Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7511 - FIRE CODE
Part 7511.1013 - SECTION 1013, GUARDS
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7511.1013
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. IFC section 1013.2.
IFC section 1013.2 is amended by adding an exception as follows:
Exception:
8. In accordance with the Minnesota Bleacher
Safety Act, Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.112, guards
are not required on bleachers 55 inches or less in height.
Subp. 2. IFC section 1013.3.
IFC section 1013.3 is amended by modifying exception 4 to read as follows:
4. The guard height in
assembly seating areas shall be in accordance with section 1028.14 and the
Minnesota Bleacher Safety Act, Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.112.
Subp. 3. IFC section 1013.8.
IFC section 1013.8 is amended to read:
1013.8
Window sills. 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
1013.8.1.
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.
1013.8.1
Window opening control
devices. Window opening control devices shall comply with ASTM F 2090.
The window opening control device, after operation to release the control
device allowing the window to fully open, shall not reduce the minimum net
clear opening area of the window unit to less than the area required by section
1029.2.
Statutory Authority: MS s 326B.02
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