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2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 2015 IFC Update Presented by 2015 IFC Update 1 Welcome Instructor Introduction Kevin Scott KH Scott & Associates LLC (661) 431-5897 khscottassoc@gmail.com 2015 IFC Update 2 Emergency Preparedness §403 Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans Required for Group A, other than church with OL 2,000 Buildings with both Group A and atrium Group B, F, M with OL 500, or 100 on floor other than LED Groups E, H, I, R-1, R-4, R-2 college/univ dormitories IBC §1001.4 requires that High-rise is a method of emergency response Defend-in-Place that engages the FS&E Plan is building components and trained staff occupant safety during Mall buildings 50,000 ft2 to providesubmitted as part of MoE an emergency. Emergency response involves remaining in place, review Occupant evacuation relocating within the building, or elevators both, without evacuating the building. 2015 IFC Update 3 1
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Combustible Materials in Plenums §315.6, §605.12 Storage is prohibited It must be removed Abandoned wiring is deemed to be storage It must be removed in the accessible areas Unless the wiring is tagged for future use 2015 IFC Update 4 Protection of Elevators §607.6 Design must keep water from fire sprinklers outside of lobby from reaching Fire service access elevators, and Occupant evacuation elevators F.S. Elevator Elevator Access Hoistway Hoistway Elevator Elevator Lobby F.S. Access Elevator Elevator Elevator Hoistway Hoistway Requirement does not apply to water from fire sprinklers inside lobby 2015 IFC Update 5 Type I Hood – Commercial Cooking Appliances §609.2 New exception eliminates Type I hood over electric cooking appliances based on a test in UL 710B Emissions Test Effluent from cooking contains 5mg/m3 or less Does NOT need to be listed Photo courtesy of Target Corporation to UL 710B; only must meet this particular test If Type I hood is not required, 2015 IFC Update neither is fire-extinguishing system in that hood 6 2
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Fire Sprinklers in Group A §903.2.1 Fire sprinklers installed on entire floor and all floor levels to all LEDs Fire sprinkler system installed on story with Group A Group A-2 Fire sprinkler system installed on all stories to all levels of exit discharge 2015 IFC Update 7 Assembly Occupancies on Roofs §903.2.1.6 WHEN: Rooftop is used for assembly, AND Assembly OL 100 for Group A-2 uses, OR OL 300 for other Group A uses THEN: Sprinklers required in all floors below the roof, down to and including the level of exit discharge 2015 IFC Update 8 Multiple Group A Fire Areas §903.2.1.7 Sprinklers required where All occupancies separated multiple fire areas contain by 2-HR fire barriers Group A-1, A-2, A-3 or A-4 Group A-2 Group A-2 occupancies that share Restaurant All fire areas consideredRestaurant separately OL 93 OL 93 egress components and Sprinklers not required OL 300 All occupancies separated by 2-HR Groupfire A-2barriersGroup A-3 Restaurant Art Gallery Aggregate occupant load OL309 OL 93 123 Therefore, sprinklers are required 2015 IFC Update Group A-3 Art Gallery OL Group 123 M Book Store OL 50 Group M Book Store Group A-2OL 110 Restaurant OL 93 9 3
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Sprinklers in Elevator Machine Rooms §903.3.1.1.1 Elevator shunt trip is specifically prohibited in both fire service access elevators and occupant evacuation elevators New exempt sprinkler locations have been added to protect the elevator hoistway Machinery rooms Room outside the hoistway with an elevator machine Machinery spaces Space where a machinery and motor controller are located inside the hoistway Control rooms Room outside the hoistway with a motor controller and no machinery Control spaces Space outside the hoistway with a motor controller and no machinery 2015 IFC Update 10 Exempt Locations