current trends in fire protection of warehouses and industrial
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21 January 2016 | Ing. T. de Nooij, CFPS
Current trends in fire protection of warehouses and industrial buildings using
NFPA 13, 2016
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Ing. Tom de Nooij, CFPS AIFireE
Managing Partner Riskonet B.V., The Netherlands
Certified Fire Protection Specialist, CFPS / NFPA
Senior Instructor NFPA 13, 20 and 25
Technical Committee Member NFPA 30
Bachelor Degree Fire Safety Engineering
Station Officer Fire Brigade until 2015
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INTRODUCTION
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• 1895, small group of concerned citizens, representing sprinkler and fireinsurance interests.
• Within 100 miles, nine radically different standards for pipe sizing
• 1896, NFPA was founded
• Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems first standard (now knownas the NFPA 13)
• > 300 Safety Codes and Standards are being developped by NFPA
• Fire, Electrical, Chemical, Building and Life Safety
NFPA codes and standards are used to provide safety to life and protection of property
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Who is NFPA
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“The purpose of the Association shall be to promote the science and improve the methods of fire protection andprevention, elactrical safety and otherrelated safety goals; to obtain and circulate information and promoteeducation and reasearch on these subjects; and to secure the cooperation of it’s members and the public in establishing proper safeguards against loss of life and property”
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Purpose NFPA
NFPA is a Non-Profit organisation
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The NFPA mission today is accomplished by advocating consensus codes andstandards, research, training and education for safety related issuses.
• NFPA’s Fire Codes are administred by more than 250 Technical Committees
• TC are comprised of approximately 8000 volunteers
• Adopted and used throughout the world.
• NFPA is a non profit membership organization
• > 70.000 members
• > 100 Nations
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Purpose NFPA
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What type of people are NFPA members
• Architects and engineers (22%)
• Business and industry (5%)
• Health care facilities (12%)
• Fire service (20%)
• Insurance (3%)
• US Federal state and local government (9%)
• Safety equipment manufacturers and distribitors (12%)
• Trade and professional associations (6%)
• Other fields and disciplines (11%)
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NFPA Members
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NFPA Technical Committees and Panels serve as the principal concensus bodiesresponsibel for:
• Developping and maintaining all NFPA codes and standards.
• Maximum of 30 people in TC
• Balance off affected interests
• Membership NFPA is not required
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Technical Committees (TC)
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• We speak the language…
• We can read the language...
• We can buy a standard...
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
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• We miss the back ground…
• We are dealing with a different building culture
• We are not used to public regulation..
• We are not focussed on risk assessements
• We like check boxes... You can do that without knowledge
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
PROBLEM NOT SOLVED ?
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WRONG UNDERSTANDING MEANS WRONG INTERPRETATION
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
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WRONG UNDERSTANDING MEANS WRONG INTERPRETATION
WRONG INTERPRETATION MEANS WRONG ADOPTION
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
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WRONG UNDERSTANDING MEANS WRONG INTERPRETATION
WRONG INTERPRETATION MEANS WRONG ADOPTION
WRONG ADOPTION MEANS WRONG DESIGN
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
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WRONG UNDERSTANDING MEANS WRONG INTERPRETATION
WRONG INTERPRETATION MEANS WRONG ADOPTION
WRONG ADOPTION MEANS WRONG DESIGN
WRONG DESIGN MEANS BAD FIRE SAFETY CONCEPT
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DO WE UNDERSTAND THE NFPA STANDARDS?
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• NFPA is based on risks and risk assessments
• Europe is prescriptive based
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PRESCRIPTIVE BASED OR PERFORMANCE BASED
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ITM is a process
Scenario
incident
Scope / purpose
DesignCommission-
ingUse
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AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
• AHJ is common in the USA, not in Europe.
• Insurer?
• Fire Department?
• Owner ?
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APPROVED BY THE AHJ…..
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12,2 meters
13,7 meters
914 mm
7,6 meters
3,7 meters
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Feet versus meters
12,0 meters
14,0 meters
914 mm
7,6 meters
3,7 meters
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• Wood
• Concrete
• Metal
• Insulation
• Sloped roofs - lichtstraat
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CODES
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CODES
Old buildings.. Long history of building types
A lot of different building types throughout Europe
Mostly concrete load bearing constructions
Mostly concrete or brick walls
Mostly tile roofs
No high rise buildings until 1970
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BUILDING REGULATIONS EUROPE (SLIDE 1 OF 300)
Sweden
Portugal
SpainItaly
RussiaFinland
Irelan
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Denmark
The Netherlands
Belgium
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
FIRE SAFETY DRIVEN
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FIRE SAFETY
Definition ?Fire Safety = Life SafetyFire Safety = Property SafetyFire Safety = The (best) combination between Life- and Property Safety?
Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the damage caused by a fire. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building. (source NFPA)
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CODES
The definition which is or will be used depends of the interesting parties
Government- AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction)- Local Government- Local Fire Department
Third Parties- Architect- Contractors- Technical consultants- User(s)
Building users- Owner- Insurer
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CODES
BUILDING AND FIRE SAFETY CODES IN EUROPE ARE DRIVEN
BY
POLITIC LOBBYING
MANUFACTURERS LOBBYING
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• Adoption of International standards ?
• NFPA
• FM
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WHEN PROTECTION IS NOT COVERED IN LOCAL STANDARDS
BE CAREFULL
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WHEN PROTECTION IS NOT COVERED IN LOCAL STANDARDS
NFPA 1
NFPA 101
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• Storage => ESFR => Not covered in EN-12845
• Flammable liquids => Not covered in Local regulations
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MOST JUSED
Max 2500 m2Max 2500 m2
60 minutesFire rated
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COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION
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COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
PICTURE REED DIFFUSOR
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• NFPA is a public organistation
• FM is a private organisation
• Help from experts....
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NFPA VERSUS FM
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• Size of fire compartment
• EN- 12845 => ESFR sprinklers => Flexability
• Choise of owner / AHJ / Insurer (attractive)
• NFPA 13 => chapter 4.1 “level of Protection”
• Smoke and Heat Release / Exhaust
• Water supply => 1 or 2 pumps
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PROTECTION OF WAREHOUSES / INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
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SMOKE AND HEAT RELEASE
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Interesting Standards
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• NFPA 11 - Standard for Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam
• NFPA 13 - Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
• NFPA 15 - Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection
• NFPA 16 - Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems
• NFPA 20 - Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
• NFPA 25 - Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
• NFPA 30 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
• NFPA 30B - Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products
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• changes in commodity classifications
• protection of exposed expanded plastics
• issues around cloud ceilings
• new metric conversions
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CHANGES 2016 EDITION
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WWW.NFPA.EU
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