PE Problem #69

9/7/2018

A new Type II (000) construction facility without exposure protection is being designed to be built on an industrial campus. If Class II liquids are planned to be handled and dispensed regularly within the facility, what minimum distance from an adjacent, build-able property must the building allow?
a. 5 feet
b. 10 feet
c. 25 feet
d. 50 feet

Solution | Posted 09/10/18

3 Comments

Colleen

9/7/2018 09:57:58 am

I'm stumped on this one...I would guess d. 50 feet, but it would be a random guess.

Does anyone have any insight on how to figure out the answer to this? I went to NFPA 30...started with ch. 11 (storage in industrial occupancies) which directed to ch. 18 (dispensing of liquids), but I only found something that simply stated that separation was required...I also flipped through a few chapters of the NFPA Handbook, but I couldn't find anything there either.

Any help would be appreciated.

9/7/2018 10:52:43 am

d. 50 ft NFPA 30 Chapter 17 Processing Facilities. Reference NFPA 30 table 17.6.1 but you have to double the applicable distances given where protection for exposures is not provided per 17.6.3 (which is also called out in the footnotes of Table 17.6.1)

Pari

9/7/2018 12:08:08 pm

D- 50 feet

NFPA 30 Table 17.6.1 and footnote

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