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16 DE Code § 7909. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7909. Safe water supply.

§ 7909. Safe water supply. All premises intended for human habitation or occupancy shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  5;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7909;
16 DE Code § 7910. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7910. Cross connections with unsafe water supplies.

§ 7910. Cross connections with unsafe water supplies. (a) Cross connections between safe and unsafe water supply distributing systems shall not be permitted unless such connections have the written approval of the Division of Public Health. (b) No plumbing, fixture, construction, valves, fitting, device, apparatus or connection that will provide a cross connection between a safe water supply and a sewage system or will permit or make possible the back flow of sewage or waste into a water supply system shall be installed. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §§  6, 7;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7910;  70 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  21;
16 DE Code § 7911. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7911. Adequate water supply.

§ 7911. Adequate water supply. Buildings in which water closets and other plumbing fixtures exist shall be provided with a supply of water adequate in volume and pressure for flushing purposes. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  8;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7911;
16 DE Code § 7912. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7912. Size of pipes.

§ 7912. Size of pipes. The pipes conveying water to water closets shall be of sufficient size to supply the water at a rate required for adequate flushing without unduly reducing the pressure at other fixtures. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  9;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7912;
16 DE Code § 7913. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7913. Hot water tanks or boilers.

§ 7913. Hot water tanks or boilers. Devices for heating water and storing it in boilers or hot water tanks shall be so designed and installed as to prevent all danger of explosion and also prevent a back flow of hot water through a meter connected with a public water supply. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  10;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7913;
16 DE Code § 7914. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7914. Separate sewer connections.

§ 7914. Separate sewer connections. Every building intended for human habitation or occupancy on premises abutting on a street in which there is a public sewer shall have a separate connection. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  11;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7914;
16 DE Code § 7915. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7915. Family private water closet in multiple dwellings.

§ 7915. Family private water closet in multiple dwellings. In multiple dwellings provided with a house drainage system there shall be for each family at least 1 private water closet. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  12;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7915;
16 DE Code § 7916. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7916. Plumbing fixture materials.

§ 7916. Plumbing fixture materials. Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth nonabsorbent material, shall be free from concealed fouling surfaces and shall be set free of inclosures. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  13;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7916;
16 DE Code § 7917. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7917. House drainage system.

§ 7917. House drainage system. The entire house drainage system shall be so designed, constructed and maintained as to conduct the waste water or sewage quickly from the fixture to the place of disposal with velocities which will guard against fouling and the deposit of solids and will prevent clogging. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  14;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7917;
16 DE Code § 7918. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7918. Drainage pipes.

§ 7918. Drainage pipes. The drainage pipes shall be so designed and constructed as to be proof, for a reasonable life of the building, against leakage of water or drain air due to defective materials, imperfect connections, corrosions, settlements, vibrations of the ground or building, temperature changes, freezing or other causes. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  15;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7918;
16 DE Code § 7919. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7919. Cleanouts in drainage systems.

§ 7919. Cleanouts in drainage systems. The drainage system shall be provided with an adequate number of cleanouts so arranged that in case of stoppage the pipes may be readily accessible. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  16;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7919;
16 DE Code § 7920. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7920. Fixture traps.

§ 7920. Fixture traps. Each fixture or combination fixture shall be provided with a separate, accessible, self-scouring, reliable, water-sealed trap placed as near to the fixture as possible. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  17;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7920;
16 DE Code § 7921. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7921. Adequate air circulation.

§ 7921. Adequate air circulation. The house drainage system shall be so designed that there will be an adequate circulation of air in all pipes and no danger of siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals under conditions of ordinary use. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  18;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7921;
16 DE Code § 7922. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7922. Roof terminals, soil or waste stacks.

§ 7922. Roof terminals, soil or waste stacks. The soil stack shall extend full size upward through the roof and have a free opening, the roof terminal being so located that there will be no danger of air passing from it to any window and no danger of clogging of the pipe by the frost or by articles being thrown into it or of roof water draining into it. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  19;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7922;
16 DE Code § 7923. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7923. Water or air pressure test.

§ 7923. Water or air pressure test. The plumbing system shall be subjected to a water or air pressure test and to a final test in such manner as to disclose all leaks and imperfections in the work. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  20;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7923;
16 DE Code § 7924. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7924. Substances entering house drainage system.

§ 7924. Substances entering house drainage system. No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixtures or destroy the pipes or their joints shall be allowed to enter the house drainage system. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  21;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7924;
16 DE Code § 7925. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7925. Connections with refrigerators.

§ 7925. Connections with refrigerators. Refrigerators, ice boxes or receptacles for storing food shall not be connected directly with the drainage system. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  22;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7925;
16 DE Code § 7926. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7926. Light and ventilation.