for NFPA 13 Sprinklers §903.3.1.1.2 Sprinklers not required in Group R-1, R-2, R-3 bathrooms 55 ft2 provided they are located within individual dwelling units or sleeping units Walls and ceilings must be of noncombustible or limitedcombustible materials with a 15-minute thermal barrier rating 2015 IFC Update 11 NFPA 13R Sprinkler Systems §903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R applicable to: Group R buildings 4 stories Group R buildings 60’ in height Number of stories measured from horizontal separation 3-HR horizontal separation 2015 IFC Update Height for Group R measured from grade plane Parking 12 4
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Water Mist Systems §904.2.1, §904.11 Must comply with NFPA 750 When used as alternative to fire sprinkler system, building is considered “NOT sprinklered throughout” When 2nd water is required for building, water mist must have 2nd water supply Photo courtesy of Tyco Fire Protection Products 2015 IFC Update 13 Fire Alarm Shop Drawings §907.1.2 Minimum audibility level for occupant notification New item to be included with fire alarm drawings Public Operating Mode 15dB above the average ambient sound or 5 dB above the maximum sound Private Operating Mode 10dB above the average ambient sound or 5 dB above the maximum sound Maximum of 110 dBA 2015 IFC Update 14 Manual Fire Alarm System in Group E §907.2.3 Group E requires a manual fire alarm system WITH emergency voice/alarm communications Exceptions: 1. Manual fire alarm not required when OL 50 2. EVAC system not be required when OL 100 3. Manual fire alarm boxes not required when corridors, shops, labs, auditoriums, gymnasiums have heat or smoke detection 4. Manual fire alarm boxes not required when building is sprinklered 2015 IFC Update 15 5
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Fire Detection in Atriums §907.2.14 Atriums with 2 stories Smoke detection design in accordance with: Rational analysis in §909.4 System operation Types of smoke control requirements systems in §909.17 System operations Systems supporting the smoke control Methods of system activation Methods of construction Operating sequence Component interaction required in Fire fighter’s control panel §909.4.7 System response time 2015 IFC Update 16 Elevator Hoistway Pressurization §909.21 Elevator hoistway pressurization in lieu of elevator lobby Lobby for fire service access elevators and occupant evacuation elevators is still required Pressure differential of 0.1 to 0.25 inches of water column 2015 IFC Update 17 Smoke and Heat Removal §910 Smoke & heat removal required: Groups F-1 & S-1 with more than 50,000 ft2 of undivided area High-piled storage areas where required by Table 3206.2 Not OR required in Not required in Not required in Smoke & heat vents mechanical smoke areas with ESFR areas with CMSA frozen food removal system sprinkler system sprinkler system, if warehouses with Class I or II commodities 2015 IFC Update RTI is 50 or less 18 6
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Smoke and Heat Removal §910 Selection of smoke & heat removal method Method of Smoke & Heat Removal Sprinklered Building Nonsprinklered Building 1st Story with Stories Above Smoke/Heat Vents Option 1 Required Not allowed Mechanical Smoke Removal Option 2 Not allowed Required 2015 IFC Update 19 Smoke and Heat Removal §910 Smoke/heat vents Calculation for sprinklered building AVR V/9000 Calculation for unsprinklered building AVRNOTE: the aggregate vent area required formula is based on volume; For example: AVR V/50 2 V no the volume ofwith theon area toarea be vented based floorceiling building 27’0” height 120,000 ftlonger 3,240,000 9,000 360 ft2 of vent area 360 32 11.25 smoke/heat vents 2015 IFC Update 20 Smoke and Heat Removal §910 Mechanical smoke removal 2 air changes per hour Based on empty building Makeup air openings 6’ of floor providing 8 ft2 for every 1,000 cfm Automatic shutdown upon sprinkler operation Manual controls in room accessible from the exterior with 1-HR separation 2015 IFC Update 21 7
