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Appendix O — TEMPORARY HAUNTED HOUSES,

Section O103

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

CBSC: official editions, supplements and errata

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

O103.1 Allowable structures. Haunted houses, ghost walks,

and similar amusement uses shall only be located in struc- tures that comply with the provisions for Special Amusement Buildings in accordance with the California Building Code.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.2 Tents or membrane structures. Tents and membrane

structures may be used when in compliance with all applica- ble requirements of this regulation and when the total floor area of the tent is less than 1,000 square feet and the travel distance to an exit from any location is less than 50 feet.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.3 Fire evacuation plans. A fire safety and evacuation

plan that complies with Section 404 of the this code shall be submitted.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.4 Staffing. The event shall be adequately staffed by

qualified person(s) to control the occupant load and assist patrons in exiting should an evacuation become necessary. Staffing level shall be determined upon review of plans and may be increased at the discretion of the Fire Code Official.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.5 Occupant load. Maximum occupant load shall be in

accordance with Chapter 10, Table 1004.1.1. A sign stating maximum occupancy shall be posted in a visible location near the entrance. The attendant(s) shall control the flow of patrons so as not to exceed this limit.

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Exceptions & meaning →

O103.6 Exits. Exiting shall be in accordance with Chapter 10

and this section.

1. Two exits shall be provided from each room with an occupant load of 50 or more. Required exit doors shall swing in the direction of egress.

2. Illuminated exit signs shall be provided at each exit serving an occupant load of 50 or more.

3. Exit doors serving an occupant load of 50 or more shall not be provided with a latch or lock unless it is panic hardware.

4. When tents or membrane structures are approved for use, curtains shall not be allowed to cover the exits.

5. Emergency lighting shall be provided in exit pathways.

6. Exhibits and decorative materials shall not obstruct, confuse, or obscure exits, exit pathways, exit signs or emergency lights.

7. Additional exit pathway markings, such as low level exit signs and directional exit path markings, may be required.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.7 Fire protection. Haunted houses and ghost walks

shall be provided with fire protection systems in accordance with Appendix O103.7.

Exception: When the total floor area of haunted houses or indoor portions of ghost walks are less than 1,000 square feet and the travel distance to an exit is less than 50 feet.

O103.7.1 Fire sprinkler protection. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be required for haunted houses and indoor portions of ghost walks. Fire sprinkler systems shall be in accordance with Section 903.

O103.7.2 Fire detection systems. An approved automatic fire detection system shall be provided in accordance with Section 907.2.12, as required for amusement buildings.

O103.7.3 Alarm. Activation of any single smoke detector, the fire sprinkler system, or other automatic fire detection device shall be in accordance with Section 907.2.12.1.

O103.7.4 Emergency voice alarm. Provide an emergency voice/alarm communication system in accordance with Section 907.2.12.3, as required for amusement buildings.

O103.7.5 Portable fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers shall have a minimum 2A-10B:C rating. Fire extinguish- ers shall be properly mounted and shall be visible and accessible at all times. Clearly identify locations with signs or reflective tape. Fire extinguishers shall be located within 50 of feet travel distance from anywhere in the building.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.8 Electrical. When required, a permit shall be obtained

from the local building official.

O103.8.1 Extension cords. Extension cords shall be UL listed and shall be appropriate for the intended use.

O103.8.2 Power strips. Only UL listed power strips with overcurrent protection shall be used when the number of outlets provided is inadequate. Power strips shall be

plugged directly into the outlet, and shall not be plugged into one another in series.

O103.8.3 String lighting. Manufacturer’s installation guidelines shall be followed for the maximum allowable number of string lights that can be connected. When con- necting string lights together, the total amperage of all string lights shall be calculated to ensure that they do not exceed the amperage for the extension cord and circuit.

O103.8.4 Protection. All extension cords and power strips shall be adequately protected from foot traffic.

O103.8.5 Portable generators. When portable generators are utilized, they shall be diesel fuel type and located a minimum of 20 feet away from all structures.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.9 Decorative materials. Interior wall, ceiling, and floor

finishes shall be Class A rated in accordance with the Cali- fornia Building Code.

O103.9.1 Flame retardant. All decorative materials shall be both inherently flame retardant and labeled as such, or shall be treated with a listed flame-retardant material. If the material is treated by the user, a container and receipt will serve as proof.

O103.9.2 Flame test. Testing shall be done in accordance with Section 803.5 of this code, as referenced from the California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Arti- cle 3, Section 3.21(a) and (b). Proof of testing shall be provided.

O103.9.3 Placement of decorative materials. Decorative materials, props and/or performer platforms shall not obstruct, confuse, or obscure exits, exit signs, exit path- ways, emergency lighting or any component of fire protec- tion systems and equipment (i.e. fire extinguishers, fire alarm systems, fire sprinklers, etc.) inside or outside the building.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.10 Smoke generators. Use of smoke-generating equip-

ment may be restricted if determined to be incompatible with smoke alarm(s). Care and consideration shall be used with respect to smoke generator and smoke alarm locations. Smoke generator and smoke alarm locations shall be approved by the fire department.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.11 Display of motor vehicles. Display of motor vehi-

cles shall be in accordance with Section 3104.18 of this code.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.12 Inspections. A fire and life safety inspection shall be

conducted by the fire department prior to the start of the event.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.13 Signs. “NO SMOKING” signs shall be conspicu-

ously posted at the main entrance and throughout the exhibit.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.14 Prohibited areas. Inside storage or use of flamma-

ble and/or combustible liquids, gases, and solids shall be prohibited. Open flames shall be prohibited.

Exceptions & meaning →

O103.15 Maintenance. Good housekeeping shall be main-

tained at all times throughout exhibit and exit pathways.

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INDEX

Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.6.1, 401.2, 603.1.2,

24-HOUR BASIS Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ABANDONED PREMISES

(see VACANT PREMISES) ABANDONMENT

Flammable and combustible

liquid tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.13 ACCEPTANCE TESTING

Fire protection system

installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.5, 904.4, 907.7 Fire pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913.5.1 Flammable and combustible

liquid tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.12.1 Single- and multiple-station

smoke alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.7.1 Smoke control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909.18 ACCESS, FIRE DEPARTMENT

Aviation facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.4 Construction and demolition sites. . . . . . . . . . 3310.1 Doors for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504.2, 3205.4, 3206.7 Equipment to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 High-piled storage buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.6 Tire storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3406 ACCESS ROADS, FIRE APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . 503

Aviation facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.4 Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.2.6 Building openings and roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 High-piled storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.6 Lumber yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803.6, 2809.3 Obstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.4 Tents and membrane structures. . . . . . . . . . 3103.8.1 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS . . . . . . . . . . 1009

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Standby power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.2.2 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ACETYLENE

(see WELDING AND OTHER HOT WORK) Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3505.4 Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3508 ADDRESS NUMBER

(see PREMISES IDENTIFICATION) ADMINISTRATION

Alternative methods and materials . . . . . 104.9, 501.4 Applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

2307.2, 2308.2, 3103.2, 5706.4.7.1 Approved materials and equipment . . . . . . . . . 104.7 Board of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.1 Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.11 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.6.2, 107 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.2, 105 Right of entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3 Unsafe buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 AEROSOL CONTAINER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5101.4 Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5101.4, 5104.1.1 AEROSOL FIRE-EXTINGUISHING

SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.14 AEROSOL PRODUCT WAREHOUSE . . . . . . . 5104.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AEROSOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 51

Classification levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5103.1 Classification of products . . . . . . . . . . . Table 5103.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Inside storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5104 Manufacturing facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5107 Nonsegregated storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5104.3.1,

Table 5104.3.1 Outside storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5105 Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.1 Retail display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5106 Segregated storage . . . . . . 5104.3.2, Table 5104.3.2 AGENCY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AGENT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

(Occupancy Group U) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Occupant load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 1004.5 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS . . . . . . . 3703.4, 6001.1 AGRO-INDUSTRIAL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

By-products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2801.1

Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2804.1, 2808.1

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AIR-INFLATED STRUCTURES (see TENTS AND

OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.47 AIR-SUPPORTED STRUCTURES

(see TENTS AND OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES) . . . . . . . . . Chapter 31 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.47 AIRCRAFT

Defueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006.5, 2006.18 Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Hangars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.8.3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 AIRCRAFT MOTOR-VEHICLE FUEL-

DISPENSING FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . 2006.1, 2301.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AIRCRAFT OPERATION AREA (AOA)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Housekeeping in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.3 Smoking prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.2 AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCUPANCIES,

FIRE PROTECTION FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.8 AIRPORT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AIRPORT TRAFFIC

CONTROL TOWERS . . . 907.2.21, 914.8.1, 914.8.2 AISLE ACCESSWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AISLE(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.7.1, 1018

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029 Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.17.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fixed seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.6 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.11.3.9 High-piled combustible storage . . . . 3205.4, 3206.10 Obstruction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031.3, 1031.5 Tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.12.5 Travel distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.7 Walking surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1003.4 Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018.3, 1029.9.1, 1104.22,

3206.10.1, 5904.1.2 ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4.2, 2405.9.3,

2703.13.2.1, 6004.2.2.10.1 Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.3.2 Audible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.1 Coded signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.8.2.3 Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4.1, 2703.12.3 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.5, 901.6, 904.4.2 Visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.3 Warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.3.4

ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE . . . . . . . 907.5.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALARM, NUISANCE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALARM SIGNAL

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALARM, SMOKE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALARM VERIFICATION FEATURE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALCOHOL-BASED HAND RUB . . . . . . 5001.1, 5705.5

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALCOHOL-BLENDED FUELS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Compatibility of components . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.8.2 Dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2306.8 Listed equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.8.1 ALTERATION

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . .1011.14

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ALTERNATIVE AUTOMATIC

FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . 904 ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS

AND METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104.9 AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY

(Occupancy Group B) Automatic sprinklers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire alarm systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.2.2.1 AMMONIA

Diffusion systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.12.6 Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.12.3 AMMONIUM NITRATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.1.5

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5606

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Storage and handling. . . . . 105.6.14, 5601.2.1, 5604 AMUSEMENT BUILDING, SPECIAL

(see SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING) AMUSEMENT PARK STRUCTURES

(Assembly, Group A-5) Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ANNUNCIATOR

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 APPEALS, BOARD OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.2.1 APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.7

Chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.6 Commercial kitchen hoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5705.3.3

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Fuel-fired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 Gas piping connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607.4 Heat-producing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2301.6 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.5, 604.10, 5705.3.3 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5705.3.3 Unsafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.7 APPLICABILITY (of the code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 APPROVED

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ARC WELDING

(see WELDING AND OTHER HOT WORK) AREA, BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AREA OF REFUGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1009.6

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ARRAY (storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3205.7, 3207.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ARRAY, CLOSED (storage) . . . . . . . . . 3205.7, 3207.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ARTIFICIAL BARRICADE (see BARRICADE) ASH TRAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.6 ASHES, HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305.2 ASPHALT (TAR) KETTLES . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 3317.2 ASPHYXIANT GASES . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.7.1, 5307.1 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES (Group A)

