Help ensure safe and effective installation of sprinkler systems with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.

Changes to the 2002 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, include:

• Improved access to information by consolidating storage design requirements and approaches into Chapter 12: General Requirements for Storage
• New chapter entitled Special Occupancy Requirements with extracts of sprinkler system requirements from more than 30 NFPA® codes and standards for convenient referencing
• Update that all applicable provisions for underground piping—including materials, installation, and acceptance testing—are presented in Chapter 10, which coordinates with NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances
• Expanded tables for Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) sprinklers to allow you to choose the storage and building height for any arrangement