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Electric Circuits Supplying Fire Pumps §913.2.2 Circuits for electric fire pumps must be designed and listed for survivability UL 2196 2” concrete covering 2-HR rated assembly Cable with a fire-resistance rating of 2-HR Seamless Copper Sheath Magnesium Oxide Insulation Cable and installation method tested Solid Copper Conductors Graphic courtesy of Pentair Thermal Management 2015 IFC Update 22 Carbon Monoxide Detection §915.1.1 CO detection required in Groups I-1, I-2, I-4 and R occupancies, and Group E classrooms Group removed when the following CO detection is onlyI-3required Group E classrooms added potential sources of CO exist: Fuel-burning appliances in the space or building Fuel-burning fireplace in the space or building Fuel-burning, forced air furnace Attached private garage 2015 IFC Update 23 Exit and Exit Access Doorways §1007.1.1.1 Distance between doorways measured to any point in doorway width 2015 IFC Update 24 8
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Door Operations—Locking Systems §1010.1.9 Egress doors must be readily openable, EXCEPT: 2015 Locking Method 2012 Locking Method 2015 Section Controlled Egress Doors in Groups I-1 and I-2 Special Locking Arrangements in Group I-2 §1010.1.9.6 Delayed Egress Delayed Egress Locks §1010.1.9.7 Sensor Release of Electrically Locked Egress Doors Access-Controlled Egress Doors §1010.1.9.8 Electromagnetically Locked Egress Doors Electromagnetically Locked Egress Doors §1010.1.9.9 Locking Arrangements in Correctional Facilities Locking Arrangements in Correctional Facilities §1010.1.9.10 Stairway Doors Stairway Doors §1010.1.9.11 Includes time I-1 Activation of 3 seconds with 15 or 30 second I-1, delay Includes I-4 Allowed in I-1, I-2, I-4 Allowances to lock doors from stairway side 2015 IFC Update 25 Travel Distance for Groups F-1 and S-1 §1017.2.2 200’ – not sprinklered 250’ – sprinklered 400’ if: 24’ Building is only 1 story Sprinklered 24’ from floor to underneath side of roof or ceiling above 2015 IFC Update 26 LP-gas Dispensing §2307.4 Point of transfer 25’ from wall 1-HR 25’ from combustible eave 25’ from property line 25’ from centerline of RR 10’ from public street, driveways, sidewalks Self-service fueling of vehicles is allowed Special nozzle required 2015 IFC Update 27 9
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Class I Commodities §3203.2 Class I commodities stored on plastic pallets are no longer classified as Class I NFPA 13 §5.6.2.2 1 classification level increase for unreinforced PE or PP pallets 2 classification level increase for reinforced PE or PP pallets Listed plastic pallets are equivalent to wood pallets Class I commodity is protected as Class II ClassofIRehrig commodity is Photo courtesy Pacific Company protected as Class III UL 2335I commodity or FM 4996is Class protected as Class I 2015 IFC Update 28 Dead-end Aisles in High-piled Storage §3206.9.3 Limitations for dead-end aisle lengths are now specifically addressed in high-piled storage areas Maximum length of deadends Group S-1 Occupancy Dead-end aisles result in Dead-end back-tracking aisle during egress Group S 50’ Group M 20’ Dead-end aisle maximum 50’ 2015 IFC Update 29 Dead-end Aisles in High-piled Storage §3206.9.3, Exception If length of aisle 2.5 time the wide, then not considered dead-end aisle Group M Occupancy Length 79’ Is this a Width 98’ dead-end 2.5 x 98’ 245’ aisle? Length is less than 245’ Not a dead-end aisle Dead-end aisle maximum 20’ 79’ 98’ 2015 IFC Update 30 10
