Wat ik uit de internationale literatuur lees is dat ze er een sprinklerinstallatie, NFPA 13, in maken en dat het dan goed is... Daarna nog even de loopafstanden oprekken met bepaalde installaties...
Even een citaat uit NFPA101:
voor industrie gebouwen:
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40.2.6 Travel Distance to Exits.
40.2.6.1 Travel distance, measured in accordance with Section 7.6, shall not exceed 200 ft (60 m).
Exception No. 1: Travel distance shall not exceed 250 ft (76 m) in buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7.
Exception No. 2: As permitted by 40.2.6.2.
Exception No. 3: As permitted by 40.2.6.3.
Exception No. 4: Travel distance to exits in high hazard industrial occupancies shall not exceed 75 ft (23 m).
40.2.6.2 In low or ordinary hazard general industrial occupancies, travel distance shall not exceed 400 ft (122 m) if the following additional provisions are met in full:
(1) Application shall be limited to one-story buildings.
(2) *Smoke venting and heat venting shall be provided by engineered means or by building configuration to ensure that occupants are not overtaken by spread of fire or smoke within 6 ft (1.8 m) of floor level before they have time to reach exits.
(3) Approved, supervised automatic sprinkler systems or other approved, supervised automatic fire extinguishing systems in accordance with Section 9.7 shall be provided.
40.2.6.3 In low or ordinary hazard special purpose industrial occupancies, travel distance shall not exceed 300 ft (91 m), or,
if the building is protected throughout by a supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, travel
distance shall not exceed 400 ft (122 m).
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Voor magazijnen:
42.2.6* Travel Distance to Exits. (See also Section 7.6.)
42.2.6.1 In low hazard storage occupancies, limitations on travel distance to exits shall not be required.
42.2.6.2 In ordinary hazard storage occupancies, travel distance shall not exceed 200 ft (60 m).
Exception: In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, travel distance shall not exceed 400 ft (122 m).
42.2.6.3 Every area used for the storage of high hazard commodities shall have an exit within 75 ft (23 m) of any point in
the area where persons might be present.
Exception No. 1: In areas used for the storage of high hazard commodities that are protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, travel distance to an exit shall be within 100 ft (30 m) of any point in the area where persons might be present.
Exception No. 2:* In storage occupancies where flammable and combustible liquid products are stored and protected in accordance with NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, travel distance to an exit shall be permitted to be not more than 150 ft (45m).
Dus met een sprinkler mag je, internationaal, 122 meter lopen in een normaal magazijn naar een uitgang.
Weet iemand nog te vinden wat de maximale brandcompartimenten mogen zijn in de USA?