Do paint booths require fire suppression?

Fire suppression is essential to all types of paint booth systems. Without it, your facility risks violating NFPA codes and possibly your insurance policy requirements.

Can a paint booth explode?

One way a paint booth can explode is when fire hazards are brought into the working space. Cigarettes, cigars, and lighters might set the airborne paint on fire. All the paint in the booth will ignite almost instantly, creating an explosion. Exposed motors and other circuitry will also set off an explosion.

Are sprinklers required in paint booths?

Response: Yes. If a structure meets the definition of a spray booth, then it is required to be equipped with approved automatic sprinklers on the upstream and downstream sides of the filters.

What are the requirements for spray finishing on a spray booth?

Response: The requirements found at 1910.107 are applicable to all spray booths in which spray finishing is conducted using flammable and combustible materials, as definedin 1910.106 (a) (18) and 1910.106 (a) (19). The standards were first promulgated in 1971 and are applicable to all spray booths, regardless of the date of their manufacture.

Are automatic sprinklers required on a spray booth?

If a structure meets the definition of a spray booth, then it is required to be equipped with approved automatic sprinklers on the upstream and downstream sides of the filters. Please see 1910.107 (b) (5) (iv).

Is OSHA 33-2000 or NFPA 33-2003 required for the booth?

OSHA has adopted neither the NFPA 33-2000 nor the NFPA 33-2003 standards. Question 6: Does the booth have to satisfy the NFPA 33 requirements for electrical, ventilation, and fire protection to fully comply with State requirements where those NFPA 33 standards are more restrictive than the 1910 standards?

Where is the paint booth in a building?

Assume the booth is located inside the room of a building. Assume the paint supply is stored in a separate enclosed room that is adjacent to the booth and which shares a common concrete block wall with the booth and which is inside the same building as the booth.