Aisles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029 Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.2.2 Automatic sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2 Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Cellulose nitrate film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.5, 306 Decorative materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806, 807 Defined (Occupancy classification). . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010 Egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 10 Emergency evacuation drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Employee training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Evacuation plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Fire alarm systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.1 Fire safety plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807.5.1Interior finish803 LP-gas installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 61 Motion picture projection rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.1 Multiple fire areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.1.7 Obstruction of exits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031.3 Occupant load calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004 On roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.1.6 Open-flame devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.3 Panic hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.10 Permits required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.36 Portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 Posting maximum occupant load . . . . . . . . . . 1004.3

INDEX

Prohibit smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Pyroxylin-coated fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.5.1.4 Pyroxylin plastic motion picture film storage. . . 306.1 Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029 Seating plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.2.1 Standpipe systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905 Storage, flammable liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.4.2 Tents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 31 Vehicles in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.15.4 ASSISTED RESCUE AREAS, EXTERIOR . . . . 1009.7 ATRIUM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.4.1 ATRIUM FIRE PROTECTION . . . . . . . 907.2.14, 914.4 ATTIC

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ATTIC STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.4, 903.3.1.2.3 AUDIBLE ALARM NOTIFICATION

APPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AUTOMATED RACK STORAGE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3209.4 AUTOMATIC

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

(see FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, ALTERNATIVE) AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108.2, 2703.10, 2804.3,

3206.4, 3209.2, 3314, 6304.1.2 Aerosol product warehouses . . . . . . . . . . . . 5104.4.1 Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4.2, 2703.10.5 Attics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.2.3 Basements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.1.3 Chutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103.4.9.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dip-tank operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405.4 Gas rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.4.1 Group A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.1, 1103.5.1 Group B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.2 Group E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.3 Group F-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.4 Group H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.5 Group I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.6, 1103.5.2, 1103.5.3 Group M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.7 Group R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.8 Group S-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.9 Group S-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.10 Hazardous exhaust ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.4

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High-piled storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.7.1 Hose threads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.6 Installation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3 Kitchen exhaust hood and

ducts systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.5 Limited area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.8 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4 NFPA 13 sprinkler systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.1 NFPA 13D sprinkler systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.3 NFPA 13R sprinkler systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.2 Open-ended corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.2.2 Pyroxylin plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.5.3, 1103.5.4 Repair garages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.9.1 Riser rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.4.6 Rubbish and linen chutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.2 Secondary water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.3.2 Spray rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.4 Water supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.5 Windowless stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.1 Woodworking operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.4.1 Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.4 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Early Suppression Fast

Response (ESFR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910.2,

Table 3206.2, Table 3208.3,

Table 5104.3.2.2, 5104.4.3 Obstructions to discharge . . . . . . . . 315.3.1, 903.3.3 Quick response (QR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.2,

Table 5704.3.6.3(5) Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.2 AUTOMATIC WATER MIST SYSTEM . . . . . . . . 904.11

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AUTOMOBILE UNDERCOATING

(see SPRAY FINISHING) AUTOMOTIVE MOTOR FUEL-

DISPENSING FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 23 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AVERAGE AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL . . . 907.5.2.1.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AVIATION FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 20 (see also AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCUPANCIES,

FIRE PROTECTION FOR) Cleaning parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004.3 Combustible storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.6 Dispensing hoses and nozzles . . . . . . . . . . 2006.3.3 Dispensing of flammable and

combustible liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003.5 Fire protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.8 Fueling and defueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006

Portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Radar equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006.21 AWNING

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

B

BACKFLOW PREVENTION . . . . . . . . . .903.3.5, 912.6 BALCONIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.4, 903.3.1.2.1, 1021 BARRICADE

Artificial defined (for explosives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Defined (for explosives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire apparatus access road . . . . . . . . .503.5, 503.5.1 Natural defined (for explosives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Placement at fire scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.11.1 BARRICADED (explosives)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BASEMENT . . . . . . . 603.3.2.7, 903.2.11.1.3, 905.3.1,

1006.2, 1030.1, 2311.4.3, 2903.1, 3003.1, 5704.3.5.1, 5705.3.7.2, 5705.4.6, 5706.4.4.1, 5904.1.3, 6103.2.1.1, 6109.7, 6204.1.8, 6304.1.5, 6604.1.5, 6704.1.5 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BATTERY CHARGING

(see POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS) BATTERY SYSTEM, STATIONARY LEAD-ACID

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BATTERY SYSTEM,

STATIONARY STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1206.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.2 Room design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1206.2.8 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205.2.8.6 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205.2.11.3 BATTERY TYPES—Defined

Lithium metal polymer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Lithium-ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Nickel cadmium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Nonrecombinant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Recombinant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Stationary storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Valve-regulated lead acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Vented (flooded) lead acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BIN BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3208.1

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BIOFUEL, SOLID (see SOLID BIOFUEL) BIOMASS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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(see SOLID BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK) BLAST AREA

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BLAST SITE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BLASTER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BLASTING AGENT

(see also EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BLEACHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.1.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Occupant load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.4 BOARDING HOUSE (Occupancy Group R)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BOILING POINT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BOND

For explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.2.4.1 For fireworks display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.2.4.2 BONDING AND GROUNDING . . . . 2104.2.4, 2106.3.4

Aircraft fueling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006.3.7.1, 2006.5.2 CNG motor fuel-dispensing

facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2308.8.1.2.4 Cryogenic fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.6.2 Organic coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2904.3 Piping, valves and fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.4.7.6 Powdered coating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406.6.4 Roll-coating operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405.11 Underground tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.1.8 Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5705.3.2 BONFIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.4.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.32, 307.2 BREAKAWAY PROTECTION

(see EMERGENCY BREAKAWAY DEVICES) BREAKOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BREATHING APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3.2 BRIDGES (see ACCESS ROADS,

FIRE APPARATUS) BRITISH THERMAL UNIT (BTU)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Unsafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Vacant (see Vacant premises) BUILDING INFORMATION CARD . . . . . . .508.1.6(13) BUILDING OFFICIAL . . . . . . . . . . . 403.11.1.4, 510.1,

3105.2, 3105.5 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

INDEX

BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS . . . . Chapter 6 BULK OXYGEN SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 63

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BULK PLANT OR TERMINAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BULK TRANSFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BULLET RESISTANT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BURNING (see OPEN BURNING) BUTANE (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) BUTYLENE (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS)

CABINETS

Fire equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.7, 906.8, 2005.7.1 Flammable liquid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.2 Hazardous material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.7 Ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6005.3.1 CABINETS, GAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.3.5, 2703.10.2,

2703.13.1.3, 5003.8.6, 5306.2.3, 6004.1.2, 6004.2.2.3, 6004.3.4 CANDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.34, 308, 806.3 CANOPY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CANOPY, TEMPORARY STAGE

(see TEMPORARY STAGE CANOPY) CAPCITOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM . . . 1206.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1206.3.2 Outdoor installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1206.3.2.6 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.3 CAPTIONS, EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.2.4

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT

SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5307.4

CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

Commercial cooking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.12.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency alarms for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5307.5.2 Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.1

CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEMS

USED IN BEVERAGE DISPENSING . . . . . . . 5307.3

CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS AND

DETECTION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915, 1103.9 CARE, 24-HOUR (Occupancy Group I)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CARE FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.8.4 CARE SUITE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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CARNIVALS AND FAIRS

Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.4 Place of assembly tent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.3 CARTON

Combustible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5106.2.4 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CEILING LIMIT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CELLULOSE NITRATE MOTION

PICTURE FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.5, 306 CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTICS [see PYROXYLIN

(CELLULOSE NITRATE) PLASTICS] CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE PERSONNEL

Automatic fire-extinguishing systems . . . . . . 904.1.1 Portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.2.1 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CHANGE OF USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.3 CHEMICAL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CHEMICAL NAME

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CHIMNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.2, 603.6

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Factory-built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.6.4 Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.6.1 Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.6.2 CHRISTMAS TREE

(see DECORATIVE VEGETATION) CHUTES, RUBBISH AND LINEN . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.2 CLASSIFICATION

Aerosols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5103 Commodity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3203 Dry cleaning plants and systems . . . . . . . . . . . 2103.2 Dry cleaning solvent or liquid. . . . . . . . . . 202, 2103.1 Flammable and combustible liquids. . . . . . . . . . . 202 Floor finish materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804.3.1 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5001.2 Occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.3 CLEAN AGENT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CLEANING

Cooking equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607.3.3 Flammable liquids used for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004.3 Powder coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406.5.1 Piping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3306.2 Repair garages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.2.1 Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.7.2 Tire rebuilding buffing areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3403.3

CLEARANCE

Storage to ceiling or

sprinklers . . . . . . . . . .315.3.1, 903.3.3, 5704.3.5.3 CLINIC, OUTPATIENT (Occupancy Group B)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CLOSED CONTAINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.5.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CLOSED SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5705.3.7.6

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CNG MOTOR FUEL-DISPENSING

FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2308 COLD DECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2806.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

BUILDINGS, GROUP R-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.10.2.1,

Table 405.2, 907.2.9.3 COMBUSTIBLE DUST

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMBUSTIBLE DUST-PRODUCING

OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 22 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.6 COMBUSTIBLE FIBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 37

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 General precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3703 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.7 Portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3703.6 COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTOR . . . . . . . . . .3510.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2306,

3107.4, 3107.14, Chapter 57

Classified locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.1.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Dispensing, use, mixing and

handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5705.3, 5705.3.8

Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5701.5

Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.3

Mixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5701.5

Outdoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5704.4

Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.16, 105.7.9

Portable fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.7

Special operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706

Tank storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5704.2

Waste control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3.2

Wholesale and resale use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.6 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL

STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.6.29, 315, 2003.6 COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIAL . . . . . 304, 2505

At construction sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3304.2 Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304.3 Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304.2

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, MOTORIZED

(see MOTORIZED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT) CONTAINER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CONTAINER AND PORTABLE

TANK STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3,

Table 5704.3.6.3(4), 5704.4, Table 5704.4.2 CONTAINMENT PALLETS

Flammable and combustible liquids . . . . . . . 5704.4.3 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2.3 CONTAINMENT SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CONTAINMENT VESSEL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CONTINUOUS GAS DETECTION SYSTEM

(see GAS DETECTION SYSTEM, CONTINUOUS) CONTROL AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COOKING

Appliances, commercial, defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Commercial, automatic

sprinkler systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.11.5 Commercial, fire-extinguishing systems . . . . . 904.12 Commercial, hoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 Commercial, oil storage tank systems . . . . . . . . . 608 Commercial, portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . 906.4 Devices, open-flame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.4 Domestic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.13 Group I-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.13 On balconies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.4 CORRIDOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1020, 1104.17

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Open-ended (see OPEN-ENDED CORRIDOR) CORROSION PROTECTION

Cryogenic fluid containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.1.3.2 Cryogenic fluid piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.1.2.5 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.6.5 Tanks and piping. . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.9, 5706.7.1 CORROSIVE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CORROSIVE MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 54

Indoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5404.1 Indoor use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5405.1 Outdoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5404.2 Outdoor use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5405.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5403

COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN COOKING

OIL STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . 903.2.9,

903.2.9.1, 903.2.10.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMMODITY

Classifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3203 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMMON PATH OF

EGRESS TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006.2.1, 1018.4,

1029.8, Table 1104.18 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COMMON USE AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.3.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

