USFA Coffee Break Training: Refuse, Recycling and Laundry Chute Construction

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has a new training drill out in their Coffee Breaking Training series, this one explains the fire safety construction requirements for refuse and linen chutes. 

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Coffee Break Training provides an overview of fire protection topics and does not include all details, requirements or exceptions to the topics that are described. Always refer to nationally recognized design and installation codes and standards, the product manufacturer, or listing details for specific information. Interpretations of codes and standards are the responsibility of the code official or authority having jurisdiction.

Please share this Coffee Break Training segment and others with your peers. Previous Coffee Breaks may be found on the USFA Web site.

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