UL-1709-2007-Rapid-Rise-Fire-Tests-of-Protection-M

UL1709ISBN0-7629-1074-7RapidRiseFireTestsofProtectionMaterialsforStructuralSteel(UL)333PfingstenRoadNorthbrook,IL60062-2096ULStandardforSafetyforRapidRiseFireTestsofProtectionMaterialsforStructuralSteel,UL1709ThirdEdition,DatedMarch23,2005Revisions:ThisStandardcontainsrevisionsthroughandincludingApril6,2007.SummaryofTopicsRevisionpageshavebeenissuedforUL1709toupdatethetitlepagetoindicatethelatestapprovaldateasanAmericanNationalStandardandtoincorporatetheproposaldatedDecember22,2006.Textthathasbeenchangedinanymannerismarkedwithaverticallineinthemargin.Changesinrequirementsaremarkedwithaverticallineinthemarginandarefollowedbyaneffectivedatenoteindicatingthedateofpublicationorthedateonwhichthechangedrequirementbecomeseffective.Thefollowingtableliststhefutureeffectivedateswiththecorrespondingitem.FutureEffectiveDateReferencesApril6,20093.1ThenewandrevisedrequirementsaresubstantiallyinaccordancewithUL’sProposal(s)onthissubjectdatedDecember22,2006.Asindicatedonthetitlepage(page1),thisULStandardforSafetyisanAmericanNationalStandard.AttentionisdirectedtothenoteonthetitlepageofthisStandardoutliningtheprocedurestobefollowedtoretaintheapprovedtextofthisANSI/ULStandard.TheULForewordisnolongerlocatedwithintheULStandard.ForinformationconcerningtheuseandapplicationoftherequirementscontainedinthisStandard,thecurrentversionoftheULForewordislocatedonULStandardsInfoNetat:’sNorthbrookOfficeistheofficialdocumentinsofarasitrelatestoaULserviceandthecomplianceofaproductwithrespecttotherequirementsforthatproductandservice,oriftherearequestionsregardingtheaccuracyofthisStandard.UL’sStandardsforSafetyarecopyrightedbyUL.NeitheraprintedcopyofaStandard,northedistributiondisketteforaStandard-on-DisketteandthefilefortheStandardonthedistributiondisketteshouldbealteredinanyway.AllofUL’sStandardsandallcopyrights,ownerships,andrightsregardingthoseStandardsshallremainthesoleandexclusivepropertyofUL.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformbyanymeans,electronic,mechanicalphotocopying,recording,orotherwisewithoutpriorpermissionofUL.RevisionsofULStandardsforSafetyareissuedfromtimetotime.AULStandardforSafetyiscurrentonlyifitincorporatesthemostrecentlyadoptedrevisions.APRIL6,2007−UL1709tr1″asis″withoutwarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressedorimplied,includingbutnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforanypurpose.InnoeventwillULbeliableforanyspecial,incidental,consequential,indirectorsimilardamages,includinglossofprofits,lostsavings,lossofdata,oranyotherdamagesarisingoutoftheuseofortheinabilitytousethisStandard,evenifULoranauthorizedULrepresentativehasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamage.InnoeventshallUL’sliabilityforanydamageeverexceedthepricepaidforthisStandard,regardlessoftheformoftheclaim.ULwillattempttoanswersupportrequestsconcerningelectronicversionsofitsStandards.However,thissupportserviceisofferedonareasonableeffortsbasisonly,andULmaynotbeabletoresolveeverysupportrequest.ULsupportstheelectronicversionsofitsStandardsonlyiftheyareusedundertheconditionsandoperatingsystemsforwhichitisintended.UL’ssupportpoliciesmaychangefromtime-to-timewithoutnotification.ULreservestherighttochangetheformat,presentation,filetypesandformats,deliverymethodsandformats,andthelikeofbothitsprintedandelectronicStandardswithoutpriornotice.PurchasersoftheelectronicversionsofUL’sStandardsforSafetyagreetodefend,indemnify,andholdULharmlessfromandagainstanyloss,expense,liability,damage,claim,orjudgement(includingreasonableattorney’sfees)resultingfromanyerrorordeviationintroducedwhilepurchaserisstoringanelectronicStandardonthepurchaser’scomputersystem.Ifasingle-userversionelectronicStandardwaspurchased,onecopyofthisStandardmaybestoredontheharddiskofasinglepersonalcomputer,oronasingleLANfile-serverorthepermanentstoragedeviceofamultiple-usercomputerinsuchamannerthatthisStandardmayonlybeaccessedbyoneuseratatimeandforwhichthereisnopossibilityofmultipleconcurrentaccess.Ifamultiple-userversionelectronicStandardwaspurchased,onecopyoftheStandardmaybestoredonasingleLANfile-server,oronthepermanentstoragedeviceofamultiple-usercomputer,oronanIntranetserver.Thenumberofconcurrentusersshallnotexceedthenumberofusersauthorized.ElectronicStandardsareintendedforon-lineuse,suchasforviewingtherequirementsofaStandard,conductingawordsearch,andthelike.OnlyonecopyoftheStandardmaybeprintedfromeachsingle-userversionofanelectronicStandard.OnlyonecopyoftheStandardmaybeprintedforeachauthorizeduserofamultiple-userversionofanelectronicStandard.Becauseofdifferencesinthecomputer/software/printersetupusedbyULandthoseofelectronicStandardspurchasers,theprintedcopyobtainedbyapurchasermaynotlookexactlyliketheon-linescreenviewortheprintedStandard.AnemployeeofanorganizationpurchasingaULStandardcanmakeacopyofthepageorpagesbeingviewedfortheirownfairand/orpracticalinternaluse.Therequir