NFPA 13 Standard for the installation of Sprinkler Systems 2016
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NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems 2016 edition helps reduce risks and fire loss with proven fire protection strategies.
Changes to the 2016 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, include:
- Revisions to commodity classification tables in the 2016 NFPA 13 present the most significant update to the tables in over 30 years
- New tables added to improve accuracy and reduce the risk for mistakes that could prove catastrophic in a fire
- Updated classification tables in Chapter 5 Annex based on today’s materials to help sprinkler system designers avoid common errors in classifying commodities
- New requirement that a single air vent be installed for each wet sprinkler system to help reduce potential corrosion activity due to trapped air
- New protection scheme for exposed bay plastics in racks has been added to Chapter 17, in response to the potential for serious fires
- Language added to Chapter 8 based on studies done by the Fire Protection Research Foundation to allow sprinklers to be omitted above certain cloud ceiling configurations
- Conversions to metric have switched from an exact conversion into an approximate conversion to make the Standard more usable and cost effective on a global scale
- New provision requiring listed window sprinklers to be used where glazing assemblies are used as an alternative to fire-resistance-rated construction
- Revisions in Chapter 9 addressing the use of concrete anchors
- An alternative storage protection scheme has been added for certain storage arrangements, similar to the Scheme A allowance in NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
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