South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 61 - Department of Public Safety
Article 61:15 - Fire safety
Chapter 61:15:05 - Day care center construction requirements
Section 61:15:05:06 - Floor covering requirements

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 61:15:05:06
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024

Interior floor finish materials in a day care center must be a Class 2 material in required exits, exit passageways, or corridors providing exit access. A Class 2 material is any material having a minimum critical radiant flux of 0.22 watts per square centimeter as established by the procedures specified in NFPA-253, "Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source," 2015. If an automatic sprinkler system is installed, floor covering materials need not be classified. Floor covering requirements apply to new construction and to replacing of floor covering in existing facilities.

General Authority: SDCL 34-29B-2.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-29B-2.

NFPA 253, "Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source," 2015 edition, National Fire Protection Association. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-9101; $35.55 for members and $39.50 for nonmembers. Telephone: 1-617-770 -3000.

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