire Protection Association’s “NFPA Journal” details proposed changes to the associations first standard, NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems, including changes to chapters dealing with classification of occupancies and commodities, system requirements and installation requirements.
According to the report, NFPA 13 is one of the industry’s most followed and influential documents. The standard provides the minimum requirements for the design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems. A total of 840 proposals were considered in the new, 2007 edition. The industry had hoped that no additional large changes would be needed but that is not the case, says Roland Huggins of the Technical Correlating Committee for NFPA 13.
NFPA membership will vote on the proposed changes to the 2007 edition when they gather in Orlando this June for the World Safety Conference and Exposition® (WSCE).
Chapters affected by the change are:
- Chapter 3, Definitions
- Chapter 5, Classification of Occupancies and Commodities
- Chapter 7, System Requirements
- Chapter 8, Installation Requirements
- Chapter 9; Hanging, Bracing, and Restraint of System Piping
- Chapter 10, Underground Piping
- Chapter 11, Design Approaches
- Chapter 12, Storage
To read the full report on proposed changes, visit the
NFPA Web site.
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