COMPATIBILITY (Hazardous materials) (see INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS)
COMPRESSED GAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 53
Containers, cylinders, tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.1
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Medical gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5306
Not otherwise regulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5307
Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.8
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5304
Use and handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5305
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.8
COMPRESSED GAS CONTAINER
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
COMPRESSED GAS SYSTEM
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2308
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG). . . . . . 5301.1
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.10
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY
(Occupancy Group I)
> Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
CONSTANTLY ATTENDED
LOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . 903.4.1, 907.2.1.1, 907.2.6,
907.2.7.1, 907.2.11.1, 907.2.12,
907.2.12, 907.2.17.2, 907.3, 907.3.1,
907.5, 907.5.1, 913.4, 5704.2.8.11
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
FIRE SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 33
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.4
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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COTTON, BALED . . . . . . . . . . Table 5003.1.1(1), 3705

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COTTON,

DENSELY PACKED BALED . . . . Table 5003.1.1(1) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COTTON, SEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3703.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COURT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COURT, EGRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 COVERED AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS

Automatic sprinkler system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.2.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.11.1 Emergency voice/alarm

communication system . . . . . . . . 907.2.19, 914.2.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6. 9 Standpipe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.3.3, 914.2.2 Tenant identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.11.1.5 Unoccupied tenant spaces . . . . . . 311.6, 403.11.1.6 CRANKCASE OIL (see WASTE OIL) CRITICAL CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CROP-RIPENING AND COLORING PROCESSES

(see FRUIT AND CROP RIPENING) CROWD MANAGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.12.3,

3106.4.3, 3107.17.2 CRYOGENIC CONTAINER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.5 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.4 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.5 CRYOGENIC FLUIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 55

Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.4 Flammable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5806 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5504.2 Indoor use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.2 Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5504.3 Outdoor use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5505.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.10 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503 Underground storage tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5806.4.5 CRYOGENIC VESSEL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CUSTODIAL CARE (Occupancy Group I)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

CUTTING AND WELDING

(see WELDING AND OTHER HOT WORK) CYLINDER

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

D

DAMPER

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DANGER, IMMINENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111.2 DAY BOX (Magazine, Type 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DEAD END . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1020.4 DECORATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807

Exit obstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1031.6 DECORATIVE MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DECORATIVE VEGETATION

Artificial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807.4 Natural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 DEFLAGRATION

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DEFUELING

Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006.5 Hydrogen fuel tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2309.6 DELAYED EGRESS LOCKS . . 1010.1.9.8.1, 1031.2.1 DELUGE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4, 2805.2

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS

FIRE SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 33 DESIGN PRESSURE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETACHED BUILDING

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Group H occupancies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.2 Storage. . . . . . . . 6204.1.1, 6304.1.1, Table 6204.1.2 DETEARING

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETECTOR, HEAT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETONATING CORD

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETONATION

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETONATOR

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DETOXIFICATION FACILITY (Group I-2)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.23 DIPPING OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405 DISCHARGE, EXIT (see EXIT DISCHARGE) DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

(see RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL) DISCHARGE SITE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DISPENSING

Aircraft fueling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305.5 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2303.1 Motor fuel-dispensing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 2304 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305, 5005 DISPENSING DEVICE, OVERHEAD-TYPE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DISPLAY SITE (Fireworks)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DISPLAYS

Aerosol products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5106 Cellulose nitrate

(pyroxylin) plastic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.3, 6503.1 Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5608 Group M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.11 Indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Motor vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.4, 3107.15 Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5001.4, 5106, 5601.2.2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.11.3 DOOR, BALANCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.10.2

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DOOR, DUTCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105.5.4.2.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DOOR, LOW ENGERY

POWER-OPERATED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.4.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DOOR, POWER-ASSISTED . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.4.2

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DOOR, POWER-OPERATED . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.4.2,

1010.1.4.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DOORWAY, EXIT ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DORMITORIES

(see OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, Residential Group R and COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, Group R-2) DRAFT CURTAIN

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1019.3, 1103.4.5,

1103.4.6, 1103.4.8, 5106.3.2

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DRAFTSTOP

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707.1 DRAINAGE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . 2903.10, 2905.3,

5004.2.2.6, 5705.3.8.1, 5706.2.6, 5706.4.9 DRAINS

Dip-tank bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405.3.2 Exhaust duct sprinkler system . . . . . . . 2703.10.4.4.3 HPM liquids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2705.2.3.3 Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.6.1 Outdoor cryogenic fluid storage

containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5504.3.1.1.5 Portable containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5504.3.1.2.3 DRAPERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.2, 1031.6 DRILLING, WELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3 DRY-CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DRY CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 21

Classifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2103.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.12 Requirements, general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2104 Requirements, operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2105 Solvent or liquid classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Spotting and pretreating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2106 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107 DRY CLEANING PLANT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DRY CLEANING ROOM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DRY CLEANING SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DRYING APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.6.1.2 DRYING OVENS (see INDUSTRIAL OVENS) DRYING ROOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.10 DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.3.1 DUMPSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.3 DUST COLLECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3703.5, 5906.5.3 DUST EXPLOSION HAZARDS . . . . . Chapter 22, 2803

Explosion venting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803.2.1 DWELLING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 DWELLING UNIT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

E

EARLY SUPPRESSION

FAST-RESPONSE SPRINKLER (ESFR) (see AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS)

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EGRESS (see MEANS OF EGRESS) ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Aviation facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006.14 Dust-producing machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5906.5.5 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.3.1, 1206.2.8.6 Workstations in HPM facilities . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.7.2 ELECTROSTATIC APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2407 ELECTROSTATIC FLUIDIZED BED

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ELEVATOR GROUP

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency voice/alarm

communication system in . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.2 ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS . . . . . . . . . . . 704.1, 1103.4

Pressurization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909.21 Water protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606.6 ELEVATOR KEYS, FIRE SERVICE

(see KEYS, FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR) ELEVATOR KEYS, NONSTANDARDIZED

FIRE SERVICE Key boxes for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506.1.2 ELEVATOR RECALL/

EMERGENCY OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 EMERGENCY ALARM

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908, 5004.9, 5005.4.4 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY

BREAKAWAY DEVICES . . . . . 2306.7.5.1, 2307.6.3 EMERGENCY CONTROL STATION . . . . . . . . . 2703.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY ESCAPE

AND RESCUE OPENING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405.2, Table 405.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Inspection and testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031.10 EMERGENCY PLANNING

AND PREPAREDNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 4 EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY RELIEF VENTING . . . . . . . 2306.6.2.5,

5704.2.7.4 EMERGENCY REPAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.1.4 EMERGENCY RESPONDER

RADIO COVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 In existing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103.2 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.6 EMERGENCY SHUTOFF VALVE . . . . . . . 5003.2.2.1,

5503.4.6, 5505.3.2, 5803.1.3, 6303.1.2, 6403.1.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

EMERGENCY SHUTOFF VALVE,

AUTOMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2305.2.4, 2306.7.4,

5003.2.9.1, 5505.3.2, 5803.1.3, 5803.1.3.2, 6303.1.2, 6303.1.2.2, 6403.1.1, 6403.1.1.1, 6403.1.1.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY SHUTOFF VALVE,

MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2309.5.2,

2309.5.2.1, 5505.3.2, 5803.1.3, 5803.1.3.2, 6303.1.2, 6303.1.2.2, 6403.1.1, 6403.1.1.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EMERGENCY VENTING FOR TANKS . . . . . . . 608.5,

2306.5, 5704.2.7.4, 5704.2.9.6.1.1, 5704.2.9.6.1.2, 5704.2.9.6.3, 5704.2.9.7.2, 5706.2.4.2 EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM

COMMUNICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.5.2.2 Atriums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.13 Captions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.2.4 Covered mall buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.19 Deep underground buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.18 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Group A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.2.1.1 High-rise building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.12 Special amusement buildings . . . . . . . . . .907.2.11.3 EMPLOYEE TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 EMPLOYEE WORK AREA

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ENERGY SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 12

Electrical energy storage systems . . . . . . . . . . . 1206 Emergency and standby power systems . . . . . . 1203 Solar and photovoltaic systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204 Stationary fuel cell power systems. . . . . . . . . . . 1205 ENTRY, RIGHT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104.3 EQUIPMENT, FUELED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 EQUIPMENT PLATFORM

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Guards required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1015.2 ESCALATOR OPENINGS

(see FLOOR OPENINGS AND SHAFTS) ESCAPE OPENINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030 ESFR SPRINKLERS

(see AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS) ETHYLENE

Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2503 Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2506 EVACUATION . . . . . . . . . . . .111.2, 2603.3.4, 2603.3.5 EVACUATION DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.10.1.1,

403.10.2.3

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Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405.2, Table 405.2 Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405.6 Recall and reentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405.9 EVACUATION PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 EXCESS FLOW CONTROL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXCESS FLOW VALVE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXHAUSTED ENCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.5

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXHIBIT GALLERY

Occupancy load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 1004.1.2 EXHIBITION HALLS (Occupancy Group A-3) . . . 202 EXHIBITS AND TRADE SHOWS . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.13 EXISTING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXISTING BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 11

Group I-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105 Outdoor occupancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106 EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1022

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023 Horizontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026 Number required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006 Passageways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024 EXIT, HORIZONTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1016

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Doorway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Stairway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT DISCHARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT DISCHARGE, LEVEL OF

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT DOORS, EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1022 EXIT PASSAGEWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT RAMP, EXTERIOR . . . . . 1006.3, 1008.3.2, 1027

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXIT STAIRWAY, EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1027

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXPANDED PLASTIC . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 3203.9(1),

Figure 3203.9(2) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXPANDED VINYL WALL OR

CEILING COVERINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.7, 803.8 EXPLOSION

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

INDEX

EXPLOSION CONTROL . . . . . . . 911, 2204.1, 2803.2,

2803.2.1, 2905.4, 5004.6, 5005.2.1.2, 5005.2.2.2, 5704.2.5, 5705.3.4, 5705.3.7.5.2, 5705.3.7.6.2, 5804.1.1, 5808.6, 6204.1.10, 6304.1.1, 6604.1.2, 6704.1.6 EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 56

Buildings under construction or demolition . . . . . 3307 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS . . . . . . . . Chapter 56

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Manufacture, Assembly and Testing. . . . . . . . . . 5605 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.14 Temporary Storage of Consumer Fireworks. . . . 5609 EXTENSION CORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.5 EXTERIOR ASSISTED RESCUE AREAS . . . . 1009.7 EXTERIOR WALL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 EXTINGUISHERS

(see FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, PORTABLE) EXTRA-HIGH-RACK COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE

Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3208.5 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3208.5.1

F

FABRICATION AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2705.2

Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.3.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Electrical wiring and equipment . . . . . . . . . . 2703.7.1 Existing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2701.4 Gas detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.13.1.1 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2704.2 FACILITY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FAIL-SAFE . . . . . . . 5003.2.2.1, 5004.7.2, 5005.1.5.1,

5005.1.11, 6004.2.2.7, 6004.2.2.8.1, 6204.1.11.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.4 FALLOUT AREA

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FALSE ALARM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 FILL PIPE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.5.2 FILM, CELLULOSE NITRATE

MOTION PICTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Projection rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.1 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.2

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FINES (in woodworking operations)

(see also VIOLATION PENALTIES) Defined (in woodworking operations) . . . . . . . . . 202 Storage and processing

