Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 2.
IFC Section 907.2.
IFC Section 907.2 is amended to read:
907.2
Where required in new buildings
and occupancies. An approved manual, automatic, or manual and automatic
fire alarm system shall be provided in new buildings and occupancies in
accordance with Sections 907.2.1 through 907.2.24 and NFPA 72. For the purposes
of Sections 907.2.1 through 907.2.24, fire barrier walls or fire walls shall
not define separate buildings. In buildings containing mixed occupancies that
are designed as separated uses (see Section
102.11), fire alarm and
detection systems need only be installed in those occupancies where required by
this section.
Exception: In areas protected by an approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section
903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2, automatic fire detectors required by Section 907.2 need
not be provided. Where Section 907.2 requires smoke detectors, such protection
shall be installed.
Subp.
3.
IFC section 907.2.1.
IFC section 907.2.1 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.1
Group A,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.1 through 907.2.1.3 in Group A occupancies having an occupant
load of 300 or more.
Exceptions:
1. Assembly areas used solely for worship
purposes.
2. A fire alarm system is
not required in buildings with an occupant load less than 1,000 when an
approved automatic fire sprinkler system is installed throughout the
building.
3. Assembly uses located
inside Group E occupancies shall have alarms as required for the Group E
occupancy.
4. Group A-5
occupancies. See also Section 907.2.11.
907.2.1.1
Initiation. Initiation
of the fire alarm system shall be by automatic means. Approved automatic fire
detectors shall be installed in laundry rooms, boiler and furnace rooms,
mechanical and electrical rooms, shops, kitchens, trash-collection rooms,
storage rooms and similar areas.
907.2.1.2
Notification. The
required fire alarm system shall activate an audible and visible notification
appliance at a constantly attended location within the building for the
purposes of initiating emergency action. A presignal feature and positive alarm
sequencing in accordance with NFPA 72 are permitted.
Occupant notification shall be by means of voice
announcements, either live or prerecorded, initiated by the person in the
constantly attended location.
Exception: Where no constantly attended location
exists, an automatic fire alarm system providing a general evacuation signal or
an approved emergency voice/alarm communications system is permitted.
907.2.1.3
System initiation
in Group A occupancies with occupant load of 1,000 or more. Activation
of the fire alarm system in Group A occupancies with an occupant load of 1,000
or more shall immediately initiate an approved prerecorded message announcement
using an approved emergency voice/alarm communications system in accordance
with NFPA 72.
Exception: Where approved, the prerecorded
announcement is allowed to be manually deactivated for a period of time, not to
exceed three minutes, for the sole purpose of allowing a live voice
announcement from an approved, constantly attended location.
Subp. 4.
IFC
section 907.2.2.
IFC section 907.2.2 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.2
Group B,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.2 through 907.2.2.3 in Group B occupancies if:
1. The building has an occupant load of 500
or more persons;
2. The building
has an occupant load of more than 100 persons above or below the lowest level
of exit discharge; or
3. The
building contains an ambulatory care facility.
When automatic sprinkler systems or automatic fire detectors
are installed in ambulatory care facilities, such systems or detectors shall be
connected to the building fire alarm system.
Exception: In other than ambulatory care
facilities, a fire alarm system is not required when an approved automatic
fire-extinguishing system is installed throughout the building.
907.2.2.1
Initiation.
Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by automatic means. Approved
automatic fire detectors shall be provided in boiler and furnace rooms, shops,
kitchens, mechanic65al and electrical rooms, trash-collection rooms, storage
rooms and similar areas. In ambulatory care facilities, initiation of the fire
alarm system shall also be by manual means.
907.2.2.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system shall initiate a general evacuation signal.
Exception: In lieu of audible notification
appliances, visible notification appliances shall be permitted to be used in
patient care areas.
907.2.2.3
Ambulatory care
facilities. Corridors and rooms or spaces open to corridors within an
ambulatory care facility shall be protected by an automatic smoke-detection
system.
Subp.
5.
