CEN/TS-17551 Code and Compliance Update
CEN/TS-17551 - prepared by the same European Committee of Standardization Technical Committee CEN/TC 191 that prepares the fire sprinkler EN 12845 - specifies the requirements for earthquake protection of both automatic sprinklers and the fire hose piping system.
This new specification is required in these countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about this specification and how nVent CADDY can help keep your project compliant.
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Seismic Bracing in Europe
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