The 2019 edition of the NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems has gone through a complete reorganization. In this presentation learn directly from the Chair of the NFPA 13 Restructuring Task Group, Russ Leavitt. This webinar begins with reviewing the reasons that the Automatic Sprinkler Correlating Committee directed the reorganization. The process used to create the rewrite is then briefly discussed including the actions taken by the correlating committee task group and the NFPA 13 technical committees. Finally, the revised layout of the standard with a special emphasis on the new approach to determining the protection criteria for storage is examined in detail. In addition to discussing the reorganization, this webinar will also discuss the more significant technical revisions to NFPA 13 in the 2019 edition.
Learning Objectives:
•Explain the reasons for the reorganization of the standard.
•Describe the format for the 2019 edition of NFPA 13.
•Locate and apply the new approach for determining storage protection design criteria.
•Identify significant technical revisions to the standard.
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