IFC section 907.2.3.
IFC section 907.2.3 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.3
Group E,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.3 through 907.2.3.3 in Group E occupancies having an occupant
load of 50 or more.
907.2.3.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be provided in
laundry rooms, boiler and furnace rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms,
shops, laboratories, kitchens, locker rooms, custodial closets,
trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, lounges and similar areas.
Exceptions:
1. In buildings protected throughout by an
approved fire sprinkler system, manual fire alarm boxes are only required in
the main office and in a custodial area.
2. Where all corridors are protected by an
approved automatic fire alarm system having smoke detection with alarm
verification, manual fire alarm boxes are only required near exits serving
shops, chemistry and physics laboratories, boiler rooms, industrial technology
and industrial arts rooms, kitchens, custodians offices and main
offices.
907.2.3.2
Travel through adjoining rooms. Where the only means of egress
travel from an interior room or rooms having an aggregate occupant load of more
than ten occupants is through an adjoining or intervening room, automatic smoke
detectors shall be installed throughout the common atmosphere through which the
path of egress travel passes.
Exception: In buildings that are protected
throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance
with Section 903.3.1.1, smoke detectors are not required in intervening or
adjoining rooms.
907.2.3.3
Notification. Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic
sprinkler system shall initiate a general evacuation signal.
Subp. 6.
IFC
Section 907.2.4.
IFC Section 907.2.4 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.4
Group F,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.4 through 907.2.4.2 in Group F occupancies that are two or more
stories in height and have an occupant load of 500 or more above or below the
lowest level of exit discharge.
Exception: A fire alarm system is not required
when an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system is installed throughout
the building.
907.2.4.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be provided in
boiler and furnace rooms, trash-collection rooms, kitchens, mechanical and
electrical rooms, and similar areas.
907.2.4.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system shall initiate a general evacuation
signal.
Subp.
7.
IFC section 907.2.5.
IFC section 907.2.5 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.5
Group H,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.5 through 907.2.5.2 in Group H-5 occupancies, occupancies used
for the manufacture of organic coatings and, when required by Chapters 60, 62,
and 63, at the following locations:
1. Rooms
or areas where highly toxic compressed gases are stored or used;
2. Rooms or areas where Class I, II or III
organic peroxides are stored; and
3. Liquid and solid oxidizer storage
areas.
907.2.5.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system in Group H-5
occupancies and in occupancies used for the manufacture of organic coatings
shall be by manual means. Initiation of fire alarm systems installed for highly
toxic gases, organic peroxides and oxidizers shall be by automatic means, as
specified in Chapters 60, 62, and 63.
907.2.5.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system in Group H-5 occupancies and in occupancies
used for the manufacture of organic coatings shall initiate a general
evacuation signal. Activation of the automatic detection systems installed for
highly toxic gases, organic peroxides and oxidizers shall sound a local
alarm.
Subp.
8.
IFC section 907.2.6.
IFC section 907.2.6 and all subsections are deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the following:
907.2.6
Group I, general. A fire
alarm system shall be installed in accordance with Sections 907.2.6 through
907.2.6.4.2 in Group I occupancies.
907.2.6.1
Group I-1 occupancies, general. A manual and automatic fire alarm
system shall be installed in Group I-1 occupancies in accordance with Sections
907.2.6.1.1 through 907.2.6.1.3.
907.2.6.1.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be installed in
laundry and soiled linen rooms, boiler and furnace rooms, mechanical and
electrical rooms, shops, laboratories, kitchens, locker rooms, custodial
closets, trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, lounges, gift shops and similar
areas. Automatic smoke detectors shall be provided in corridors and areas that
are open to corridors.
Exception: Manual fire alarm boxes in patient
sleeping areas of Group I-1 occupancies shall not be required at exits if
located at all nurses stations or other constantly attended staff locations,
provided such fire alarm boxes are visible and continuously accessible, if
travel distances required by Section 907.4.2 are not exceeded.
