1.18.1
GENERAL
Delete all references to IEC and substitute Rhode Island
Electrical Code SBC-5-2021 (Part 5 of this Subchapter).
Delete all reference to any other International Code (IBC,
IRC, IMC, etc.) and refer to appropriate SBC Regulations. (See Amendment
2701.6).
The following revisions are to Chapter 27 of
SBC-1-2021
Delete existing Chapter 27 in its entirety and substitute
the following:
2701.1 Scope.
This Chapter governs the electrical components, equipment
and systems used in buildings and structures covered by this code. Electrical
components, equipment and systems shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with the provisions of SBC-5-2021 (Part 5 of this
Subchapter).
Permits.
Electrical wiring including elevators and other conveyances
as regulated by the Department of Labor and Training, or data,
telecommunications, video and sound installations, shall not be installed in a
building or structure, nor shall alteration of an existing electrical wiring
system be made until a permit has been issued therefore as required in R.I.
Gen. Laws §
23-27.3-113.3.1.
Exception: Work not covered in SBC-5-2021 section 90.2(b)
1-5 inclusive (Part 5 of this Subchapter). As used in section 4 amp; 5 a
"utility" is a company or business regulated and/or licensed by the Rhode
Island Public Utilities Commission. Subcontractors employed by a utility are
not exempt from permit requirements unless the proposed work is being performed
in the public right-of-way or within public utility easements. It shall be
unlawful to use or allow the use of, or to supply current for, an electrical
system in a building or structure, or to allow the use of, or to supply current
for data, telecommunications, video or audio installations unless the required
permits have been issued and approved by the authority having
jurisdiction.
2701.3
Certification.
Except for use group R (residential use), construction
documents shall bear the seal of a Registered Professional Engineer who shall
provide the services as required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
23-27.3-128.2.2,
except as modified by the authority enforcing this Code, or by the Board for
Registration of Professional Engineers.
2701.4 Re-inspection.
An electrical installation from which an electrical service
has been discontinued for a period of thirty (30) days or more shall not have
service restored until the system has been re-inspected and a new certificate
of inspection issued.
Exception: Re-inspection of dwelling units shall only be
required if the electrical service has been discontinued for a period of one
(1) year.
2701.5 Reference
The following section is taken directly from current R.I.
Gen. Laws (R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-66.9-1) for references purposes
only:
2701.5 Emergency
generators for Housing for the Elderly. All housing for the elderly complexes,
as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-66.1-2 which are serviced by one (1) or
more elevators and/or electrically powered chair lifts, and which include more
than one hundred fifty (150) residential living units in a single building
shall be equipped with emergency generators which shall provide sufficient
power to provide emergency lighting to all common areas and a community room
and power to operate the elevators and a refrigerator in a common area.
Generator systems shall be in accordance with the national electric code and
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2328.24-9.
2701.6 References.
Where this code references other ICC codes, use the
appropriate Regulation as adopted by the State of Rhode Island and SBC-5-2021
(Part 5 of this Subchapter) for the IEC. References to the International Fire
Code (IFC) and its requirements are deleted and refer to the Rhode Island State
Fire Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10) (for requirements and
enforcement by that authority having jurisdiction.
2701.7 Other Codes.
The Rhode Island Uniform Fire Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-1
through 10) contains provisions for specific wiring methods for fire alarms,
signaling systems, and other building fixtures such as exit signage, emergency
lighting, and emergency and standby power systems among others. Refer to the
latest editions of that code for the latest provisions.
IBC section 2702: Emergency and Standby Power
2702.1 Installation. Emergency and
standby power systems shall be installed in accordance with the SBC-5-2021
(Part 5 of this Subchapter), NFPA 110 and NFPA 111.
2702.2 Where required. Emergency and standby
power systems shall be provided where required by sections 2702.2.1 through
2702.2.19.
2702.2.1 Group A Occupancies.
Emergency power shall be provided for voice communication
systems in Group A occupancies in accordance with section 907.2.1.2.
2702.2.2 Smoke control systems.
Standby power shall be provided for smoke control systems in accordance with
section 909.11.
2702.2.3 Exit
signs. Emergency power shall be provided for exit signs in accordance with
section 1003.2.10.5.
2702.2.4 Means
of egress illumination. Emergency power shall be provided for means of egress
illumination in accordance with section 1003.2.11.2.
2702.2.5 Accessible means of egress
elevators. Standby power shall be provided for elevators that are part of an
accessible means of egress in accordance with section 1003.2.13.3.
2702.2.6 Horizontal sliding doors. Standby
power shall be provided for horizontal sliding doors in accordance with section
1003.3.1.3.3.
2702.2.7
Semiconductor fabrication facilities. Emergency power shall be provided for
semiconductor fabrication facilities in accordance with section
415.9.10.
2702.2.8 Membrane
structures. Standby power shall be provided for auxiliary inflation systems in
accordance with section 3102.8.2.
Emergency power shall be provided for exit signs in
temporary tents and membrane structures in accordance with the International
Fire Code.
2702.2.9
Hazardous materials. Emergency or standby power shall be provided in
occupancies with hazardous materials in accordance with section
414.5.4.
2702.2.10 Highly toxic and
toxic materials. Emergency power shall be provided for occupancies with highly
toxic to toxic materials in accordance with the International Fire Code and
Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.11 Organic peroxides. Standby power
shall be provided for occupancies with organic peroxides in accordance with the
International Fire Code and Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes
(450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.12 Pyrophoric materials. Emergency
power shall be provided for occupancies with pyrophoric materials in accordance
with the International Fire Code and Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes
(450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.13 Covered mall buildings. Covered
mall buildings exceeding fifty thousand (50,000) square feet (4645
m2) shall be provided with standby power systems
which are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm
communication.
2702.2.14 High rise
buildings. Emergency and standby power shall be provided in high rise buildings
in accordance with Chapter 27 and for the items listed below:
1. Fire command center.
2. Fire pumps.
3. Emergency voice/alarm communication
systems.
4. Lighting for mechanical
equipment rooms.
5.
Elevators.
2702.2.15
Underground buildings. Emergency and standby power shall be provided in
underground buildings in accordance with sections 405.9 and 405.10.
2702.2.16 Group I-3 occupancies. Emergency
power shall be provided for doors in Group I-3 occupancies in accordance with
section 408.4.2.
2702.2.17 Airport
traffic control towers. Standby power shall be provided in airport traffic
control towers in accordance with section 412.1.5.
2702.2.18 Elevators. Standby power for
elevators shall be provided as set forth in section 3003.1.
2702.2.19 Smoke proof enclosures. Standby
power shall be provided for smoke proof enclosures as required by section
909.20.
2702.3
Maintenance. Emergency and standby power systems shall be maintained and tested
in accordance with the Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes (450-RICR-00-00-1
through 10).
