New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 36 - State Standard Building Code For Places Of Public Assembly
Subpart 36-2 - Requirements Of General Application
Section 36-2.7 - Heating and mechanical ventilation
Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 36-2.7
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Central heating.
(1) Central heating furnaces in buildings
containing places of public assembly shall be located elsewhere than in an area
where persons are congregated. Each such furnace shall be supported by a floor
having an incombustible surface and shall be so insulated or located as not to
overheat adjacent woodwork or other combustible material. No combustible
material shall be stored within five feet of such furnace. Chimneys and the
connections between furnaces and chimneys shall be smoke and gas tight, firmly
constructed and so located or insulated as not to overheat any adjacent
combustible material. Ashes shall be kept in incombustible
receptacles.
(2) In theatres and
motion picture theatres of any capacity, or in other places of public assembly
having over 600 capacity, hereafter constructed, the central heating furnace
shall be enclosed by construction having a fire-resistance rating of at least
two hours. The doors to such enclosures shall be self-closing fire doors having
a fire-resistance rating of at least one hour. The finished floors and trim
within such enclosure shall be of incombustible material.
(3) In places of public assembly other than
theatres and motion picture theatres and having a capacity of 600 or less,
hereafter constructed, the central heating furnace shall be enclosed by
construction having a fire-resistance rating of at least one hour with
self-closing fire doors of at least one hour fire-resistance rating.
(4) All openings which penetrate the
enclosures of heating apparatus, such as warm air or ventilation ducts, shall
be provided with incombustible self-closing dampers equipped with heat-actuated
releasing devices of an approved type.
(5) No coil, radiator or pipe shall be placed
so as to encroach upon the required width of any aisles, passageways or other
means of exit.
(6) In places of
public assembly hereafter constructed, no floor register shall be placed in
aisles, passageways or other means of exit.
(b) Direct fired space heaters.
(1) No direct fired space heating unit shall
be located in the auditorium of any theatre or within seven feet of the floor
of any other area where persons are congregated.
(2) Suspended types of direct fired heating
units may be used without individual enclosures under the following conditions:
(i) All portions of ceilings less than five
feet above the unit for a radius of five feet around a point directly above it
shall be of at least fire-resisting construction, or protected by a shield of
incombustible material.
(ii)
Partitions less than 18 inches from the unit shall be similarly
protected.
(iii) Such protective
shield shall be mounted with a one-inch space between it and the ceiling or
partition.
(iv) If such a unit is
mounted closer than six inches to a ceiling, a shield of incombustible material
shall be interposed between the heating unit and the ceiling.
(c) Ventilation.
(1) Every place of public assembly having an
occupancy of 200 or more persons, wherein a central system of air conditioning
or mechanical ventilation is operated, shall be provided with an emergency
switch conveniently located and conspicuously labeled for shutting down the fan
in case of fire.
(2) Every
refrigerating system employing a fluid which is vaporized and liquified in its
refrigerating cycle shall comply with the American Standards Safety Code for
Mechanical Refrigeration current at the time of its installation.
Exception:Hermetically sealed unit systems containing not more than 10 pounds of refrigerant.
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