907.2.6.1.2
Notification. Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler
system shall initiate a general evacuation signal. In addition, activation of
the fire alarm system shall immediately transmit an alarm to an approved
central station or remote station service.
Exceptions:
1. In lieu of audible notification
appliances, visible notification appliances shall be allowed to be used in
critical care areas.
2. Where
occupants are incapable of evacuating themselves because of age,
physical/mental disabilities or physical restraint, only the attendants or
other personnel required to evacuate occupants from a zone, area, floor or
building shall be required to be notified. This notification shall include
means to readily identify the zone, area, floor or building in need of
evacuation.
907.2.6.1.3
Sleeping room smoke alarms. Smoke alarms shall be installed in
resident sleeping rooms in accordance with Section 907.2.11.1.
907.2.6.2
Group I-2
occupancies, general. A manual and automatic fire alarm system shall be
installed in Group I-2 occupancies in accordance with Sections 907.2.6.2
through 907.2.6.2.4.
907.2.6.2.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be installed in
laundry and soiled linen rooms, boiler and furnace rooms, mechanical and
electrical rooms, shops, laboratories, kitchens, locker rooms, custodial
closets, trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, lounges, gift shops, and
similar areas. Hospitals, nursing homes (both intermediate care and skilled
nursing facilities), board and care homes, and detoxification facilities shall
be provided with smoke detection throughout the corridor and areas open to the
corridors, other than nurses stations.
Exceptions:
1. Corridor smoke detection shall not be
required where the sleeping room smoke detectors required in Section
907.2.6.2.3 are connected to an approved fire alarm system and activate a
general evacuation signal.
2.
Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required at exits from patient sleeping
areas if located at all nurses stations or other constantly attended staff
locations, provided such fire alarm boxes are visible and continuously
accessible and that travel distances horizontally, on the same floor shall not
exceed 200 feet to reach a manual fire alarm box.
907.2.6.2.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler system shall
initiate a signal that is distinctive from audible signals used for other
purposes in the same building. Such signal is intended to notify staff and need
not meet the minimum sound pressure levels required for general evacuation fire
alarm notification. In addition, activation of the fire alarm system shall
immediately transmit an alarm to an approved central station or remote station
service.
Exceptions:
1. In lieu of audible notification
appliances, visible notification appliances shall be allowed to be used in
critical care areas.
2. Where
occupants are incapable of evacuating themselves because of age,
physical/mental disabilities, or physical restraint, only the attendants or
other personnel required to evacuate occupants from a zone, area, floor, or
building shall be required to be notified. This notification shall include
means to readily identify the zone, area, floor, or building in need of
evacuation.
3. Where total
evacuation of occupants is impractical due to building configuration, only the
occupants in the affected zones shall be initially notified. Provisions shall
be made to selectively notify occupants in other zones to afford orderly
evacuation of the entire building.
907.2.6.2.3
Patient room smoke
detectors. Smoke detectors shall be installed in patient sleeping rooms
of hospitals and nursing homes. Such detectors primary power shall be other
than battery power. Actuation of such detectors shall cause a visual display on
the corridor side of the room where the detector is located and shall cause a
distinct audible and visual alarm at the nurses station attending the room.
Such detectors may be part of the facilitys fire alarm system, nurses call
system, or a standalone system.
907.2.6.2.3.1
Integral smoke detectors for automatic door-closing devices.
Integral smoke detectors for automatic door-closing devices on sleeping room
doors can meet the requirement for patient room smoke detectors found in
section 907.2.6.2.3 provided they perform all the required alerting functions
found in section 907.2.6.2.3.
907.2.6.2.4
Sleeping room smoke
alarms. For Group I-2 facilities, other than hospitals and nursing
homes, single station smoke alarms shall be installed in resident sleeping
rooms.
907.2.6.3
Group I-3 occupancies, general. A manual and automatic fire alarm
system shall be installed in Group I-3 occupancies in accordance with Sections
907.2.6.3 through 907.2.6.3.4.
