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Sawhorse
Working on a H-3 building. We have a hazardous liquid warehouse and have 55 gal or 500 gal IBC totes in this warehouse, with a 1B flammable liquid.
Per IFC 5004.2.2, we need to provide secondary containment. This room is around 3500 sqft. Our sprinkler flow rate is 1210 gpm. So a total of 25,000 gal. foam/sprinkler water in this room.
I cannot find it in the code, but should I assume that I need to deduct the area of the totes/barrels from the total area of the room? So assuming totes have an area of 15 sqft, and have 50 totes that are sitting on the floor. I would take my total room area 3500 sqft - (15 x 50 totes=750 sqft) = 2750 area to hold my 25000 gal of foam/sprinkler water.
Am I correct in this assumption? It does not state in the IFC that you need to deduct equipment/materials in this room to obtain containment level. What are peoples thoughts on this?
Per IFC 5004.2.2, we need to provide secondary containment. This room is around 3500 sqft. Our sprinkler flow rate is 1210 gpm. So a total of 25,000 gal. foam/sprinkler water in this room.
I cannot find it in the code, but should I assume that I need to deduct the area of the totes/barrels from the total area of the room? So assuming totes have an area of 15 sqft, and have 50 totes that are sitting on the floor. I would take my total room area 3500 sqft - (15 x 50 totes=750 sqft) = 2750 area to hold my 25000 gal of foam/sprinkler water.
Am I correct in this assumption? It does not state in the IFC that you need to deduct equipment/materials in this room to obtain containment level. What are peoples thoughts on this?