§ 7926. Light and ventilation. No water closet or urinal shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly lighted and ventilated to the outer air. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  23;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7926;
16 DE Code § 7927. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7927. Private sewage treatment and disposal system.

§ 7927. Private sewage treatment and disposal system. If water closets or other plumbing fixtures exist in buildings where there is no sewer within reasonable distance, suitable provision shall be made for the disposing of the house sewage by some method of sewage treatment and disposal satisfactory to the health authority having jurisdiction. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  24;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7927;
16 DE Code § 7928. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7928. Back flow of sewage.

§ 7928. Back flow of sewage. Where a house drainage system may be subjected to back flow of sewage suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  25;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7928;
16 DE Code § 7929. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7929. Storm water.

§ 7929. Storm water. Storm water from roofs and paved areas, yards, courts and courtyards shall be drained into a storm water sewerage system or a combined sewerage system, but not into a sanitary sewerage system intended for sewage only. Inside roof leaders, downspouts and storm water house drains shall be designed and constructed as are other drainage pipes. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  26;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7929;
16 DE Code § 7930. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7930. Privy vaults.

§ 7930. Privy vaults. Privy vaults or cesspools shall not be permitted on premises accessible to a public sewer. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  27;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7930;
16 DE Code § 7931. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7931. Private water supply.

§ 7931. Private water supply. Dug wells or other sources of private water supply shall not be permitted on premises accessible to a public water supply unless the private water supply has been approved in writing by the Division of Public Health. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  28;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7931;  70 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  22;
16 DE Code § 7932. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7932. Sanitary maintenance.

§ 7932. Sanitary maintenance. Plumbing systems shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  29;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7932;
16 DE Code § 7933. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7933. Public accommodations.

§ 7933. Public accommodations. In any place of public entertainment required by a state, county or municipal law, rule or regulation to have a public restroom, water closets and urinals shall be provided for men and women in accordance with the minimum number of plumbing facilities required under the 1993 National Plumbing Code promulgated by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), Table P-1204.1, Building Use Groups A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-5. 69 Del. Laws, c. 419, §  1;
16 DE Code § 7934. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 79. Basic Plumbing Principles|§ 7934. Penalties.

§ 7934. Penalties. Whoever violates or assists in the violation of this chapter or any order, code or regulation issued under this chapter shall be, for each offense, fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both. 47 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  38;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  7933;  69 Del. Laws, c. 419, §  1;
16 DE Code § 8401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 84. Trenches and Excavations|§ 8401. Code of rules and regulations.

§ 8401. Code of rules and regulations. (a) The Levy Court and County Councils of New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County and each incorporated municipality in each of the said counties, in order to provide for the safety of the citizens of the various counties and the State, shall adopt and promulgate a code containing suitable rules and regulations controlling, regulating and supervising all trench, ditch, channel, shaft and other excavation work involving depths and widths which present a hazard to the workers performing the job. (b) The Levy Court and County Councils of New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County and each incorporated municipality in each of the said counties shall on or before January 1, 1962, adopt and promulgate the safety code for trenches and excavation described in subsection (a) of this section. Such code shall contain suitable rules and regulations controlling, regulating and supervising all trenching, ditching, channel, shaft and other excavation work performed, constructed or installed in or on any property or state-owned lands by any builder, contractor, state agency or private citizen. (c) Each municipality may elect to adopt the code of the Levy Court or County Council in its county and each municipality may adopt additional regulations as required by its own particular conditions, but in no case shall the rules and regulations be any less restrictive than those adopted by the Levy Court or County Council of the 3 respective counties. (d) The code to be promulgated in accordance with this section shall be determined by the Levy Court or County Council and municipalities mentioned in subsections (a)-(c) of this section after consultation with and in cooperation with other state agencies involved in excavation work, contractors' organizations, labor organizations and any other interested agency or group which shall be notified by means of public announcement of the intent to formulate such a code. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8401;  53 Del. Laws, c. 233;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 8402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 84. Trenches and Excavations|§ 8402. Fees for permits.

§ 8402. Fees for permits. The Levy Court or County Councils of New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County and each incorporated municipality in each of the said counties may fix a reasonable fee for the issuance of a permit for work under the code which is to be performed under their respective jurisdictions. Contract work in which several applications of the code will be performed under 1 agreement shall be considered as 1 permit. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8402;  53 Del. Laws, c. 233.;
16 DE Code § 8403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 84. Trenches and Excavations|§ 8403. Enforcement of code.

§ 8403. Enforcement of code. Enforcement of the code when adopted by the Levy Court or County Council and municipalities mentioned in § 8401 of this section shall rest with the Levy Court or County Council and municipalities, except that enforcement of the code with respect to the work of a state, city or county agency, whether by contract or its own forces, may be delegated to that agency. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8403;  53 Del. Laws, c. 233.;
16 DE Code § 8404. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 84. Trenches and Excavations|§ 8404. Penalty.

