| Date |
Text |
| 2017-12-11 10:58:37 | PERMIT #17120108 |
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| | APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | CANDLES ARE SAFE PRODUCTS, BUT UNLESS THEY ARE USED |
| | SAFELY AND WATCHED CAREFULLY, THEY CAN LEAD TO AN |
| | ACCIDENTAL FIRE. MOST FIRES INVOLVING CANDLES ARE DUE |
| | TO INATTENTION TO BASIC FIRE SAFETY OR THE MISUSE. THE |
| | WEST PALM BEACH BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION REMINDS THE |
| | COMMUNITY THAT A CANDLE IS AN OPEN FLAME THAT CAN |
| | EASILY IGNITE ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN, AND AS SUCH |
| | STRONGLY ENCOURAGES AND RECOMMENDS THE USE OF |
| | ELECTRONIC CANDLES IN ALL INSTANCES. |
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| | NFPA 1, LIFE SAFETY CODE, 10.1.6, STATES THAT THE AHJ |
| | SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT ANY OR ALL OPEN |
| | FLAMES OR OTHER SOURCE OF IGNITION WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | MAKE SUCH CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. |
| | THE FOLLOWING APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR |
| | OPEN FLAME CANDLE USE SHALL BE APPLIED: |
| | ? CANDLE HOLDERS SHALL BE WIDER THAN THE CANDLE, AND |
| | CAPABLE OF COLLECTING ANY AND ALL DRIPPINGS. |
| | ? TO PREVENT OVERTURNING, THE ASSEMBLY BASE OR CANDLE |
| | HOLDER MUST BE A STABLE DESIGN THAT WILL RETURN TO THE |
| | UPRIGHT POSITION IF TILTED TO AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. |
| | (BOTTOM WEIGHTED AS OPPOSED TO TOP HEAVY) |
| | ? THE FLAME TIP SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1 INCH BELOW THE |
| | RIM OF THE ENCLOSURE. WICKS SHALL BE TRIMMED TO ? INCH |
| | OR LESS BEFORE USE. |
| | ? ARTIFICIAL DECORATIVE FLOWERS AND ARTIFICIAL |
| | DECORATIVE VEGETATION MAY BE PART OF A CANDLE ASSEMBLY |
| | BUT SHALL BE FLAME RESISTANT OR FLAME RETARDANT. SUCH |
| | MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE CANDLE |
| | NOR ARRANGED SO THE MATERIAL CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH |
| | THE FLAME. |
| | ? CANDLE ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE KEPT A MINIMUM OF 12 |
| | INCHES FROM OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS NEARBY TO |
| | PREVENT ACCIDENTAL CONTACT. |
| | ? CANDLE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE PLACED ONLY WHERE APPROVED |
| | FOR USE. AFTER USE, CANDLES SHALL BE EXTINGUISHED AND |
| | ALLOWED TO COOL AND SHALL BE PROPERLY STORED OR |
| | DISCARDED. |
| | ? CANDLES SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 6? FROM ANOTHER CANDLE |
| | OR SHALL NOT TOUCH WHEN PUSHED OVER. |
| | ? NO GEL, OR HOME-MADE CANDLES / NO FLOOR STANDING |
| | CANDELABRAS OR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | ? NO PLACEMENT OF CANDLE OR CANDLE ASSEMBLIES IN ANY |
| | AISLE, EXIT ACCESS, OR EXIT. |
| | ? NO DRIED FLOWER OR SIMILAR DRIED VEGETATION SHALL BE |
| | INCORPORATED IN OR NEAR ANY CANDLE ASSEMBLY. |
| | ? NO PAPER, PLASTIC OR SIMILARLY COMBUSTIBLE TABLE |
| | COVERINGS ARE ALLOWED. |
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| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASST. FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WPBFR |
| | [email protected] |
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