Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17060752
Permit Number 17060752
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-06-20 13:54:54THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
 FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO:
  
 THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED
 AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
 PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE
 INSPECTION.
  
  
 1) ALL WORK AND CONDITIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA? 820, STANDARD FOR FIRE
 PROTECTION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND COLLECTION
 FACILITIES, 2012 EDITION
  
 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION
 1.1 SCOPE.
 1.1.1* GENERAL. THIS STANDARD SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM
 REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE AND EXPLOSION
 HAZARDS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND ASSOCIATED
 COLLECTION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
 OF SPECIFIC AREAS AND PROCESSES.
 1.1.2 THIS STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) COLLECTION SEWERS
 (2) TRUNK SEWERS
 (3) INTERCEPTING SEWERS
 (4) COMBINED SEWERS
 (5) STORM SEWERS
 (6) PUMPING STATIONS
 (7) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
 (8) SLUDGE-HANDLING FACILITIES
 (9) CHEMICAL-HANDLING FACILITIES
 (10) TREATMENT FACILITIES
 (11) ANCILLARY STRUCTURES (SEE 3.3.60.1)
  
 1.3 APPLICATION.
 1.3.1* NEW INSTALLATIONS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO NEW INSTALLATIONS.
 1.3.1.1 WHEN ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO
 EXISTING FACILITIES, THE MODIFICATIONS SHALL REFLECT
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT.
 1.3.1.2 IN ANY EVENT, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD
 SHALL BE USED BY OWNERS IN A RISK ASSESSMENT TO
 IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF A TREATMENT PLANT THAT ARE
 VULNERABLE TO FIRE OR OTHER LOSS.
  
  
 1.3.2 TOXICITY AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS.
 1.3.2.1 THIS STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO THE FIRE AND
 EXPLOSION HAZARDS OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH
 WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND CONVEYANCE.
  
 1.3.3 FIRE RISK EVALUATION. A FIRE RISK EVALUATION
 SHALL BE INITIATED EARLY IN THE FACILITY DESIGN OR
 ALTERATION TO INTEGRATE THE FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE
 PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
 1.3.4 VENTILATION PRACTICES. VENTILATION RATES REQUIRED
 BY THIS STANDARD SHALL BE TO MINIMIZE FIRE AND
 EXPLOSION HAZARDS, BECAUSE INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION
 RATES CAN EXPOSE PERSONNEL TO TOXIC AND BIOLOGICAL
 HAZARDS.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WHERE APPLICABLE.
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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