As buildings age and change ownership, they can be used to house many different types of businesses over the course of ownership. Very often, the building's sprinkler system was designed for one particular process and therefore may not be adequate for the current manufacturing process.
For example one building that used to house a sheet metal fabricator could today be housing a plastics manufacturer. These two types of manufacturers require two different applications of sprinkler systems. A sprinkler system designed for a sheet metal fabricator is significantly different than a sprinkler system designed for a plastics manufacturer.
Risk Management Specialist John Brengosz explains the three key aspects of a properly sprinklered building.
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