If the racking sprinklers are designed independent of the ceiling system than it doesn't matter but if the racking sprinklers are designed as supplemental coverage to the ceiling sprinklers than the ESFR rules would apply, IMO
Thanks Brett Peters General Manager Installation & Design Proudline Fire Protection Services Ltd. [email protected] 780 490 7602 office ext 202 780 490 7605 fax 780 777 0568 cell 780 718 2676 24h Visit us at www.proudline.ca Proudline now offers ULc listed monitoring services, please contact [email protected] for more information On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 12:47 PM Don Casey <[email protected]> wrote: > Are the inracks / barriers designed per scheme A or B? > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 6, 2024 2:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [Sprinklerforum] Re: rack storage > > > * ------------------------------ * > > *[CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe.] * > * ------------------------------ * > > By lowest, are they still “In-Rack” or on the floor? > > > > I would think that on the floor may help. But not sure of that.. > > > > R/ > > Matt > > > > *Matthew J. Willis, CWBSP, C.E.T.* > > *Ferguson Fire Design, LLC* > > D: (602) 337-0721 <http://(602)%20337-0721> C: (307) 236-8249 > <http://(307)%20236-8249> > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Tony Silva <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 6, 2024 11:46 AM > *To:* Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [Sprinklerforum] rack storage > > > > *Caution: This email originated from outside of the organization. DO NOT > click links or open attachments unless you recognize and trust the sender. * > ------------------------------ > > This warehouse (for Sephora) has rack storage for ignitable liquids and > aerosols. The roof has ESFR sprinklers. The racks are protected with > standard in-rack sprinklers below plywood barriers. There is no storage > above the topmost barrier. > > > > Question: The tenant wants to have the products (at the lowest level) in > cardboard boxes / bins that are open at the top and one side (that facing > the aisle). The requirement for ESFR sprinklers prohibits open top > containers. Does containers refer only to the individual packaging of the > product? Or also to the bins where the products are placed? If it applies > to the bins also, would the ESFR requirement (of no open top containers) > also apply to the standard in-rack sprinklers? > > > > Thanks, > > Tony > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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