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3. Approved, supervised sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all
hospitals, nursing homes, and residential-custodial care facilities.
Replenishment of water supplies shall be strictly considered in the
design. Quick-response sprinklers shall be required in smoke
compartments containing patient sleeping rooms.
4. Approved, supervised sprinkler system shall be in accordance with the
requirements of Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR.
5. In light hazard occupancies, required automatic fire suppression
systems shall be in accordance with Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR for
systems and shall be electrically interconnected with the fire alarm
system. The main automatic fire suppression control valve shall be
electrically monitored so that at least a local alarm will sound when
the valve is closed.
6. If the fire suppression system is an automatic sprinkler, its piping serving
no more than six (6) sprinklers for any isolated hazardous area, may be
connected directly to a domestic water supply system having a
capacity sufficient to provide six (6) liters per minute per square meters
of floor area throughout the entire enclosed area. As outside-screw-
and-yoke shutoff valve shall be installed in an accessible location
between the sprinklers and the connection to the domestic water
supply.
7. Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in all institutional oc-
cupancies in accordance with Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR.
G. Hazardous Areas
Any hazardous area shall be segregated and protected in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.8 of this IRR. Hazardous areas include, but are not
limited to the following:
Boiler and heater rooms
Laundries
Kitchens
Repair shops
Handicraft shops
Employee locker rooms
*Soiled linen rooms
*Paint shops
*Rooms or spaces, including shops, used for
the storage of combustible supplies and
equipment
in
quantities
deemed
hazardous by the Chief, BFP or his duly
authorized representative.
Trash collection rooms
Gift shops
Those areas marked by asterisk (*) shall be both separated and provided
with automatic fire suppression system.
SECTION 10.2.10.4
BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT
A. Air Conditioning, Ventilating, Heating, Cooking and Other Service
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