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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory Occupancy Limit
Date: Friday, August 8, 2014 5:18:10 PM
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From: Daniel Crowl <crowl**At_Symbol_Here**MTU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory Occupancy Limit
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:55:12 -0400
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I believe you could find this in the NFPA fire codes. It would depend in the hazard rating of the space, the materials of construction, the fire protection (e.g. sprinklers), the number of emergency exits and the distance to the exits - to name a few. It would take some effort to work this out from the fire code.

Dan Crowl
Michigan Tech
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On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Frankie Wood-Black <fwblack**At_Symbol_Here**cableone.net> wrote:

We set a limit of 24 and our space is bogger than 900 feet.

On Aug 8, 2014 11:26 AM, "Bell,Martin" <mwb32**At_Symbol_Here**drexel.edu> wrote:
I was wondering if any other institutions set maximum occupancy limits for laboratory spaces. The lab in question is 900 square feet. The number of group members is 40. The number of personnel in the space at one time could be 20.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Martin W. Bell, M.S. CIH CSP
Director, Environmental Compliance
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Drexel University
400 North 31st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104



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