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1996 edition still available. This newly expanded Standard combines sprinkler-related rules from over 40 documents! As technical advances sweep the sprinkler industry, installers and designers need one place to go for facts. You'll find it in the revised and expanded NFPA 13. The new sprinkler Standard is doubled in size, with information that addresses proper design and installation of sprinkler systems for all types of fire hazards. This one-stop source combines:

Major portions of text from storage documents such as NFPA 231: General Storage and NFPA 231C: Rack Storage of Materials

Extracts or references to sprinkler requirements from documents throughout the NFPA system, including NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities and NFPA 101?:Life Safety Code?

You'll find scores of other important changes throughout this landmark 1999 edition...

Specifically identified criteria for special occupancy hazards

New minimum sizes for sprinklers used in storage applications

A new separation requirement between ESFR and other sprinkler types

A new chapter containing revised rules for protecting sprinkler systems against seismic events

Many other critical revisions

Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook also available - Reference NFPA 13HB-96.