Originally Posted by
Joshua Hardesty
Upon whom does the responsibility lie for installing these?
Joshua,
Depends ...
For new construction, that would fall upon the builder and/or whomever he contracted with to install that protection.
Down in South Florida the typical protection is not a bollard but is a 24"x24"x24" pedestal made from concrete blocks then poured solid with concrete - it offers more protection than a bollard does.
However ... if you (as a plumber) are installing or replacing a water heater in a garage, you (as a plumber) would be responsible for not only protecting it but for raising the ignition source 18" above the garage floor.