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building service equipment pierces the partitions shall be closed. Transfer
grills, whether equipped with fusible links, release dampers or not, shall not
be used in these partitions.
C. Doors in Smoke Partitions
1. Doors in required smoke partitions shall be of a swinging type and shall
have a protection rating of at least twenty (20) minutes.
2. Any glass panels in doors in smoke partitions shall be of transparent
wired glass mounted in steel frames.
3. Doors in smoke partitions shall be automatically self-closing.
4. Doors in smoke partitions shall close the opening with only the clear-
ance for proper operation under self-closing.
5. Doors in smoke partitions shall be without undercuts, louvers, or grills.
SECTION 10.2.6.10
FIRE DOORS
A. Any fire door, installed in accordance with the requirements of this
Chapter shall be of an approved type. The fire resistance rating of any fire
door shall be as measured in accordance with the appropriate
internationally accepted standard. Each fire door shall be appropriate for
the location in which it is installed.
B. Any swinging fire door and any door in stair enclosure walls designed to
prevent the spread of fire shall be provided with approved positive
latching means to hold it in the closed position against the pressure of
expanding fire gases.
DIVISION 7. BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT
SECTION 10.2.7.1
UTILITIES
A. Equipment using gas and related gas piping shall be in accordance with
NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, or NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Code, as the case may be.
B. Electrical wiring and equipment shall be in accordance with the Philippine
Electrical Code.
C. Cooking equipment shall be protected by automatic kitchen hood fire
Suppression in accordance with NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control
and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations.
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