| Date |
Text |
| 2004-05-14 00:00:00 | 1) WHAT IS PLANNED TO BE STORED IN THE |
| | WAREHOUSE. ARE ANY FLAMMABLE OR |
| | COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS, SOLIDS, OR GASES |
| | PLANNED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | 2) WHY IS THERE NO FIRE SEPARATION |
| | PLANNED BETWEEN THE WAREHOUSE AND THE |
| | OFFICE AREA. NFPA 101, THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | CODE, 2000 EDITION, SECTION 8-4.1.1 |
| | REQUIES THAT "PROTECTION FROM ANY |
| | AREA HAVING A DEGREE OF HAZARD GREATER |
| | THAN THAT NORMAL TO THE GENERAL |
| | OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING MEANS: |
| | A) ENCLOSE THE AREA WITH A FIRE BARRIER |
| | WITHOUT WINDOWS THAT HAS A 1 HOUR |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 8.2. |
| | B) PROTECT THE AREA WITH AUTOMATIC |
| | EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| | C) APPLY BOTH 8.4.1.1(1) AND (2) WHERE |
| | THE HAZARD IS SEVERE OR WHERE OTHERWISE |
| | SPECIFIED BY CHAPTERS 12-42". |
| | THE APPENDIX FURTHER EXPLAINS "AREAS |
| | REQUIRING SPECIAL HAZARD PROTECTION |
| | INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AREAS |
| | SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR STORAGE OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLES OR FLAMMABLES, AREAS |
| | HOUSING HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES, |
| | OR AREAS USED FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. |
| | |
| | 3) ANOTHER EXIT SIGN IS NEEDED TO |
| | DIRECT PERSONS FROM THE WAREHOUSE |
| | AREA INTO THE OFFICE AREA. |
| | |
| | 4) NO PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHOWN |
| | ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | MIKE CARSILLO, ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 835-2910 |
