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Storage
Occupancies
Presented by Bob Caputo and Matt Klaus
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Instructors
Bob Caputo, CFPS
bcaputo@telgian.com
Matt Klaus, PE
mklaus@nfpa.org
NFPA 13 Structure
Scope, Application, and General (Ch 1,2,4)
Definitions (Ch 3)
Hazard and Commodity Classification (Ch 5)
Installation Rules (Ch 6, 7, and 8)
Seismic (Ch 9)
Underground (Ch 10)
Storage (Ch 12-21)
Special Occupancies (Ch 22)
Plans and Calculations (Ch 23)
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Evolution of Requirements
Storage height and dollar driven
Now . . .
Impact of Racking on
Standards
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Commodity and
Packaging
Classification
Overview
Occupancy vs.
commodity classification
Definitions
Commodity classification
analysis
Impact of packaging
Pallets
Activities
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VS.
Miscellaneous Storage in an
Occupancy
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3.9.1.6 Commodity
COMMODITY
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Commodity Classification
Overview
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5.6.3.1 Class I
5.6.3.2 Class II
5.6.3.3 Class III
5.6.3.4 Class IV
5.6.4.1 Group A
5.6.4.2 Group B
5.6.4.2 Group C
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Commodity Classification
Overview
5.6.3.1 Class I
5.6.3.2 Class II
5.6.3.3 Class III
5.6.3.4 Class IV
5.6.4.1 Group A
5.6.4.2 Group B
5.6.4.2 Group C
Danger in Incorrect
Classification
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Class I Commodity
Noncombustible
Stored on wood
pallets
In corrugated
containers with or
without singlethickness
cardboard dividers
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Class II Commodity
Slightly increased
amounts of
combustible
packaging, or
Trim
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Class IV Commodity
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Group A Plastics
Cartoned, Unexpanded
Cartoned, Expanded
Exposed, Expanded
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Annex Tables
Table A.5.6.3
Alphabetized Listing of Commodity
Classes
Pgs. 268-271
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Pallets
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Varying materials
and compositions
Not required but
common
NFPA 13 assumes
wood pallets
ARS system pallets
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Pallet Modifiers
One class upgrade for un-reinforced
plastic pallets
Class II -> Class III
Class IV -> Group A Plastics
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WARNING!!
Critical step in the design process
Annex is for guidance
Responsibility of design professional
Check local requirements
Discuss with insurance representative
Discuss with building owner representative
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Management of Change
Change in storage facility
operation
Ownership
Stored commodity
Packaging
Storage schemes
What is Commodity
Classification Testing?
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A standardized test
method
Assessment of the
ability of a stored
commodity to be
protected by water
This methodology
assesses the relative
fire risk of the stored
commodity
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Storage Fundamentals
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Overview
Required information
Critical dimensions
Miscellaneous storage
Other considerations
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General Storage Type
Bin Box, Shelf, and Back-to-Back
Rack vs. Piled (Palletized,
Shelf Storage)
OR
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Chapter 5
Annex material
What is the product?
How is it packaged?
Encapsulated/banded?
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3 in. or less
deep, use
BOTTOM of
deck
More than
3 in. deep,
use TOP of
deck
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Sags 6
in. or
less
Half of this
sag
distance
Sag
Distance
Sags
more
than
6in.
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Pile Stability
3.9.2.4 Stable Piles. Those arrays where
collapse, spillage
of content, or leaning
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of stacks across flue spaces is not likely to
occur soon after initial fire development.
3.9.2.5 Unstable Piles. Those arrays where
collapse, spillage of contents, or leaning
of stacks across flue spaces occurs soon
after initial fire development
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Stability Video
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Chapter 13 Miscellaneous
Storage
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Miscellaneous Storage
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No longitudinal flue
space
Width up to 6 ft
Aisles 3.5 ft from
other storage
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Wide or single
row
Aisles less than
3.5ft
Overall width
greater than 12
ft
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Vertical Barrier
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Flow-Through Racks
Figure A.3.9.3.7(g)
Figure A.3.9.3.7(i)
Flow-Through
Pallet Rack
Flow-Through
Racks (Top)
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Pg. 263
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Do I have
miscellaneous
storage?
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Additional Considerations
Smoke venting and draft curtains
Excessive clearances
Roof slope
Building height
HVLS fans
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Roof Venting
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Draft Curtains
Excessive Clearances
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Ceiling Slope
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HVLS Fans
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Narrow Aisles
Single- and doublerow racks with aisle
widths less than 3 ft
6 in. must be
considered
multiple-row racks
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Movable Racks
Design as
multiple-row
racks
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Review
Required information
Critical dimensions
Miscellaneous storage
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CONCLUSION
Questions & Answers
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