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D. Protection from Hazard
1. Hazardous areas including, but not limited to, areas used for general
storage, boiler or furnace rooms, and maintenance shops that include
woodworking and painting areas shall be protected in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.8 of this IRR.
2. It is not the intent of this provision that rooms inside individual tenant
spaces that are used to store routine office supplies for that tenant be
required to be either separated or sprinklered.
3. High hazard contents areas. High hazard contents areas, as classified
in Division 4, shall meet the following criteria:
a. The area shall be separated from other parts of the building by fire
barriers having a fire resistance rating of not less than 1 hour, with
all openings therein protected by ¾-hour, fire protection-rated,
self-closing fire door assemblies.
b. The area shall be protected by an automatic extinguishing system
in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems.
4. The requirement for separating high hazard contents areas from other
parts of the building is intended to isolate the hazard, and Section
10.2.6.8 of this IRR is applicable.
5. Cooking Equipment. Cooking equipment shall be protected in
accordance with NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire
Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, unless the cooking
equipment is one of the following types:
a. Outdoor equipment
b. Portable equipment not flue connected
c. Equipment used only for food warming
SECTION 10.2.14.4. BUILDING SERVICE UTILITIES
Utilities shall comply with the provisions of Section 10.2.7.1 of this IRR.
A. Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning. Heating ventilating, and air-
conditioning equipment shall comply with the provisions of Section
10.2.7.2 of this IRR.
B. Elevators, escalators, and conveyors, elevators, escalators, and
conveyors shall comply with the provisions of Section 10.2.7.5 of this IRR.
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