(in woodworking operations). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808 FINISHED PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2909.6 FIRE, RECREATIONAL (see RECREATIONAL FIRE) FIRE, REPORTING OF UNWANTED . . . 401.3.1, 3309 FIRE, UNWANTED (see UNWANTED FIRE) FIRE ALARM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.3.2, 3309 FIRE ALARM BOX (see MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX) FIRE ALARM CONTROL UNIT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE ALARM SIGNAL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

Annunciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.3.1, 907.6.4.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Existing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.9, 1103.7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.8 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.6 Notification appliances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5 Out of service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.7 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.7 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.2 Presignal feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.1 Telephone dialing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.6.1 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.8 Where required, existing buildings. . . . . . . . . . 1103.7 Where required, new buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2 Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.4 FIRE AND SMOKE

PROTECTION FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 7 FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . 503

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Gates and barricades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.5, 503.6 Obstructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.4 FIRE AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.4.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE BARRIER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704.1 FIRE CHIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.11, 907.6.6.1,

2603.3, 3308.3, 5706.6.2.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE CODE OFFICIAL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE COMMAND CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Storage prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.3, 508.1.5

FIRE DAMPER

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE DEPARTMENT

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . .907.2.12.2 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS . . . . . . .903.3.7,

905.2, 912 FIRE DEPARTMENT MASTER KEY

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION

[see NOTIFICATION (of fire department)] FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS . . . 104.11, 401.4 FIRE DETECTOR, AUTOMATIC

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE DOOR

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLY

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE DRILL

(see EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL) FIRE EQUIPMENT, TAMPERING WITH . . . . . . .901.8 FIRE ESCAPE STAIRWAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1104.16 FIRE EXIT HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.10

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, PORTABLE . . . . . . . . . . 906

Asphalt kettles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303.5 Aviation facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Buildings under construction or demolition . . . . 3315 Commercial cooking equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . .906.4 Dry cleaning plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2108.4 Flammable finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2404.4.1,

2405.4.2, 2406.4.2 Lumber yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2804.2, 2808.8 FIRE FIGHTERS

Hazards to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Pitfalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316.3 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.3 FIRE HYDRANT

Obstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.5.4 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.15, 105.6.39, 105.7.19 Standpipe system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507.5.1.1 Tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901.8 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507.5.2, 901.5 FIRE INVESTIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104.10 FIRE LANE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE PARTITION

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701.2 FIRE POINT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 9

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Nonrequired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.4.2 Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.7 Owner’s responsibility during

construction or demolition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3308 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.1, 105.7.5,

105.7.6, 105.7.14, 105.7.17 FIRE PUMP ROOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.4.6,

913.2.1, 1008.3.3 FIRE PUMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.8, 913 FIRE RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.6.3 FIRE RESISTANCE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

AND DEMOLITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 33 FIRE SAFETY FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.3

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE SAFTEY PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404, 3404.5 FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR KEYS

(see KEYS, FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR) FIRE SERVICE FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 5 FIRE WALL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.2 FIRE WATCH (see also STANDBY PERSONNEL)

Construction/demolition sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3304.5 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 During construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3304.5.1 Fire protection impairments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.7 Hot work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3504.2.2 Location and records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3304.5.3 Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3304.5.2 Places of assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.12.1 FIREBLOCKING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707.1 FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS,

ALTERNATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 Commercial cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.12 Fire alarm system interconnection . . . 904.3.5, 907.6 Flammable and combustible

liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.7.5.1, 5704.3.8.4 Flammable finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.4, 2405.4.1,

2406.4, 2407.4 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5005.1.8 Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.3.5

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Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.1 Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.2 FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.3 FIREPLACES, PORTABLE OUTDOOR

(see PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED

CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.2 FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.4 FIREWORKS (see EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.1.3 Retail display and sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5609.1 FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Damage from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.2.4.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIXED BASE OPERATOR

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FIXED SEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.6

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Occupant load factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.5 FLAME ARRESTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.3.2 FLAME RETARDANT

(see also FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS) Tents, air-supported, air-inflated and

tensioned membrane structures . . . . . . . . . 3104.2 FLAME SPREAD

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLAME SPREAD INDEX

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLAMING FOODS AND BEVERAGES . . . . . . . 308.1.8 FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC FLUID

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLAMMABLE FINISHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 24

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dipping operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405 Electrostatic apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2407 Floor surfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2410 Powder coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406 Protection of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403 Spray finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.7, 2405.7,

2406.7, 2407.7, 2409.6, 2410.5 FLAMMABLE GAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 58

Buildings under construction or demolition . . . . . 3306 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Nonodorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.8.9

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Prohibited for pipe cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3306.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5803 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3306.1, 5804 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3306.1, 5805 FLAMMABLE LIQUEFIED GAS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 57

Buildings under construction or demolition . . . . 3305 Classified locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.1.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dispensing, use, mixing and

handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5705.3, 5705.3.8 In construction and demolition operations . . . . . 3305 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.3 Labeling and signage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.5 Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306 Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.4 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.16, 105.7.9 Portable fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.7 Special operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706 Tank storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2 Tents, air-supported, air-inflated and

tensioned membrane structures . . . . . . . . . 3107.14 Waste control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3.3 Wholesale and resale use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.6 FLAMMABLE MATERIAL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLAMMABLE SOLID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 59

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5904.1 Magnesium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5906 Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5906 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5903 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5905 FLAMMABLE VAPOR AREA

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.8.1.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.1 Ignition sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.7, 2405.7 Warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.7 FLAMMABLE VAPORS OR FUMES

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLASH POINT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLEET VEHICLE MOTOR FUEL-

DISPENSING FACILITY Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.4.2 FLEXIBLE JOINTS . . . . . . . . . . 2306.7.9.1.4, 5703.6.9

FLIGHT (stairs)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLOOR AREA, GROSS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLOOR AREA, NET

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLOOR CONSTRUCTION . . . . . 2404.3.2, 2404.3.3.3,

2404.3.4.1, 5004.12, 6003.1.4.1, 6304.1.3 FLOOR COVERING (interior finish) . . . . . . . . . .804.3 FLOOR FINISHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2410

Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.17 FLOOR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . 1023.9,

1031.9, 1104.24 FLOOR OPENINGS AND SHAFTS . . . . . .704, 1103.4 FLUE SPACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3208.3

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FLUIDIZED BED

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FOAM PLASTICS . . . . . .803.11.1, 803.11.2, 807.5.1.1 FOAM-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . .904.7

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FOGGING, INSECTICIDAL

(see FUMIGATION AND INSECTICIDAL FOGGING) FOLDING AND TELESCOPIC SEATING

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FRUIT AND CROP RIPENING . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 25

Ethylene gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2503 Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2504.5 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.18 Sources of ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2504 Warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2507 FUEL CELL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1205

Indoor installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205.6 Outdoor installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205.8 Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.10 FUEL LIMIT SWITCH

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FUEL OIL

Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.1.4 Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.3 FUEL-FIRED APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603

Chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.2, 603.6 Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.5 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.1 FUMIGANT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FUMIGATION AND

INSECTICIDAL FOGGING . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 26 Breathing apparatus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3.2 Clean up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2603.6

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire safety requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603 Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.19 Sealing of buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.5 Warning signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3.1 Watch personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3.3 FURNACE CLASS A, B, C, D

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 FURNISHINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808, 1031.6 FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED . . . . . . . . 805, 903.2.4, FUSIBLE LINKS . . . . . . . . . 705.2, 904.12.5.3, 910.5.1

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GARAGE (see REPAIR GARAGE) GARAGING (see PARKING AND GARAGING) GAS CABINET . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.10.2, 2703.13.1.3,

5003.8.6, 5303.7.10, 5306.2.3, 6004.1.1, Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GAS DETECTION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HPM gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.13 Hydrogen motor fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.8.9 LNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.8.9 Ozone gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6005.3.2 Processing and extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3905.1 GAS DETECTOR

(see COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTOR) GAS METERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.9 GAS ROOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.4, 6004.2.2.6

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . 5801.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GAS- OR LIQUID-FUELED

VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.4, 3107.14 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.27 GATES

Means of egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.2 GATES, FIRE APPARATUS ROAD . . . . . 503.5, 503.6

Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.12 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3 GENERATORS

Acetylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3508 Ethylene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2506 Ozone Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6005 Stationary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.1.1 GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTICS

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2409 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2409.4 Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2409.6

INDEX

GRADE FLOOR OPENING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GRADE PLANE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GRANDSTAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.1.1, 1029.1.1.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GROUP HOME (Occupancy Group R-4)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GUARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1015, 1029.17, 1104.6

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GUEST ROOM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 GYPSUM BOARD

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

H

HABITABLE SPACE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HAND RUB, ALCOHOL-BASED

(see ALCOHOL-BASED HAND RUB) HANDLING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HANDRAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1014

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

HANGARS, AIRCRAFT

(see AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCUPANCIES, FIRE PROTECTION FOR) HANGERS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER . . . . . . . . . . . 906.7

HARDENING TANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405.9

HARDWARE, EXIT DOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.9

HARDWARE, PANIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.10 HAY

Combustible fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 3703.4 Combustible waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.1.1 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.2, 3703.4

HAZARD COMMUNICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement . . . . 407.5,

5001.5.2 Hazardous Materials Management Plan. . . . . . 407.6

5001.5.1 Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire-extinguishing systems . . . . . . . 5004.5, 5005.1.8 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 50 Groups M and S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.11 Identification signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.5 Mixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5001.2.1

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Outdoor control areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.12 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.20, 105.7.13 Personnel training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.4 Power systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.2.9 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004 Use, dispensing and handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5005 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

INVENTORY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . 407.5, 5001.5.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

MANAGEMENT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . 407.6, 5001.5.1 HAZARDOUS PRODUCTION MATERIAL (HPM)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.21 HAZARDS TO FIRE FIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 HEALTH HAZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5001.2.2.2,

Table 5003.1.1(2), Table 5003.1.1(4) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HEAT VENTS (see SMOKE AND HEAT VENTS) HEATERS, PATIO (see PORTABLE OUTDOOR

GAS-FIRED HEATING APPLIANCES) HEATERS, PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE . . . 605.10 HEATERS, PORTABLE UNVENTED . . . . . . . . . 603.4 HEATING APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.5 HEATING EQUIPMENT, TEMPORARY,

DURING CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3303 HEIGHT, BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HELIPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit for rooftop heliport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.44 HELISTOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HI-BOY

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.7 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HIGHER EDUCATION

LABORATORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 38 Existing sprinklered laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . 3806 General safety provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3803 Laboratory suite construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3804 Nonsprinklered laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3805 HIGHLY TOXIC AND

TOXIC MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 60 Compressed gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6004 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6003.1 Outdoor storage and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6003.2 Solids and liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6003 HIGH-PILED

COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 32 Aisles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.9

Automated storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3209 Automatic sprinklers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.4, 3209.2 Classifications, commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3203 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3206, Table 3206.2 Housekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3205 Pallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.4.1 Plastic pallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3206.4.1.1 HIGH-PILED STORAGE AREA

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3204 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.22 HIGH-RISE BUILDING

