Tent Frames
Tent Frames
Another question is are they truly temporary? A lot of those tents have wood floors, and have been there for years, and will continue to be there for many years. They just get labeled as "temporary." I have been to Iraq twice; I did a year in 2005, and then I was there for the start up of TF SAFE in 2008, and saw many of the same tents still standing. Everything there gets labeled as temporary.
I agree and the previous rule up above from Article 525 covers this situation. Here is some additional information.
Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures, 2006 Edition
Chapter 8 Tents
8.1 General. [101:11.11.1]
8.1.1 The provisions of Chapter 8 shall apply to tents.
[101:11.11.1.1]
8.1.2 Tents shall be permitted only on a temporary basis.
[Life Safety Code 101:11.11.1.2]
Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope. This standard addresses the following:
(1) The construction, location, protection, and maintenance
of grandstands and bleachers, folding and telescopic seating,
tents, and membrane structures
(2) Seating facilities located in the open air or within enclosed
or semi-enclosed structures such as tents, membrane structures,
and stadium complexes.
1.2 Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum
requirements for life safety in relation to fire, storm,
collapse, and crowd behavior in tents, membrane structures,
and assembly seating as covered in Section 1.1.
1.3 Application. The requirements of this standard shall apply
to the following:
(1) New facilities
(2) Existing facilities where specifically noted
So noted and the tent frame is bonded via the EGC as described above, we do not need to install any additional conductors to bond the frames.
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