nealderidder
Sawhorse
Consider a single story building with 20,000 SF of B occupancy and 10,000 of an S occupancy (this is all hypothetical). If the S occupancy were classified as an S-1 and stored rolls of paper, no fire separation would be required between the B and S.
If the S occupancy were classified as an S-2 (lower hazard than S-1) and stored cans of beans, a one hour separation would be required between the B and S.
Why would I need to protect the B from the Beans but not from the paper? Or is it the other way around and I need to protect the Beans from the hazards in the B occupancy? On the surface it doesn't seem logical to add a separation requirement when I go to less hazardous storage. I'm guessing I'm missing something obvious?
If the S occupancy were classified as an S-2 (lower hazard than S-1) and stored cans of beans, a one hour separation would be required between the B and S.
Why would I need to protect the B from the Beans but not from the paper? Or is it the other way around and I need to protect the Beans from the hazards in the B occupancy? On the surface it doesn't seem logical to add a separation requirement when I go to less hazardous storage. I'm guessing I'm missing something obvious?