Automatic sprinkler system . . . . .903.2.11.3, 914.3.1 Automatic sprinkler system,

floor control valves required . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.4.3 Automatic sprinkler system,

secondary water supply required . . . . . . . . 914.3.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency responder radio coverage. . . . . . 914.3.6 Emergency voice/alarm

communications system . . . . . . . 907.2.12, 914.3.5 Fire alarm system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.12, 914.3.3 Fire alarm system zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.6.4.2 Fire command center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508.1, 914.3.7 Fire department

communications system . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.2.12.2 Fire safety and evacuation plans . . . . . . . . . 403.11.2 Smokeproof exit stairway enclosures. . . . . . .1023.11 Standby power system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.2.10 Standpipe system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.3.1 HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Storage under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.5, 316.6 HIGHWAY

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HISTORIC BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102.6

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOGGED MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807, 2808

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HORIZONTAL PROJECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 1003.3.3 HOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307.6.2, 2310.3.3

Aircraft fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Conductive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006.5.2.1 Connections for standpipes . . . . . . .905.3.4.1, 905.4,

905.5, 905.6 Dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006.3.3, 2306.7.5

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(Group I-2) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOT WORK

(see WELDING AND OTHER HOT WORK) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.23 HOT WORK AREA

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOT WORK EQUIPMENT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOT WORK PERMITS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HOT WORK PROGRAM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HPM FACILITY

(see SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITY) HPM ROOM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HYDRANTS (see FIRE HYDRANT) HYDROGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5501.1, 5801.1 HYDROGEN FUEL GAS ROOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 5808

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 HYDROGEN MOTOR FUEL-

DISPENSING FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2309 HYPERBARIC FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

IDENTIFICATION

Alcohol-blended fuel-dispensing

facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.8.4 Building (address). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.1 Elevator lobby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023.10 Exit discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023.8, 1104.21 Floor level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023.9, 1031.9 Fire protection equipment. . . . . . . . . . 509.1, 905.7.1 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.5, 5503.4,

5703.5.4, 6005.4.3 Hot work hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3503.6 Streets and roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.2 Tenant spaces in covered malls . . . . . . . . 403.11.1.5 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.1.1 Vacant premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5.4 IGNITION SOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 3703.7 IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO

LIFE AND HEALTH (IDLH) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

INDEX

IMPACT PROTECTION, VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,

6107.4, 6109.13 IMPAIRMENT COORDINATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.7.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION

(Occupancy Group I) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INCINERATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.8, 1103.4.10

Room egress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006.2.2.1 INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . 2704.3.3,

5003.9.8, 5003.10.3.6, 5003.11.3.7, 5004.2.2.2, 5004.2.2.6, 5004.4, 5005.1.1, 5303.7.1, 5303.7.11.1, 5704.2.6, 5704.3.3.2, 6404.1.4 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INCOMPATIBLE SURFACES . . . . . . . . . . . 6306.3.6.2 INDOOR TRADE SHOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix N

Covered booths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N106 Display and storage of hazardous

and combustible materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N107 Interior finish and decorative materials . . . . . . . N104 Means of egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N108 Multiple-level booths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N105 Public safety for events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N103 INDUSTRIAL OVENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 30

Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3006 Fuel piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3004 Interlocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3005 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3003 Operation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3007 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.24, 105.7.15 INERT GAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2501.1, 2906.4,

Table 5003.1.1(1), Table 5003.1.1(3),

5305.8, 5703.6.3.1, 5705.2.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INHABITED BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INITIATING DEVICE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.3 INSECTICIDAL FOGGING

(see FUMIGATION AND INSECTICIDAL FOGGING) INSPECTION . . . 104.6.2, 105.2.2, 107, 107.2.1, 901.6

Emergency and standby

power system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.4 Fire department connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912.7 Fire hydrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.5.2 Fireworks display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5608.5.3, 5608.9 Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3509.7 Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.9 Masonry chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.6.1 Tents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.7

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INSTITUTIONAL OCCUPANCIES

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTEGRATED TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.6.2 INTERCONNECTION

Fire-extinguishing systems with

cooking appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.12.2 Smoke alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.10.5, 1103.8.2 Standpipe risers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.4.2 INTERIOR EXIT RAMP

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTERIOR FINISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 8

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTERIOR FLOOR-WALL BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH . . . 803, 804

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 INTERIOR WALL AND

CEILING FINISH AND TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . . 803, 804 INVESTIGATIONS, FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.10 IRRITANT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.7.1, 5307.1 ISO-BUTANE (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS)

J

JURISDICTION

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

K

KETTLES

[see ORGANIC COATING or ASPHALT (TAR) KETTLES] KEY BOXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506.2 Nonstandard fire service

elevator keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506.1.2 Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506.1 KEYS, FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR . . . . . . . . . . . 606.8

LABELED

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LADDERS . . . . . . . . . 1006.2.2.1, 1006.2.2.2, 1011.15,

1030.4.2, 1104.16.6, 5704.2.8.15 LANDING

Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012.6, 1012.10

Stairs and stairways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1010.1.5,

1010.1.6, 1011.6, 1025.2.2, 1025.2.4 LANDSCAPED ROOFS

(see also ROOFTOP GARDENS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 LAUNDRY CARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318.1 LEAD-ACID BATTERY SYSTEM, STATIONARY

(see BATTERY SYSTEMS, STATIONARY STORAGE) LEAD-ACID BATTERY SYSTEM, VALVE-

REGULATED (see BATTERY SYSTEMS, STATIONARY STORAGE) LEAKS

Compressed gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5303.12 Cryogenic fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5503.9 Explosive materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5604.10 Flammable and combustible liquids. . . . . . . 2006.11,

2305.2.3, 2306.7.7.1, 3305.6, 5703.3, 5703.6.3.1, 5704.2.7.10, 5704.2.11.4, 5706.6.1.1 Highly toxic and toxic materials . . . . . . . . 6004.2.2.3,

6004.2.2.4, 6004.3.2.2 LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE

(see EXIT DISCHARGE, LEVEL OF) LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103.4 LIMITED SPRAYING SPACE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LINEN CHUTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .903.2.11.2 LINEN CONTAINERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .808.1 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) . . . . . . . . . .2311.6

5301.1, 5501.1 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

(LP-gas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 61 Container defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Containers not in service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6110 Cooking devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.4 Cylinder exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6109 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dispensing and overfilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6106 Fire protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6108 Installation of equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6103 Location of containers . . . . . . . . .6104, Table 6104.3 Motor fuel-dispensing facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307 Parking and garaging of

LPG-fueled vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6111 Parking and garaging of tank vehicles . . . . . . . . 6111 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.27, 105.7.16 Prohibited use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6105 Safety precautions and devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6107 Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6109

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUID LEVEL LIMIT CONTROL . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.7,

5005.1.4.1, 5005.1.4.2 LIQUID OXYGEN

AMBULATORY CONTAINER . . . . . . . . . . 6306.3.1,

6306.3.5, 6306.3.6.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUID OXYGEN HOME

CARE CONTAINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6306.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUID OXYGEN IN HOME

HEALTH CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6306 LIQUID STORAGE ROOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.7

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUID STORAGE WAREHOUSE . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.8

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LIQUID- OR GAS-FUELED

VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.4, 3107.15 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.26 LISTED

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LOADING RACKS . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3.8, 5706.5.1.12 LOCKDOWN

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2.3 LOCKERS, COMBUSTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808.4 LODGING HOUSE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Occupancy group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LONGITUDINAL FLUE SPACE (see FLUE SPACES) LOT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LOT LINE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (LFL)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LOW-PRESSURE TANK

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 LP-GAS (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) LUMBER YARDS, AGRO-INDUSTRIAL,

SOLID BIOMASS AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES . . . . . . . . Chapter 28 Access plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803.7 Emergency plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808.10 Fire alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2804.2 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2804 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803

INDEX

Log storage areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2806 Open yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803.1 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.25 Size of piles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807.2, 2808.3 Waste removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803.3 LUMINOUS EGRESS PATH MARKINGS . . . . . . . 1025

1104.25

M

MAGAZINE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MAGNESIUM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.28 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5906.2, 5906.3, 5906.4 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5906.5 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 MALL (see COVERED MALL BUILDING) MANIFOLDS

Cylinders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3509.4 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3509.5 Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3509 MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.4.2

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MANUAL STOCKING METHODS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC

COATINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 29 MARINAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 36 MARINE MOTOR FUEL-

DISPENSING FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310, 3605 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.6 Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.4 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.1 Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.3.3 MARKING (see also PLACARDS;

PLACARDING) . . . . . . . . . . . 503.3, 909.14, 5003.5.1 Compressed gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.2 Cryogenic containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.4 Shaftway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.2 Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.2 Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.7.2 MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

(MSDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.4 Aerosols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5101.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Hazard communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.2

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MATTRESSES (in Groups I and R) . . . . . . . . . . . 805 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY

PER CONTROL AREA . . . . . . . . Tables 5003.1.1(1)

through 5003.1.1(4), 5003.11 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MEANS OF EGRESS . . . . . . . Chapter 10, 1104, 3311

Accessible means of egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1009 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029 Bleachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.1.1 Buildings under construction

or demolition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3311 Corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1020, 1104.17 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Egress court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 1028.4 Elevators, escalators and

moving walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1003.7, 1104.2 Emergency escape and rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030 Existing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1104 Exit access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1016 Exit discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028 Exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006 Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1015, 1104.6 Handrails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1014 Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1008, 1104.3 Locks, latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.9.4 Maintenance of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031 Membrane structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.12 Monitoring and recording of . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.9.3 Obscuration of . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.4, 1031.4, 1031.6 Obstructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031.3, 1031.3.1 Outdoor assembly events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3106.3 Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013 Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1005 Stairways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023, 1027 Tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.12 MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION

(see REFRIGERATION SYSTEM) MECHANICAL

STOCKING METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206.10.1.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MEDICAL CARE (Occupancy Group I)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5306.5 MEDICAL GASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5306 MEMBRANE STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 31

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MERCHANDISE PAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 METAL HYDRIDE AND METAL

HYDRIDE STORAGE SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . 5807 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

METERS, GAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.9 MEZZANINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.2.2

Ceiling height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1003.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MILLS

Composite board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2805 Plywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2805 Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2806 Veneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2805 MIRRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1, 1031.6 MIXTURES (Hazardous materials) . . . . . . . . 5001.2.1 MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION VEHICLES . . . . . 319

Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.30 MOBILE FUELING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5706.5.4.5

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MOBILE FUELING OPERATIONS

(see ON-DEMAND MOBILE FUELING OPERATIONS)MODIFICATIONS (of code requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104.8 MONITORING

(sprinkler and fire alarm systems) . . . . . . .903.4.1,

907.6.6 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5004.2.2.5 Termination of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.6.6.2 MORTAR

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MOTION PICTURE

PROJECTION ROOMS AND FILM . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Film storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306.2 MOTOR FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES

(see also by type of fuel) . . . . 105.6.31, Chapter 23 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR BOOTHS . . . . . . 2311.8.4 MOTORIZED CONSTRUCTION

EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3316 MOVING WALKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1103.3 MSDS (see MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET) MULTIPLE-STATION ALARM DEVICE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MULTIPLE-STATION

SMOKE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.2.10, 1103.8 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 MUSEUMS (Occupancy Group A-3)

Occupant load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Table 1004.5

N

NATURAL BARRICADE

(see BARRICADE) NATURAL CUT TREES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806.1 through

806.1.3, 806.3 NESTING

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 NITROCELLULOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2908.1, 2909.4 NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE (NTP)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 NOSING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 NOTICE OF VIOLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.3 NOTIFICATION