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Cleaning Piping Systems with Flammable Gas §3306.2 Significant gas explosions have occurred when cleaning/purging gas piping 6/9/2009 – ConAgra Foods Slim Jim meat processing facility in Garner, NC: 4 workers killed and 67 others injured 2/7/2010 – Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown, CT: 6 workers killed and 50 others injured 2015 IFC Update 31 Cleaning Piping Systems with Flammable Gas §3306.2 Flammable gas shall not be used as the cleaning media Cleaning and purging of flammable gas piping systems must comply with NFPA 56 Fuel gas piping in accordance with IFGC Compressed gas piping in accordance with IFC Ch 53 LP-gas piping in accordance with IFC Ch 61 2015 IFC Update 32 MAQs Table 5003.1.1(1) Maximum Allowable Quantity Per Control Area of Hazardous Materials Posing a Physical Hazard a,j,m,n,p MATERIAL Combustible fiber q Consumer fireworks Cryogenic Inert Inert gas Cryogenic inert Unstable (reactive) CLASS GROUP WHEN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY IS EXCEEDED STORAGE b USE-OPEN SYSTEMS b Solid Liquid Gas Liquid pounds gallons (cubic feet gallons (cubic (pounds) at NTP) (pounds) feet) (20) NA NA NA (200) USE-CLOSED SYSTEMS b Solid Solid Liquid Gas pounds pounds gallons (cubic feet (cubic (cubic feet) (pounds) at NTP) feet) (100) (100) NA NA (1,000) (1,000) Inert cryogenic fluids entered as a separate item 125 NA NA NA NA NA Footnote NA q requiresNAan NA NA NL NA NA NL Footnote d is deleted which evaluationNAof the hazard Gaseous NA NA NL NA NL allows increase forNA sprinklers UR gases Liquefied NA NA NA NL NA increased NA NLto NA NA NA NA NL NA correlate with NA NFPA NL 55 Loose Baled c H-3 1.4G H-3 4 3 2 1 2015 IFC Update H-1 H-1 or H-2 H-3 NA d, e, l 1 e, g 5 d, e 50 d, e NL (1) e, g (5) d, e (50) d, e NL 10 g 50 d, e 250 750 d, e NL 0.25 g 1d 50 d NL (0.25) g (1) d (50) d NL 2 e, g 10 d, e 250 750 d, e NL NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.25 g 1d 10 d NL (0.25) g (1) d (10) d NL 33 11
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 MAQs Table 5003.1.1(1) – Footnotes c. The quantities of alcoholic beverages in retail and wholesale sales occupancies shall not be limited providing the liquids are packaged in individual containers 1.3 gal. In retail and wholesale sales occupancies, the quantities of medicines, foodstuffs, or consumer or industrial products, and cosmetics containing 50% by volume of water-miscible liquids with the remainder of the solutions not being flammable shall not be limited, provided that such materials are packaged in individual containers 1.3 gallons. e. MAQ shall be increased 100% when stored in approved storage cabinets, day boxes, gas cabinets, gas rooms, exhausted enclosures, or listed safety cans. Listed safety cans shall be in accordance with §5003.9.10. Where Note d also applies, the increase for both notes shall be applied accumulatively. p. The following shall not be included in determining the maximum allowable quantities: 1 - 5. Vehicle fuel tanks on vehicles; motorized equipment; regulated by IFGC or IMC 5. Alcohol based hand rubs classified as Class I or II liquids in dispensers that are installed in accordance with §5705.5 and §5705.5.1. The location of the alcohol based hand rub (ABHR) dispensers shall be provided in the construction documents. 2015 IFC Update 34 CO2 Systems in Beverage Dispensing §5307 Multiple small gaseous CO2 cylinders are being replaced with single larger vessels which contain liquefied CO2 Accidental release can fill an enclosed space Odorless and colorless gas Heavier than air Systems 100 pounds ( 9.5 gallons) are regulated 2015 IFC Update 35 CO2 Systems in Beverage Dispensing §5307 Operational permit required 100 pounds Protection required Protection from damage Continuous gas detection system, or Mechanical ventilation Monitor levels of CO2 Activation at 5,000 ppm 1 cfm/square foot External fill connections Local alarm in room or area Intake within 12” of floor Room operates at negative pressure 2015 IFC Update 36 12
