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Gas Appliances in Sleeping Rooms

January 14, 2019 by Roger W. Griffith, P.E. Leave a Comment

Sleeper sofa
 
Gas appliances can pose a threat to people sleeping, unaware of any impending danger. The threats include oxygen depletion and elevated levels of nitrous oxide or carbon monoxide. For this reason, the fuel gas codes restrict the use of gas appliances in sleeping rooms.
 

2018 International Fire Code requirements

The 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), Section 303 – Appliance Location, contains the following criteria:
 
303.3 Prohibited Locations. Appliances shall not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, storage closets, or surgical rooms, or in a space that opens only into such rooms or spaces, except where the installation complies with one of the following:
 

The IFGC lists six exceptions for the requirement of paragraph 303.3. These six exceptions allow gas appliances in these prohibited locations when specific conditions are met. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carbon monoxide poisoning, Gas appliances, International Fuel Gas Code

Roger W. Griffith appointed to ICC PMGCAC

January 27, 2017 by Roger W. Griffith, P.E. Leave a Comment

ICC Code Committee meeting

Roger W. Griffith, P.E., was appointed to the International Code Council’s Plumbing/Mechanical/Fuel Gas Code Action Committee (ICC PMGCAC) for the 2018-2019 code development cycle.

The ICC PMGCAC is responsible for reviewing and proposing revisions to the International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Private Sewage Disposal Code, International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, and the mechanical, plumbing, and fuel gas chapters of the International Residential Code. These codes govern how mechanical, plumbing, and fuel gas systems must be designed and installed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

Appointment to the ICC PMGCAC is by selection — members are chosen based on their technical expertise and professional standing in the industry. Committee members review proposed code changes, evaluate technical evidence, and vote on revisions that become adopted into the next code edition.

Mr. Griffith’s participation in national code development directly informs his expert witness practice. His firsthand understanding of how code language is developed, debated, and interpreted gives him unique insight into the intent behind code requirements — insight that is directly applicable in litigation involving alleged code violations and system failures.

Filed Under: International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code

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