Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
61. Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
61G15. Board of Professional Engineers |
61G15-32. Responsibility Rules Of Professional Engineers Concerning The Design Of Fire Protection Systems |
1(1) Fine water spray (mist) systems include water based fire suppression and control systems based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 750, which is contained within and incorporated into the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
36(2) The fire protection system(s) shall be based on applicable NFPA standards when available or on alternative engineering sources including full scale fire testing and good engineering practice when no applicable standard exists.
69(3) Design of fine water spray systems requires specific knowledge of hazards, physical containment and fire dynamics. A “pre-engineered” listed system shall be installed only after the engineer of record has evaluated the project specific protected hazard.
106Rulemaking Authority 108471.008, 109471.033(2) FS. 111Law Implemented 113471.033(2) FS. 115History–New 4-2-00, Amended 3-28-17.