Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 7511 - FIRE CODE
Part 7511.1015 - SECTION 1015, GUARDS

Universal Citation: MN Rules 7511.1015

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. IFC section 1015.2 Where required.

IFC section 1015.2 is amended by adding item 8 to the exception as follows:

8. On bleachers 55 inches or less in height, in accordance with the Minnesota Bleacher Safety Act, Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.112.

Subp. 2. IFC section 1015.3 Height.

IFC section 1015.3 is amended by modifying exception 4 to read as follows:

4. The guard height in assembly seating areas shall be in accordance with section 1029.17 and the Minnesota Bleacher Safety Act, Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.112.

Subp. 2a. IFC section 1015.6 Mechanical equipment, systems, and devices.

IFC section 1015.6 is amended to read as follows:

1015.6 Mechanical equipment, systems, and devices. Guards shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Minnesota Mechanical Code.

Subp. 3. IFC section 1015.8.

IFC section 1015.8 is amended to read:

1015.8 Window openings. In occupancy groups R-1, R-2, R-3, one- and two-family, multiple-family dwellings, and townhouses, where the lowest part of the opening of an operable window is located more than 72 inches (1,829 mm) above the finished grade or other surface below, the lowest part of the window opening shall be at a height not less than 36 inches (914 mm) above the finished floor surface of the room in which the window is located. Operable sections of windows shall not permit openings that allow passage of a 4 -inch-diameter (102 mm) sphere where such openings are located within 36 inches (914 mm) of the finished floor.

Exceptions:

1. Operable windows where the lowest part of the opening is located more than 75 feet (22,860 mm) above the finished grade or other surface below and that are provided with window fall-prevention devices that comply with ASTM F 2006.

2. Windows whose openings will not allow a 4-inch-diameter (102 mm) sphere to pass through the opening when the window is in its largest opened position.

3. Openings that are provided with window fall-prevention devices that comply with ASTM F 2090.

4. Windows that are provided with window opening control devices that comply with section 1015.8.1.

5. Replacement windows for occupancy groups R-1, R-2, R-3, one- and two-family, multifamily dwellings, and townhouses located on or below the third story above grade plane.

(Subsection 1015.8.1 remains unchanged.)

Statutory Authority: MS s 299F.011

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