(of Fire department/Fire code official) . . . . . 401.3,

2006.11.5, 2304.3.6, 5003.3.1 NOTIFICATION (of Fumigation) . . . . . . . . . . . 2603.3 NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE

(see ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE) NOTIFICATION ZONE

(see ZONE, NOTIFICATION) NOZZLES

Fuel delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.7.6 Fuel transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006.3.3 Marine craft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.3.3 NUISANCE ALARM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 NURSING HOME (Occupancy Group I-2)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

O

OBSTRUCTIONS

Fire apparatus access roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.4 Fire department connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912.3 Fire hydrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.5.4 Fire protection equipment. . . . . . . . . 509.2, 2310.6.2 Fuel-dispensing view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2304.2.4 Manual fire alarm boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.4.2.6 Means of egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806.2, 1003.6

1020.3, 1029.9.6, 1031.2, 1031.3, 1031.3.1, 1031.6 Portable fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.6 On rooftops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.4 Spraying operation ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.7.4 Sprinkler discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.1, 903.3.3 OCCUPANCY, CHANGE OF

(see CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Assembly Group A

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Business Group B

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Educational Group E

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

INDEX

Factory Industrial Group F

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 High-hazard Group H

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Institutional Group I

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Mercantile Group M

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Miscellaneous Group U

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Residential Group R

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Storage Group S

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OCCUPANT LOAD

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Posting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.3 OIL, COOKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 OIL, FUEL

(see FUEL OIL and COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID) OIL, MOTOR (see COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID) OIL, WASTE (see WASTE OIL) OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT

(see FUEL-FIRED APPLIANCES) ON-DEMAND MOBILE FUELING

OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5707 OPEN BURNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.32, 307.2 Precautions in tire storage areas . . . . . . . . . . 3404.1 OPEN FLAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 806.3

2004.6, 2903.6, 5003.7.2, 5604.7.2, 5706.2.1 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.6 Group A occupancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.33, 105.6.34, 308.2 OPEN MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDING

(see COVERED MALL BUILDING) Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OPEN PARKING GARAGE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OPEN SYSTEM (hazardous materials)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OPEN-ENDED CORRIDOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.1.2.2,

1027.6, 1104.22 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OPERATING BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Separation distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5605.3 OPERATING PRESSURE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ORDERS AND NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5, 110.3.2

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ORGANIC COATINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 29

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Electrical equipment and protection. . . . . . . . . . 2904 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2903 Kettles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2906 Manufacture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 29 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.35 Process structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2905 ORGANIC PEROXIDE . . . . . . . . . . . 2408, Chapter 62

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6204.1 Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6204.2,

Table 6204.1.2, Table 6204.1.7 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6203 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6205 OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY EVENT

Electrical equipment and wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . 3106.6 Occupancy and means of egress . . . . . . . . . . 3106.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.36 Public safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3106.4.1 OUTDOOR CONTROL AREA

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.12 OUTDOOR FIREPLACE, PORTABLE

(see PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES) OUTPATIENT CLINIC (Occupancy Group B)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OVENS (see INDUSTRIAL OVENS) OVERCROWDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.6 OVERFILL PREVENTION

AND PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . 2006.18, 2306.6.2.3,

5704.2.7.5.8, 5704.2.8.18, 5704.2.9.7.5, 5704.2.11.4, 5706.4.6, 5706.6.1.5, 5706.8.3, 5706.8.5, 6106.2 OWNER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OXIDIZERS, OXIDIZING GASES AND

OXIDIZING CRYOGENIC FLUIDS . . . . . Chapter 63 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6304.1 Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6304.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6303 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6305 OXIDIZING CRYOGENIC FLUID

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OXIDIZING GAS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 OXYGEN IN HOME HEALTH CARE . . . . . . . . . . 6306

OZONE-GAS GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6005

Automatic shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6005.5 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6005.3 Manual shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6005.6

P

PALLETS

Containment pallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2.3 High-piled storage sprinkler protection. . . . . 3206.4.1 Idle combustible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2505

Table 3203.8, 5704.3.3.9 Outdoor pallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315.7, 2810 Plastic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3206.4.1.1 PANIC HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.1.10, 1010.2.1

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PARKING AND GARAGING

Aircraft-fueling vehicles . . . . . . . 2006.5.1.3, 2006.20 Flammable- and combustible liquid tank vehicles . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.2, 5706.6.3 LP-gas tank vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6111 LP-gas-fueled vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6111.3 PASS-THROUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.3.2, 2703.10.3

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PATIO HEATERS (see PORTABLE OUTDOOR

GAS-FIRED HEATING APPLIANCES) PENTHOUSE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PERMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.1.6 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Hot work program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3503.3 PERSON

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PERSONAL CARE SERVICE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PESTICIDE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PHOTOLUMINESCENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013.5, 1025,

1025.4, 1104.25 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PHYSICAL HAZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5001.2.2.1,

Table 5003.1.1(1), Table 5003.1.1(3) Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PIPELINES . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.6.6.1, 5706.4, 5706.4.6 PIPING, VALVES AND FITTINGS

Flammable and combustible liquids. . . . . . . . 2306.6,

2306.7.9.1.3, 5706.4.7.6 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.2

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Cryogenic fluid containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5503.4.2 Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.6.5, 5604.6.5.2 Flammable and combustible

liquid tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.5.3, 5704.2.3.2 Vacant buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5 PLACE OF ASSEMBLY

Permit…………………………………………...105.6.37 PLANS (see also CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS)

Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.7.1.1 Evacuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2.1 Facility closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.7 Fire safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2.2 Hazardous materials management. . . . . . . . 5605.2.1 Lockdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2.3 Maintenance of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5605.2.2 Prefire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5608.2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.4.1 PLANT EXTRACTION SYSTEMS

Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.38 PLASTICS

Cellulose nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 65 Classifications of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3203.7 Foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.8, 804.2, 808.3 Manufacturing of glass-fiber-reinforced . . . . . . . 2409 Pyroxylin . . . . . 105.6.41, 314.3, 807.5.1.4, 903.2.5.3,

Chapter 65, 1103.5.4 PLENUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.6, 604.11

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PLOSOPHORIC MATERIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5605.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PLYWOOD AND VENEER MILLS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.17, 2804.2 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

(see FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, PORTABLE) PORTABLE OUTDOOR

FIREPLACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.4.3, 307.5 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PORTABLE OUTDOOR GAS-FIRED

HEATING APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.4.2 PORTABLE TANKS

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Design, construction and capacity . . . . . . . . 5704.3.1 Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.3.4 Flammable liquids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.5 Flow rate. . . . . . . . . 6004.2.2.7.5, Table 6004.2.2.7.5

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Indoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.3 Local exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6004.2.2.4, 6004.3.2.3 Outdoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.4,

Table 5704.4, 6004.3.4 Piles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.3.3.10, 5704.3.7.2.3 POSTING

Evacuation diagrams (Group R-1) . . . . . . 403.10.1.1,

403.10.1.1 Explosives and pyrotechnic amounts . . . . . . 5605.6.9 No smoking signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.3 Occupant load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004.3, 5605.6.9 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.3.5 Tenant identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403.11.1.5 POWDER COATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406 POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Battery charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.5 Refueling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.6 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.7 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.4 PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE . . . . . . . . 301.1, 3304,

3305.4, 3404 PREMISES IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 PRESPOTTING (see DRY CLEANING) PRESSURE VESSEL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PRIMARY CONTAINMENT

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PRIMARY TANK

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PRIVATE GARAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915.1.5

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PROCESS

Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2907 Raw materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2908, 2909 PROCESS TRANSFER

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5 PROCESSING AND EXTRACTION

FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 39 Processing and extraction of marijuiana. . . . . . . 3903 Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3905 Systems and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3904 PROPANE (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) PROPELLANT (Aerosol)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PROPELLANT, SMOKELESS

(see SMOKELESS PROPELLANT) PROPYLENE (see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) PROTRUDING OBJECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1003.3

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PROXIMATE AUDIENCE RAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012, 1023, 1027
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5608.2.2 RAW PRODUCT (Wood products)
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (see HOSPITALS AND Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS) Storage and processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808
PUBLIC ASSEMBLAGES AND EVENTS . . . . . . . 403 REACTIVE MATERIALS [see UNSTABLE
PUBLIC USE AREAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.3.1 (REACTIVE) MATERIALS or WATER
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PUBLIC WAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028.5
REACTIVE MATERIALS]
READY BOX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5608.5.5
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PYROPHORIC RECALL, FIRE PROTECTION
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SYSTEM COMPONENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901.10
Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6404.1 RECORD DRAWINGS (fire alarm system). . . 907.7.3
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 64 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6404.2 RECORDS/RECORD KEEPING. . . . . . 104.6, 104.6.3,
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6403 107.2.1, 108.3, 405.5,
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6405
PYROTECHNIC ARTICLE
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECT
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS MATERIAL
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.40
PYROTECHNICS
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PYROXYLIN (CELLULOSE NITRATE) PLASTICS
Decorative materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.5.1.4
605.6, 605.15, 607.3.3.3, 901.6.3,
2006.5.3.2.2, 3210.1, 3503.5,
5003.3.1.1, 5603
RECREATIONAL FIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.4.2
Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
RECYCLING FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808
REDUCED FLOW VALVE . . . . . . . . . . . . 6004.2.2.7.5
Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
REFERENCED STANDARDS . . . . . 102.7, Chapter 80
REFINERY
Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Petroleum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5706.7
REFRIGERANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.2
Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.3
Fire protection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.5.3, Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
1103.5.4, 6504.2 Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.8
Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.41 Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.12
Raw material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6504.1
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6503
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.11
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605.4
Storage and handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6504 REFRIGERATION
MACHINERY ROOMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1006.2.2.2
REFRIGERATION SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.9.1
Q
QUICK-RESPONSE (QR) SPRINKLERS
(see AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS)
Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.42
REFUGE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH
SMOKE BARRIERS AND
HORIZONTAL EXITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2.2
R REFUGE, AREA OF (see AREA OF REFUGE)
REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. . .104.7.2,
RACK STORAGE. . . . . . . . 3208, 5104.4.3, 5704.3.3.6 105.4.1, 909.9, 909.18.8.3
RADIOACTIVE Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.7, 5307.1 RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL . . . . .5003.3
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.3.1 REMOTE EMERGENCY SHUTOFF DEVICE
RAILWAY Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Use of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5706.5.4.5

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 REPAIR GARAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Gas detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.8.9 LP-gas-fueled vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6111.3 Motor vehicle repair booths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.8.4 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.43 Sources of ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.3 Sprinklers required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2.9.1 Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.4.3 REPAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.1.5 REPAIRS, EMERGENCY

(see EMERGENCY REPAIRS) REPORTING

Aviation facilities fire extinguisher use . . . . . . 2005.8 Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.1 Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3309 Fire alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3309 Leak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.10 Record keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5603 Research reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.9.1 RESIN APPLICATION AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.5,

2409.3, 2409.5, 2409.6 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 RESPONSE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 RESPONSIBLE PERSON

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 RETAIL DISPLAY AREA (for aerosols)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Manufacturing facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5107.1 Maximum quantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5106.2,

Table 5106.2, Table 5106.4 REVOCATION OF PERMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.5 RIGHT OF ENTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3 ROADWAYS, ACCESS FOR FIRE APPARATUS