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Hydrogen Fuel Gas Rooms §5808 H2 gas detectors at high points in the room Ventilation outlets – in roof/ceiling, or high in exterior wall Exterior wall NO SMOKING Supply air inlets – low Smoking signs inNo exterior walls Mechanical ventilation system: Standbytopower provided system: for: Audible/visual device connected gas detection of rooms walls and ceiling: Maintains a negative pressureFire-resistance-rating compared to adjacent Mechanical Activates when 25% LFL of H gas isventilation detected 3system Comply with IBCvolume Table 509.1, and Minimum ventilation 2rate of 1 cfm/12 ft of room Hhydrogen gas detection system Alarm inside and outside fuel gas room 2 1-HRinminimum Failure of ventilation system results shutdown of H2 fueling operation 2015 IFC Update 37 Fire-Flow Appendix B Revision of fire-flow tables Table B105.2 Required Fire-flow for Buildings Other Than 1- and 2-family Dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 Buildings and Townhouses AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (Design Standard) No automatic sprinkler system Section 903.3.1.1 Section 903.3.1.2 MINIMUM FIRE-FLOW (gallons per minute) Value in Table B105.1(2) 25% of the value in Table B105.1(2)a 25% of the value in Table B105.1(2)b FLOW DURATION (hours) Duration in Table B105.1(2) Duration in Table B105.1(2) at reduced flow rate Duration in Table B105.1(2) at reduced flow rate Required water supply for sprinklered buildings shall meet: Sprinkler demand with hose Required fire-flow 2015 IFC Update 300 GPM @ 50 PSI 1,500 GPM @ 20 PSI 38 Fire-Flow Appendix B 2015 IFC Update 39 13
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Existing Ambulatory Care Facilities Appendix K When 4 patients, from of Ambulatory separated care is 24 hour care remainder to persons incapable of self-preservation building with 1-HR fire partitions When 10,000 ft2 must be separated into 2 smoke compartments Sprinklers in IIB, IIIB or VB construction with: 4 patients incapable of self-preservation, OR 1 patient incapable of self-preservation on floor other than LED Smoke detection system Detectors can be eliminated if building is sprinklered 2015 IFC Update 40 Fire-fighter Air Replenishment Systems Appendix L Appendix L does not require a FF Air Replenishment System, but it provides design criteria when FARS is installed SCBA bottle refilling stations 5th floor above or below grade Every 3rd floor thereafter FARS fill station (typical) Refilling stations consist of either: Bottle refill with secondary containment RIC/UAC quick fill connections Photo courtesy of Rescue Air Systems, Inc. 2015 IFC Update 41 Fire-fighter Air Replenishment Systems Appendix L Source of air On-site air storage system External mobile air connection Quality of air Carbon monoxide NFPA 1989 Carbon dioxide Constantly monitored on-siteOxygen Air sample tested quarterly Nitrogen Hydrocarbons Graphics courtesy of Rescue Air Systems, Inc. 2015 IFC Update 42 14
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 Sprinklers in Existing High-rise Buildings Appendix M Automatic sprinkler system is required in existing high-rise buildings High-rise is a building with an occupied floor level 75’ above LLFDVA Exceptions for: Airport traffic control towers Open parking garages Group U Group F-2 One Meridian Plaza fire – Philadelphia, Penn. February 23, 1991 2015 IFC Update 43 Sprinklers in Existing High-rise Buildings Appendix M Automatic sprinkler system must meet current requirements 2015 IFC 2013 NFPA 13 Compliance schedule Develop schedule within 365 days Design Plan review & permit Installation completed within 12 years 2015 IFC Update 44 Thank you for participating Kevin Scott KH Scott & Associates LLC at (661) 431-5897 or E-mail: khscottassoc@gmail.com 2015 IFC Update 45 15
2015 International Fire Code Update 8/25/2015 2 2015 IFC Update 4 Combustible Materials in Plenums §315.6, §605.12 Storage is prohibited It must be removed Abandoned wiring is deemed to be storage It must be removed in the accessible areas Unless the wiring is tagged for future use 2015 IFC Update 5 Protection of Elevators §607.6
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