How Do You Know If Your Fire Protection System Is Properly Functioning?

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

You may not know what you don’t know, but that doesn’t make you any less responsible. Many building owners and facility operators will hire the least expensive fire system inspectors they can find, under the assumption that anyone who conducts sprinkler system inspections is qualified to do so. But, unfortunately, that isn’t always the case....read the full article

FM Global Relaxes Requirements for Very High Flashpoint “Ignitable” Liquids

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2012

The newly published FM Global Data Sheet 7-29 on flammable and combustible liquids (now called “Ignitable liquids”) incorporates the very long awaited special consideration for high flashpoint liquids – those having a “confirmed and documented” closed-cup flashpoints ≥500 deg. F.  FM now officially recognizes that these “atypical ignitable” liquids, when not heated above ambient temperature,...read the full article

Code Consulting Services Save Client $1.8 Million in Unnecessary Fire Safety Modifications

Posted on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

A tire manufacturing company with a distribution facility located in the State of Texas recently contacted Harrington Group for code consulting assistance to address concerns raised by the city’s fire department. The fire department believed the facility had several noncompliant features relative to the current building and fire codes.  The fire department’s report cited deficiencies...read the full article

Fire Safety Solutions for Data Centers

Posted on Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Fire safety solutions are a major concern for data centers, according to Info-Tech research Group: A major consideration in any data center renovation is fire protection and suppression. These renovation decisions are not always voluntary. Your goal will be to meet requirements at the very minimum. Additional protection to property such as pre-action sprinklers, piping,...read the full article

Explaining the Importance of Commissioning Fire Protection Systems

Posted on Thursday, September 29th, 2011

In a NFPA Journal online exclusive, senior fire protection engineer Matt Klaus, highlights the definition of commissioning and explains: “At present there is no standardized approach for an owner to track the design and construction process. Often times an owner has a level of expectation of what he is paying for, but the finished product...read the full article