(see FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD) ROCKETS AND ROCKETRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.1.4 ROLL COATING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ROOF, LANDSCAPED (see ROOFTOP GARDENS)

ROOF VENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 ROOFING OPERATIONS SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . 3317 ROOFS

Safeguarding operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3317 Stairway access . . . . . . . . . 504.3, 1011.12, 1011.16 ROOFTOP GARDENS AND

LANDSCAPED ROOFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 905.3.8 ROOFTOP HELIPORT (see HELIPORT)

INDEX

RUBBISH (TRASH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3304.2

Chutes, automatic sprinkler protection . . . 903.2.11.2 Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

S

SAFETY CAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.9.10

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SAFETY RULES (Explosives) . . . . . 5603.7, 5605.6.6 SCISSOR STAIRWAY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1007.1.1 SCREEN PORCHES AND DECKS . . . . . . . . . . 1015.5 SEAT STABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.14 SEATING, FOLDING AND TELESCOPIC . . . 1029.1.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SECONDARY CONTAINMENT

Above-ground tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.5 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2, 5004.2.2,

5005.1.3, 5005.2.1.4, 5005.2.2.4, 5005.3.5, 5005.3.7 Indoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2.2.3 Outdoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2.2.4 Type II dry cleaning systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107.2.3 Underground tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.4.1 SECONDARY WATER SUPPLY

(see WATER SUPPLY) SECURITY DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.5, 1031.2.1 SEGREGATED

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SELF-CLOSING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SELF-LUMINOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013.5, 1025.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SELF-SERVICE MOTOR

FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2304 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION

FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 27 Automatic sprinkler system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.10 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Emergency alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.12 Emergency power. . . . . . . . . . . . 1203.2.16, 2703.15 General safety provisions…………………………2703 Manual fire alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.11 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.21 Quantity limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 2704.2.2.1

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Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2704 Transportation and handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2705.3 Use and handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2705 SERVICE CORRIDOR . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.3.8, 2703.9,

2703.12.1.1, 2705.3.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SERVICE PERSONNEL, CERTIFICATION OF

(see CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE PERSONNEL) SERVICE UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 SHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.2, 1103.4 SHAFTWAY MARKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.2 SHELF STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3207

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Specialty storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3210 SHOCK PADDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.9.7 SHROUDS, DECORATIVE (on chimneys) . . . 603.6.3 SIGNS (see also PLACARDS; PLACARDING)

Access roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.6.5.1 Alarms and warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.3.4, 2507,

2305.6, 2310.5.5.1, 2603.3.1, 5703.5.1 Electrical rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.3.1 Electrostatic apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2407.5.2 Emergency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.7, 606.3 Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013, 1203.2.5, 3103.12.6 Fire alarm boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.4.2.4 Fire department connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912.5 Fire protection equipment rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.1 Fire-resistance-rated construction . . . . . . . . . 705.2.2 Foam plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808.3 Hazardous identification . . . . . . . . . . 5003.5, 5003.6,

5003.11.3.10, 5503.4.1 Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013.5 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.3 No smoking . . . . . . . . . . 310.3, 2305.6, 2308.8.1.2.6,

2403.2.6, 5003.7.1, 5704.2.3.1 Placards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5, 5604.6.5 Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.4 Stairway exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013.5, 1013.6.2 Stationary storage battery systems . . . . . . . . . 1206.2 Storage tanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.3, 5706.3.7 Street or road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505.2 Tampering with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.3.4 Vacant buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5 Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.7 SILANE GAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6401.1, 6404.2, 6405.3 SINGLE-STATION

SMOKE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.10, 1103.8 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

SITE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SITE-FABRICATED STRETCH SYSTEMS . . . .803.10

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SKY LANTERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308.1.6.3

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SLEEPING UNIT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION AND SMALL

ARMS AMMUNITION COMPONENTS . . . . . . 5606 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMALL ARMS PRIMERS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Group M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5606.5.1.3 Group R-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5606.4.3 Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5606.5.2.3 SMOKE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.10, 1030.5, 1103.8

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.10 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.10 Smoke detection system

as alternative to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907.2.10.7 SMOKE AND HEAT VENTS . . . . . . . . . . . .910, 3206.8 SMOKE BARRIERS

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .909.5 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.3, 704.1 Opening protectives in . . . . . . . . . . . . .703.2, 909.5.3 Pressure differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909.18.6 SMOKE COMPARTMENT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909

Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.20 SMOKE DAMPER

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMOKE DETECTOR . . . . . . 907.2.10.7, 907.2.12.1.2,

907.3.1,907.2.17.1, 907.4.1, 907.4.3 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMOKE PARTITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701.4 SMOKE REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .910.4 SMOKE-DEVELOPED INDEX

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5606 Storage and handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604 SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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ASSEMBLY SEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029.6.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SMOKING . . . . . . . 310, 2003.2, 2006.3.8, 2310.5.5.1,

2403.2.6, 2803.5.3, 2903.7, 3304.1, 3404.3, 5003.7.1, 5704.2.3.1, 5706.6.1.9 Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.3 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC

POWER SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.21 SOLID (material state)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SOLID BIOFUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2809.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SOLID BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . 2809.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SOLID SHELVING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3208.2.2.1 Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3208.2.2 SOLVENT DISTILLATION UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . 5705.4

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SOLVENT OR LIQUID CLASSIFICATIONS,

DRY CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2103 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SPACE HEATERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.10, 3303 SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Exit access travel distance . . . . . . . . . . Table 1017.2 Fire alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.2.11, 914.7.2 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.2 Sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 903.2.11.6, 914.7.1 SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL

EXPLOSIVE DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5601.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SPILL CONTROL

Carts and trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.10.3.4 Dry cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107.2.3 Flammable and combustible liquids . . . . . . . . 5703.4,

5704.3.7.3, 5704.3.8.2, 5704.4.3, 5705.3.7.5.3, 5705.3.7.6.3, 5705.3.8.1, 5706.2.6, 5706.5.1.5 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.2, 5005.1.3,

5005.2.1.3, 5005.2.2.4, 5005.3.4, 5005.3.6 Lead-acid battery systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1206.2 Service stations and repair garages . . . . . . . . 2305.3 SPILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004.4, 2006.11, 2310.5.2,

3107.15.5.3, 3305.6 SPONTANEOUS

IGNITION HAZARDS . . . . . 304.3.1, 305.2, 3304.2.4 SPOTTING (see DRY CLEANING)

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SPRAY BOOTH

Areas adjacent to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.1.3 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.3.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.45, 105.7.23 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.3.5.2 SPRAY FINISHING . . . . . . . . 105.6.45, 105.7.23, 2404 SPRAY ROOM

Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.3.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.45, 105.7. 23 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.3.5.2 SPRAYING SPACE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SPRINKLER SYSTEM

(see AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM) STAGE CANOPY, TEMPORARY

(see TEMPORARY STAGE CANOPY) STAGES, FIRE PROTECTION FOR . . . 905.3.4, 914.6 STAIR

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STAIRWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023.8, 1023.9,

1104.21, 1104.24 On flammable and

combustible liquid loading racks . . . . . 5706.5.1.12 On flammable and

combustible liquid storage tanks . . . . . . 5704.2.9.4 STAIRWAY, EXTERIOR EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1027

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STAIRWAY, SPIRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011.10

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STANDBY PERSONNEL

(see also FIRE WATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.17 STANDBY POWER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . 1203, 5005.1.5

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STANDPIPE SYSTEM, CLASSES OF

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STANDPIPE, TYPES OF

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STANDPIPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905

Buildings under construction/demolition . . . . . . . 3313 Dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.8 Existing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103.6, 1103.6.1 Heliports and helistops . . . 905.3.6, 1103.6.2, 2007.5 Landscaped roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.3.8 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.24 Rooftop gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.3.8 STATIC PILES (wood products)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808.6

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STATIC PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5.1.7 STATIONARY STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEMS

(see BATTERY SYSTEM, STATIONARY STORAGE) STEEL

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STILLS, DRY CLEANING . . . . . . . . . 2104.2.4, 2107.1 STOP WORK ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 STORAGE

Aerosol, inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5104 Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5606 Attics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.4 Automated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3209 Boiler rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.3 Calcium carbide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3507.1 Carousel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3209.3 Combustible fibers, baled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3705 Combustible fibers, detached structure . . . . . . 3704.6 Combustible fibers, loose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3704 Combustible liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704 Combustible materials . . . . . . . 105.6.29, 315, 2003.6 Compressed gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5304 Concealed spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.4 Corridors and lobbies in Group E . . . . . . . . 807.5.2.1 Corrosive materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5404 Cryogenic fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5504 Cylinder and container, welding. . . . . . . . . . . . 3505.2 Electrical rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.3 Elevator (occupant evacuation) lobbies. . . . . . . 606.5 Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604 Exterior, finished lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2809 Fire command centers . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.3, 508.1.6 Flammable gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5804 Flammable liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704 Flammable solids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5904 Foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.2.2.1 Fuel oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.3 Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004 Hazardous materials storage defined . . . . . . . . . 202 High-piled combustible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 32 Hogged material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807, 2808 Indoor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Log areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2806 Loose combustible fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3704 LP-gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6109 Means of egress . . . . . . . . 315.3.2, 807.1, 807.5.2.1,

807.5.5.1, 1031.2, 1031.3 Mechanical refrigeration rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.10 Mechanical rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.3

Nitrocellulose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2909.4 Organic peroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2909.5, 6204 Outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315.4 Oxidizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6304 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5003.11.3.11 Plenums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315.6 Pyrophoric materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6404 Pyroxylin (cellulose nitrate) plastics . . . . . . . . . . 6504 Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3208 Semiconductor fabrication facilities . . . . . . . . . . 2704 Solid-piled and shelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3207 Specialty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3210 Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2909.2, 5704.2 Tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3405, 3409 Under floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.3.4 Under high-voltage transmission lines . . . . . . . .315.5 Unstable (reactive) materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6604 Water-reactive solids and liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . 6704 Wood chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807, 2808 STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEMS,

STATIONARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1206.2 Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.2 Room design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1205.6.2 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1206.2.8.6 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1206.2.11.3 STORY

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 STRAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.2, 3709.4

Waste material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.1.1 SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

GAS SYSTEMS (SAGS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2703.16 SUMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3.3 SUPERVISING STATION . . . . . . . . . . . .903.4.1, 905.9

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SUPERVISION . . . . . . . . . .903.3.8.4, 903.4, 904.11.2,

905.9, 913.4 SUPERVISORY SERVICE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SUPERVISORY SIGNAL . . . . . . . . . . . .903.4.1, 905.9

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SUPERVISORY SIGNAL-INITIATING DEVICE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 SYSTEM (hazardous materials)

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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TAGS . . . . . . . . . . . 901.7.2, 901.7.3, 901.8.1, 904.9.2

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Abandonment of . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.13, 5704.2.13.1.4 Above-ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.2, 2306.2.3,

2306.2.4, 5404.2.1, 5003.2.4.2, 5704.2.7.3.5.1, 5704.2.9, 5704.2.13.2 Anchoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.8.5 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305.1.2 Capacity, available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.7.5.2 Compressed gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.1, 5303.4.2 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.6.1 Cooking oil storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 Defective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.6.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Design and construction . . . . . . . 5003.2.1, 5704.2.7,

