New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 14 - ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR ADULTS
Section 8.370.14.43 - HAZARDOUS AREAS

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.14.43

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Hazardous areas include: Fuel fired equipment rooms (not a typical residential kitchen), bulk laundries or laundry rooms with more than 100 sq. ft., storage rooms more than 50 sq. ft. but less than 100 sq. ft. not storing combustibles, storage rooms with more than 100 sq. ft. storing combustibles, chemical storage rooms with more than 50 sq. ft., garages and maintenance shops/ rooms.

A. Hazardous areas on the same floor as, and in or abutting, a primary means of escape or a sleeping room shall be protected by either:

(1) an enclosure of at least one hour fire rating with self-closing or automatic closing on smoke detection fire doors having a three-quarter of an hour rating; or

(2) an automatic fire protection (sprinkler) and separation of hazardous area with self-closing doors or doors with automatic-closing on smoke detection; or

(3) other hazardous areas shall be enclosed with walls with at least a 20 minute fire rating and doors equivalent to one and three-quarter inches solid bonded wood core, operated by self-closures or automatic closing on smoke detection.

B. Boiler, furnace or fuel fired water heater rooms: For facilities with four or more residents: all boiler, furnace or fuel fired water heater rooms shall be protected from other parts of the building by construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour. Doors to these rooms shall be one and three-quarter inches solid core.

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