There is an increasing need to upgrade environmental
products and services. LADEN Steel Fabricators
Inc., the manufacturer of PRO-TEC Storage
Solutions has worked with the Underwriters’
Laboratories of Canada (ULC) over a two year period to
develop a standard for “Storage Vaults”. This standard has
now evolved into the “Other Recognized Document”
ULC/ORD-C142.6 “Storage Vaults”.
The purpose and intent of the ULC listing document was
to clarify design requirements necessary for structures that
are larger than cabinets, and smaller than what is normally
considered a building by industry at large. The issues that
are most commonly raised with respect to the installation
and use of this category of structures, are typically the same
issues faced with larger buildings, but in many cases not
applicable to these smaller structures. The fundamental purpose
of the ULC listing is to simplify, once and for all, the
relevant issues and the process of building, installing and
using these hazardous materials storage buildings.
These storage solutions are designed and fabricated for
the safe use and storage of dangerous goods, flammable and
combustible materials, hazardous materials and crop protection
products. They are tested and listed to ULC/ORDC142.6
“Storage Vaults”, Factory Mutual Approval
Standard Class Number 6049 “Flammable and Combustible
Liquid Storage Buildings” and are currently under investigation
by Underwriters’ Laboratories Inc. covering the
QRNZ Category “Commercial & Industrial Buildings”. In
addition, they meet and exceed the guidelines as established
by CCME, NFPA 30, OSHA 1910.106, the National
Building Code, the National Fire Code and the National
Electrical Code.
Historically, what do these documents and specific
adherence to the appropriately required codes really offer to
the end user?
The ULC test protocol, coupled with numerous independent
engineering reviews conducted by such prestigious
engineering firms as The Cohos Evamy Partners, Earth
Tech, and Randall Brown and Associates Ltd., has allowed
us to provide not only a measure of due diligence, but ours
is an independently tested and evaluated product.
Tony Smethurst is with PRO-TEC Storage Solutions.
Contact: www.protecstorage.ca.
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