5704.2.9.6.1 Diking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.10.2 Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.5.5.2 Dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.8, 5706.5.4 Drainage control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.5 Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.5, 5704.3.3.4, 5704.4.8 Filling operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305.1, 5706.6.1.10 Fill pipe connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.7.6 Hot work on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3510, 5704.2.7.6 Inside buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.2, 5704.2.9.5 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.4, 5704.2.7 Lining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.11 Low-pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2903.9 Manifolding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.3.5 Marking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.2 Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.6.2.1,

5704.2.7.5, 5704.2.9.7.8 Out of service . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.6.1, 5704.2.13.1.1 Outside buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.6 Overfill protection . . . . . . 5704.2.7.5.8, 5704.2.9.7.6,

5704.2.11.3, 5706.4.6, 5706.6.1.5, 5706.8.3, 5706.8.5, 5806.4.7 Permanent and temporary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.4 Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.6.3 Piping, valves and fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.6.2 Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.5, 5704.3 Preparation for fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.5.6 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2409.3, 5704.2.7.2 Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Protected above-ground (see above-ground) Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.14 Repair, alteration or reconstruction . . . . . 5704.2.7.6 Secondary containment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.9.7.3 Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.3 Solvent storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107.3 Stationary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6004.2.2.7.4

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Storage . . . . . . . . 2909.2, 5704, 5706.3.1.1, 5706.3.5 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.12 Underground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.1, 5003.2.4.1,

5704.2.7.3.5.2, 5704.2.11, 5704.2.13.1 Vaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.2.4, 5704.2.8 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2909.3, 5706.5.1.15,

5706.5.1.16, 5706.6 Venting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.7.3, 5706.2.4.2 Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.2.2, 507.5.3 TANK, ATMOSPHERIC

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TANK, PORTABLE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TANK, PRIMARY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TANK, PROTECTED ABOVE-GROUND

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TANK, STATIONARY

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TANK CARS

(see also BULK TRANSFER) . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5.1 Loading racks or stations . . . . . . 2909.3, 5706.5.1.12 Use as storage tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.2 TANK VEHICLE . . . . . 2904.3.2, 5706.5.1.16.1, 5706.6

Aircraft fuel-servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005.4 Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5.1.15 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.2.1 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dispensing from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.2.8, 5706.5.4 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.4 Garaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.3, 6111.3 Loading racks or stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2909.3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.1 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.3, 6111 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.6.1.9 Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.5.1.16 Use as storage tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.2 TAR KETTLE [see ASPHALT (TAR) KETTLES] TELEPHONE DIALING-DEVICES,

AUTOMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.6.1 TEMPORARY HEATING EQUIPMENT …604.10, 3303 TEMPORARY SPECIAL EVENT

STRUCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3105 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.7.25 TEMPORARY WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.9, 3304.7 TENANT IDENTIFICATION

(see COVERED AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS) TENANT SPACES, VACANT

(see VACANT PREMISES) TENTS AND OTHER MEMBRANE

STRUCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 31 Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.8.1

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Air-inflated structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3102.1 Air-supported structure . . . . . . . . . . 3102.1, 3103.10 Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.2 Crowd managers . . . . . . . . . . . . 3106.4.3, 3107.17.2 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fire safety requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3104.2 Generators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3106.6.2, 3107.16 Heating and cooking

equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.12, 3107.12.7 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3105.8 LP-gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.13 Means of egress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.12 Occupant load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.11 On buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.8.4 Operational requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.47, 105.7.25 Portable fire extinguisher . . . . . . .…3105.9, 3106.4.4,

3106.5.2, 3106.6.3, 3107.9 Seating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.11 Structural stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103.9 Umbrella structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.19 TESTING, ACCEPTANCE

(see ACCEPTANCE TESTING) THEFT RESISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.5.1.2

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TIMBER AND LUMBER

PRODUCTION FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TIRE REBUILDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3403

Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.46 Precautions against fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3404 TIRE STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 34

Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3406 Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3407 Indoor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3409 Outdoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3405 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.46 Precautions against fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3404 TIRES, BULK STORAGE OF

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TOOL (semiconductor fabrication)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TORCH-APPLIED ROOF SYSTEM

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TORCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.4

Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.33 TOWNHOUSE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TOXIC

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Materials (see Highly toxic and toxic materials)

TRADE-OFFS FOR SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . . 904.2.1 TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.4.1

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TRAINING, EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY . . . . . . . . . 406 TRANSIENT

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.8.3

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TRANSPORTATION

Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 2705.3, 5003.10 LP-gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6101.1 TRANSVERSE FLUE SPACE (see FLUE SPACES) TRASH (see RUBBISH) TRAVEL DISTANCE, EXIT ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . 1016 TREATMENT SYSTEMS . . . . . . .605.12.5, 2703.14.3,

6003.1.3, 6003.2.3.2, 6004.2.2.7, 6004.3.4.1 TREES (see NATURAL CUT TREES) TROUBLE SIGNAL . . . . . . . . . .903.4.1, 906.2, 916.5,

2311.8.9.2, 3905.1.4, 5808.5.2 Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TUBE TRAILERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.7.11

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 TURNSTILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010 TWENTY-FOUR HOUR BASIS

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

U

UMBRELLA STRUCTURE DEFINED . . . . . . . . . . 202 UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE . . . 5003.3.1, 5706.2.8

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . .403.11.3,

905.3.5, 907.2.17, 907.2.18, 914.5, Table 1103.1, 1203.2.18 UNLAWFUL ACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110.1 UNOCCUPIED TENANT SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . .311.6 UNSAFE BUILDINGS (see BUILDING) UNSAFE HEATING APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . .603.7 UNSTABLE (REACTIVE) MATERIAL . . . . Chapter 66

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6604.1 Outdoor storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6604.2 Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6603 Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6605.1 UNVENTED HEATERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603.4 UNWANTED FIRE

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Ignitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.5 Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401.3, 3309 UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE

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Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 USE, CHANGE OF (see CHANGE OF USE) UTILITY IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.1.1

VACANT PREMISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Abandoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.1.1 Fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.2.2 Placarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5 Removal of hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . 311.4 Safeguarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.2 Tenant spaces . . . . . . . . . 311.1.2, 311.6, 403.11.1.6 Waste removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.3 VAPOR AREA, FLAMMABLE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 VAPOR BALANCE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.7.9.1 VAPOR PRESSURE

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 VAPOR-PROCESSING

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2306.7.9.2, 5706.8 VAPOR-RECOVERY SYSTEM . . . . . 2306.7.9, 5706.8 VEHICLE IMPACT PROTECTION

(see IMPACT PROTECTION, VEHICLE) VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.4

Compressed natural gas powered . . . . . . . . . . . 2308 Gas-fueled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.15 Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6103.2.2 Liquid-fueled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107.15 LP-gas-powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307 Overfilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307.7 Storage of, in buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.2 Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2909.3, 5704.2.2, 5706.5.1.15,

5706.5.1.16, 5706.6 VENTILATION

Battery systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1206.2.11.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Dry cleaning . . . . . . . . . 2104.2.1, 2105.2.3, 2106.3.3 Electrostatic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406.7 Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703.14, 2703.15.2 Floor surfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2410.5 Hazardous materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5003.8.4.2,

5003.8.5.2, 5003.8.6.2, 5005.2.1.1, 5005.2.2.1 Indoor dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5005.1.9 Indoor storage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5004.3 Industrial ovens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3003.1 Powered industrial trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309.4 Process structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2905.5 Refrigeration machinery room . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.13 Reinforced plastics manufacturing . . . . . . . . . 2409.6

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Repair garages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311.4.3, 2311.8.8 Spray finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2404.7, 2404.7.4,

2404.9.3, 2406.7 VENTS, SMOKE AND HEAT

(see SMOKE AND HEAT VENTS) VIOLATION PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.4 VISIBLE ALARM NOTIFICATION

APPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.5.2.3 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

W

WAREHOUSE

Aerosol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5102.1, 5104.3,

Table 5104.3.2, 5104.4 Liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5104.6, Table 5704.3.6(2),

Table5704.3.6.3(3), 5704.3.8, 5704.3.8.5 WARNING SIGNS

Compressed gas vaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303.16.13 Explosives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5604.10.5, 5605.8.2 Fire-extinguishing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.3.4 Flammable and combustible

liquid vaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5704.2.8.15 Flammable finish operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.7 Flammable liquids storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5703.5 Fruit and crop ripening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2507 Fuel dispensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305.6 Fumigation and insecticidal fogging . . . . . . . 2603.3.1 Hazard communication (haz-mat). . . . . 407.3, 5003.5 Oxygen in home health care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6306.6 Shaftways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.2.1, 316.2.2 WARRANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3.1 WASTE MATERIALS,

COMBUSTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.49, 304, 3304.2 WASTE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.1.4, 2311.2.2 WASTEBASKETS AND

WASTE CONTAINERS . . . . . 304.3, 808.1, 3304.2.3 WATCH, FIRE (see FIRE WATCH) WATER MIST SYSTEM

(see AUTOMATIC WATER MIST SYSTEM) WATER SUPPLY

Buildings under construction or

demolition, standpipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3313 Fire protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507, 3312 Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.1 Secondary for high-rise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.3.2 Sprinklers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.5 Standpipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3313 Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.4 WATER-REACTIVE MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . Chapter 67

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Indoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6704.1

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Outdoor storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6704.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6703 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6705 WEATHER PROTECTION . . . . . . . 5004.13, 5005.3.9,

5608.5.2, 5704.4.7, 5705.3.8.4, 5706.5.1.2, 6003.2.5, 6004.3.3, 6404.2.2, 6405.2 WELDING AND OTHER HOT WORK . . . . Chapter 35

Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3505 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Electric arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3506 Flammable and

combustible liquid tanks . . . . . . . . . 3504.1.7, 3510,

5704.2.7.6 Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3505 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.11, 105.6.23 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3503, 3504 Tire storage yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3404.2 Warning signs in flammable

finish operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2403.2.7 WELL DRILLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5706.3 WET FUELING (see MOBILE FUELING) WET HOSING (see MOBILE FUELING) WET-CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENT . . . . 904.5

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 WHARVES . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.3.1, 2310.5.5, 5706.4.7 WILDFIRE RISK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.1.6, 308.2

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 WINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011.5.3, 1011.9

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 WINDOW WELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030.4 WINDOWLESS STORIES OR AREAS . . . . 903.2.11.1 WIRELESS PROTECTION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . 907.6.1

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 WIRING, ELECTRICAL

Abandoned in plenums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604.11 Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604 WOOD PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . 105.6.50, 2807, 2808 WOOD VENEERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.12 WOODWORKING FACILITIES

(see LUMBER YARDS AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES) . . . . . . . . . 903.2.4.1 WORKSTATION (semiconductor manufacturing)

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Y

YARD

Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Z

ZONE, FIRE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.6.3

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ZONE, NOTIFICATION

Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 ZONING INDICATOR PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . .907.6.4.1

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Title 24, Part 9, California Code of Regulations (CCR)

HISTORY:

For prior code history, see the History Note Appendix to the California Fire Code, 2016 Triennial Edition, effective January 1, 2017.

  1. SFM 06-18—Adoption of the 2018 edition of the Inter- national Fire Code, published by the International Code Council, for incorporation into the 2019 Califor- nia Fire Code, CCR Title 24, Part 9 with amendments for state-regulated occupancies effective on January 1,

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