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2. Permanent lumber storage, operating under a permit from
appropriate government agencies, shall be surrounded with a suitable
fence at least one and eight tenths meters (1.8 m) in height, unless
storage is within a building.
B. Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities
1. Building constructions shall be in accordance with the National
Building Code (NBC) and other accepted international standards.
2. Processing and wood working facilities shall be properly
compartmentalized and protected through fire walls and fire barriers
to prevent spread of fire and explosions or both between sections of
the facility with different hazards in accordance with Section 10.2.6.8
of this IRR.
3. Fire protection features shall include separation of adjacent building
by open space, or separation of adjoining building areas by firewalls
and fire partitions, or draft curtain boards as well as elimination of
unnecessary opening through floors.
4. Raw material storage, finish product storage, manufacturing areas,
non-manufacturing areas and high hazard occupancies shall be
considered as different hazards.
5. Walls, floor, doors and openings shall comply with the following:
a. If walls are erected as firewalls between adjoining buildings, then
they shall be designed for a minimum of four (4)-hour fire resistance
rating.
b. Interior walls erected as fire barrier between adjoining areas shall
be designed for a minimum of one (1)-hour fire resistance rating.
c. All penetrations of floors and walls shall be provided with
firestopping having a fire resistance rating equal to that of the floor
or wall.
d. Piping and ductwork shall not be embedded in firewalls.
e. Interior walls erected to isolate dust explosion hazards shall be
designed for sufficient explosion resistance to preclude damage to
these walls before the explosion pressure can be safely vented to
the outside.
f.
Where there are openings in fire-rated assemblies, including
conveyor and chute openings, such shall be protected by
approved, automatic-closing fire doors or fire dampers that have a
fire resistance rating equivalent to the fire-rated assembly.
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