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Grain silo fires8/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Buildings that store or handle combustible dusts shall comply with the applicable provisions of NFPA 61, NFPA 85, NFPA 120, NFPA 484, NFPA 654, NFPA 655 and NFPA 664, and the International Fire Code. The provisions of Sections 415.8.1.1 through 415.8.1.6 shall apply to buildings in which materials that produce combustible dusts are stored or handled. 415.8.1 Combustible dusts, grain processing and storage. Now processing is an H-2 according to 415.8 Group U shall include, but not be limited to, the following: This structure shall not be a place of human habitation or a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged, nor shall it be a place used by the public.īuildings and structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous structures not classified in any specific occupancy shall be constructed, equipped and maintained to conform to the requirements of this code commensurate with the fire and life hazard incidental to their occupancy. ![]() A structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other horticultural products. What do we classify the a stand alone silo and what about a grain elevator?Ī stand alone silo would probably be a "U" occupancyĪGRICULTURAL BUILDING. ![]() It will be within a new railpark along with the regional offices next to it. Okay I will have an existing one relocating to the edge of town and this can go a number of different ways. ![]()
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