907.2.6.3.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be installed in
laundry and soiled linen rooms, boiler and furnace rooms, mechanical and
electrical rooms, shops, laboratories, kitchens, locker rooms, custodial
closets, trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, lounges, gift shops,
commissaries and similar areas. Actuation of an automatic fire-extinguishing
system, a manual fire alarm box or a fire detector shall initiate an approved
fire alarm signal, which automatically notifies staff. Presignal systems shall
not be used.
907.2.6.3.2
Manual fire alarm boxes. Manual fire alarm boxes are not required
to be located in accordance with Section 907.4 where the fire alarm boxes are
provided at staff-attended locations having direct supervision over areas where
manual fire alarm boxes have been omitted.
Manual fire alarm boxes are permitted to be locked in areas
occupied by detainees, provided that staff members are present within the
subject area and have keys readily available to operate the manual fire alarm
boxes.
907.2.6.3.3
Smoke detectors. An approved automatic smoke-detection system
shall be installed throughout resident housing areas, including sleeping areas
and contiguous day rooms, group activity spaces and other common spaces
normally accessible to residents.
Exceptions:
1. Other approved smoke-detection
arrangements providing equivalent protection, such as placing detectors in
exhaust ducts from cells or behind protective grills, are allowed when
necessary to prevent damage or tampering.
2. Smoke detectors are not required in
sleeping rooms with four or fewer occupants in smoke compartments that are
equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
907.2.6.3.4
Notification. Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic
sprinkler system shall initiate a signal that is distinctive from audible
signals used for other purposes in the same building. Such signal is intended
to notify staff and need not meet the minimum sound pressure levels required
for general evacuation fire alarm notification. In addition, activation of the
fire alarm system shall immediately transmit an alarm to an approved central
station or remote station service.
907.2.6.4
Group I-4 occupancies,
general. A manual and automatic fire alarm system shall be installed in
Group I-4 occupancies in accordance with Sections 907.2.6.4.1 through
907.2.6.4.2.
907.2.6.4.1
Initiation. Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual
and automatic means. Approved automatic fire detectors shall be installed in
laundry and soiled linen rooms, boiler and furnace rooms, mechanical and
electrical rooms, shops, laboratories, kitchens, locker rooms, custodial
closets, trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, lounges, gift shops, and
similar areas. Automatic smoke detectors shall be provided in corridors and
areas that are open to corridors.
907.2.6.4.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler system shall
initiate a general evacuation signal. In addition, activation of the fire alarm
system shall immediately transmit an alarm signal to an approved central
station or remote station service.
Subp. 9.
IFC Section 907.2.7.
IFC Section 907.2.7 and all subsections are deleted in their
entirety.
Subp. 10.
IFC section 907.2.8.
IFC section 907.2.8 and all subsections are deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the following:
907.2.8
Group R-1, general. A
fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with Sections 907.2.8
through 907.2.8.3 in Group R-1 occupancies.
Exceptions:
1. A fire alarm system is not required in
buildings not over two stories in height where all individual sleeping units
and contiguous attic and crawl spaces are separated from each other and public
or common areas by at least one-hour fire partitions and each sleeping unit has
an exit directly to a public way, exit court or yard.
2. Buildings containing five or fewer
sleeping units shall be allowed to be equipped with approved multiple-station
smoke alarms installed as required for Group R-3 occupancies. Installation
shall be in accordance with Section 907.2.11.
907.2.8.1
Initiation. Initiation
of the fire alarm system shall be by automatic means. Approved automatic fire
detectors shall be provided in boiler and furnace rooms, shops, laundry rooms,
mechanical and electrical rooms, trash-collection rooms, storage rooms, gift
shops, locker rooms and similar areas. Automatic smoke detectors shall be
provided in all common areas and interior corridors serving as required means
of egress.
Exception: System fire and smoke detectors are
not required when an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system is installed
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and a manual fire alarm box
is provided at a constantly attended location. When a constantly attended
location is not provided, the manual fire alarm box shall be provided at the
main exit.
