DeaconGiles

We could use some help! We're in need of one or two pallets of Piramal's 'Liberty' 750ml bottles with bartop closure. We're running short and won't have enough until the next production run. If anyone has some they can spare it would be much appreciated! Please message me or shoot me an email: jbrenneman<at>deacongiles.com Thanks, Jesse

Ryan - We ran into similar issues, and as Dehner and Equinox suggested, we had to get very comfortable with our local electrical inspector (who is a bit difficult to work with AND hasn't had to deal with this type of industry ever before). In the end, prior to installing anything, the inspector requested a formal code review and engineers stamp by an outside agency (which cost around $1500). It was expensive, but once we had that in hand the inspector backed off (for now, we still need our final electrical inspection). Our requirements did include localized areas of the plant that are Class 1 - Div 1 and 2 and needed XP / NEMA 7 motors, enclosures and conduit. The codes referenced in our review were NFPA and Massachusetts state building code (MSBC), which is built off national el. code (NEC). This was in MA, so all requirements and inspections fall on local municipal government - the state gov stays out of the process. Other states may require approval at state/county and municipal level - but your local inspector should be able to tell you that. ALSO keep in mind, as mentioned above, these are minimum requirements - I would highly recommend going the extra mile to keep yourself safe and the inspector comfortable. We installed an additional environmental hydrocarbon sniffer, over sized ventilation fan and a number of process monitoring devices that have built in fail-safes should any of our equipment malfunction. Small price to pay for a much larger piece of mind. Good luck!

Just received approval today (4/30), submitted Dec. 5th (repeal day!). 146 Days. Took a little bit of squeaking to get our wheel greased, but after a few extra pieces of info and some back and forth it went through. I will say they are slow, but very nice to work with at the TTB. Just a heads up, they have recently changed how your bond must appear and not all bond companies are aware of the changes. Simple correction, but cost a a few days with back and forth through our insurance company.