907.2.8.2
Notification. Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic
sprinkler system shall initiate a general evacuation signal.
907.2.8.3
Sleeping unit smoke
alarms. Sleeping unit smoke alarms required by Section 907.2.11 shall
not be connected to a fire alarm system.
Exception: Connection of such alarms for
annunciation only.
Subp. 11.
IFC section 907.2.9.
IFC section 907.2.9 is amended, and sections added, to
read:
907.2.9
Group R-2,
general. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Sections 907.2.9 through 907.2.9.2 in Group R-2 occupancies where:
1. Any sleeping unit or dwelling unit is
located two or more stories above the story containing the lowest level of exit
discharge;
2. Any sleeping unit or
dwelling unit is located more than one story below the highest level of exit
discharge of exits serving the dwelling unit;
3. The building contains more than 16
dwelling units or sleeping units; or
4. The building is used as a congregate
living facility, dormitory, convent, monastery, fraternity, sorority, group
home, or shelter and has an occupant load of 20 or more.
Exception: A fire alarm system is not required in
buildings not over two stories in height where all dwelling units and
contiguous attic and crawl spaces are separated from each other and public or
common areas by at least one-hour fire partitions and each dwelling unit has an
exit directly to a public way, exit court or yard.
907.2.9.1
Initiation. Initiation
of the fire alarm system shall be by automatic means. Automatic fire detectors
shall be provided in boiler and furnace rooms, trash-collection rooms, shops,
laundry rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms, storage rooms and similar
areas. Automatic smoke detectors shall be provided in all common areas and
interior corridors serving as a required means of egress.
Exception: System fire and smoke detectors are
not required when an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system is installed
throughout the building.
907.2.9.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler system shall
initiate a general evacuation signal.
907.2.9.3
Dwelling unit smoke
alarms. Dwelling unit smoke alarms required by Section 907.2.11 shall
not be connected to the building fire alarm system.
Exception: Connection of such alarms for
annunciation only.
Subp. 11a.
IFC section 907.2.10.
IFC section 907.2.10 is amended to read as follows:
907.2.10
Group R-4, general. A
fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with Sections 907.2.10
through 907.2.10.3 in Group R-4 occupancies.
Exceptions:
1. A fire alarm system is not required in
buildings two stories or less in height where all individual sleeping units and
contiguous attic and crawl spaces to those units are separated from each other
and public or common areas by at least one-hour fire partitions and each
sleeping unit room has an exit directly to a public way, exit court, or yard.
2. Buildings containing five or
fewer sleeping units shall be allowed to be equipped with approved
multiple-station smoke alarms installed as required for Group R-3 occupancies.
Installation shall be in accordance with Section 907.2.11.
907.2.10.1
Initiation.
Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by automatic means. Approved
automatic fire detectors shall be provided in boiler and furnace rooms, shops,
laundry rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms, trash-collection rooms, storage
rooms, gift shops, locker rooms, and similar areas. Automatic smoke detectors
shall be provided in all common areas and interior corridors serving as
required means of egress.
Exception: System fire and smoke detectors are
not required when an approved automatic fire-extinguishing system is installed
in accordance with section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2, or 903.3.1.3.
907.2.10.2
Notification. Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic
sprinkler system shall initiate a general evacuation signal.
907.2.10.3
Smoke alarms. Single
and multistation smoke alarms shall be installed in accordance with Section
907.2.11.
Subp.
12. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp.
13.
IFC section 907.2.11.4.
IFC section 907.2.11.4 is amended by numbering the existing
exception and adding a new exception, so that the exceptions read as
follows:
Exceptions:
1. Smoke alarms are not required to be
equipped with battery backup in Group R-1 where they are connected to an
emergency electrical system.
2.
Smoke alarms are not required to be equipped with battery backup in Group R-2
occupancies equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in
accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2.
3. Smoke alarms installed in sleeping rooms
of Group R-3 buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system
installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2, or 903.3.1.3 are
allowed to be battery-powered.
Subp.
14. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp.
15.
IFC Section 907.2.
IFC Section 907.2 is amended by adding sections to
read:
907.2.24
Residential
hospices. A fire alarm system shall be installed in accordance with
Section 907.2.24 in residential hospices. When automatic sprinkler systems or
automatic fire detectors are installed, such systems or detectors shall be
connected to the building fire alarm system.
907.2.24.1
Initiation.
Initiation of the fire alarm system shall be by manual and automatic means.
Approved automatic fire detectors shall be provided in boiler and furnace
rooms, kitchens, laboratories, shops, gift shops, commissaries, laundry and
soiled linen rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms, locker rooms, storage
rooms, janitors closets, trash-collection rooms, lounges and similar areas.
Automatic smoke detectors shall be provided in sleeping rooms, corridors and
spaces open to the corridors.
Exception: Manual fire alarm boxes are not
required at exits if manual fire alarm boxes are located at all nurses stations
or other constantly attended staff locations, provided such fire alarm boxes
are visible and continuously accessible and that travel distances required by
Section 907.4.1 are not exceeded.
907.2.24.2
Notification.
Activation of the fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler system shall
initiate a general evacuation signal. In addition, the fire alarm system shall
be monitored by an approved central station service in accordance with Section
903.4.1.
Exception: In lieu of audible notification
appliances, visible notification appliances shall be allowed to be used in
sleeping areas.
Subp. 15a.
IFC section 907.3.
IFC section 907.3 is amended and sections added to read:
907.3
Fire safety functions.
Automatic fire detectors required by Section 907.2 and Chapter 11 are to
activate notification appliances in accordance with those sections. When
automatic fire detectors are installed for other fire safety functions, they
shall perform the intended function upon activation. When automatic detectors
are installed for fire safety functions and the building has a fire alarm
system, the detectors shall activate supervisory signals at the fire alarm
control panel or at a constantly attended location. When the building does not
have a fire alarm system, the detectors shall activate a visual and audible
supervisory signal at an approved location, which shall indicate the source of
the signal.
907.3.1
Air distribution
and air-handling systems. Smoke detectors installed to shut down the air
distribution or air-handling system shall, upon activation, perform the
intended function. Air distribution or air-handling equipment that is part of a
smoke-control system shall switch to smoke-control mode upon activation of a
detector.
907.3.1.1
Fire alarm system
interface. Smoke detectors that are installed in air distribution or
air-handling systems for shutdown purposes and that are connected to a fire
alarm system shall not sound a general evacuation signal.
907.3.2
Elevator control
functions. Smoke detectors that are installed to control or recall
elevators or to control doors for elevators, elevator lobbies, or elevator
shafts and that are connected to a fire alarm system shall not sound a general
evacuation signal. Elevator recall and firefighters emergency operation for
elevators shall only be controlled by elevator smoke detectors and shall not
initiate upon other building fire detectors or evacuation signals.
907.3.3
Door hold-open
functions. Smoke detectors that are installed to hold open fire doors
under nonemergency conditions and that are connected to a fire alarm system
shall sound a general evacuation signal when the doors being held open are part
of the means of egress corridor or stair system. Door hold-open smoke detectors
are not required to activate a visual or audible signal.
Subp. 15b.
IFC section
907.6.5.
IFC section 907.6.5 is deleted.
Subp. 16. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 17. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 18. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 19. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 20. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 21. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 22. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 23. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 24. [Repealed, 40 R 1437]
Subp. 25.
IFC section 907.8.2.
IFC section 907.8.2 is amended to read:
907.8.2
Testing. Fire alarm
systems shall be inspected and tested at least annually in accordance with NFPA
72 or more frequently where required by the code official.
Exception: Devices or equipment that are
inaccessible for safety considerations shall be tested during scheduled
shutdowns where approved by the code official, but not less than every 18
months.
Statutory Authority: MS s
299F.011;
326B.02