§ 8404. Penalty. Each code promulgated and adopted under this section shall contain a penalty clause of not more than a $50 fine and not less than a $25 fine for each infraction with such penalty continued on a daily basis until the terms of the code are complied with. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8404;  53 Del. Laws, c. 233.;
16 DE Code § 8405. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 84. Trenches and Excavations|§ 8405. Revision of code.

§ 8405. Revision of code. The Levy Court or County Council of New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County and each incorporated municipality in each of the said counties may revise in accordance with the terms of this chapter the codes adopted on or before January 1, 1962, at any time subsequent thereto when changing conditions and situations within their county or municipality may require such revision. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8405;  53 Del. Laws, c. 233.;
16 DE Code § 8601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8601. Definitions.

§ 8601. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Hazardous locations” mean those installations, glazed or to be glazed, in industrial, commercial and public buildings known as framed or unframed glass entrance doors; and those installations, glazed or to be glazed, in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings and public buildings known as sliding glass doors, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures and fixed glazed panels adjacent to entrance and exit doors which because of their location present a barrier in the normal path traveled by persons going into or out of these buildings, and because of their size and design may be mistaken as means of ingress or egress; and any other installation, glazed or to be glazed, wherein the use of other than safety glazing materials would constitute an unreasonable hazard as the inspector of the county in which the construction is done may determine after notice and hearings as required by the county in which the construction is located, whether or not the glazing in such doors, panels, enclosures and other installations is transparent. (2) “Safety glazing material” means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of the current American National Standards Institute Standard Z-97.1 and such further requirements as may be adopted by the building inspector of the county in which the construction is done after notice and hearing as required by the county in which the construction is located, and which are so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing material.16 Del. C. 1953, §  8601;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8602. Labeling required.

§ 8602. Labeling required. (a) Each type of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in such a location within the State shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material on the safety glazing material or by other suitable means. The label shall identify the labeler, whether manufacturer, fabricator or installer, and the nominal thickness and the type of safety glazing material and the fact that said material meets the test requirements of the current American National Standard Institute Standard Z-97.1 and such further requirements as may be adopted by the building inspector of the county in which the construction is done. The label must be legible and visible after installation. (b) Such safety glazing labeling shall not be used on other than safety glazing materials. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8602;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8603. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8603. Safety glazing materials required.

§ 8603. Safety glazing materials required. It shall be unlawful within the State to sell, fabricate, glaze or contract to install for another glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in or for use in any hazardous location. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8603;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8604. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8604. Employees not covered.

§ 8604. Employees not covered. No liability under this chapter shall be created as to workers who are employees of a contractor, subcontractor or other employer responsible for compliance with this chapter. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8604;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8605. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8605. Penalty.

§ 8605. Penalty. (a) Whoever violates this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 or more than $1000. (b) The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of this chapter. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8605;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8606. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 86. Glass and Safety Glazed Materials|§ 8606. Local ordinances.

§ 8606. Local ordinances. This chapter shall supersede any local, municipal or county ordinance or parts thereof relating to the subject matter hereof. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  8606;  58 Del. Laws, c. 90.;
16 DE Code § 8701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 87. Elevators|§ 8701. Emergency communication.

§ 8701. Emergency communication. (a) Every elevator which is used to transport people shall have some means for its passengers to communicate directly to a person outside the elevator in an emergency; such means shall be available on a 24-hour basis. (b) This section shall not apply to any private residence. (c) Each county or municipality may adopt rules or regulations to effectuate this section. 70 Del. Laws, c. 578, §  1;
16 DE Code § 8702. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 87. Elevators|§ 8702. Compliance; penalties.

§ 8702. Compliance; penalties. (a) Every elevator subject to this section shall have 6 months from July 25, 1996, to comply with the provisions hereof. (b) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued to any building not exempt from this section containing an elevator that does not comply with this section, and no permit or license to operate an elevator subject to this section shall be issued or renewed if such elevator does not comply with this section. (c) The owner of any elevator subject to this section that does not comply with this section shall be fined $1,000 for each 1 year, or part thereof, for which such noncompliance exists. 70 Del. Laws, c. 578, §  1;
16 DE Code § 8801. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 88. Student Dormitories and Student Residential Housing Fire Suppression Systems|§ 8801. Legislative findings; purpose.

§ 8801. Legislative findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares that:  (1) Education plays a vital role in the economic development of the nation and the State by providing the education and training of the work force of the future; (2) The safety of students housed in dormitories at boarding schools and at institutions of higher education is a vital concern, as these students represent our State's and our country's future; (3) Automatic fire suppression systems installed in buildings within the State have been a very effective method of preventing injury, death and widespread property damaged; and (4) It shall be deemed to be in the public interest and to have a public purpose to construct, reconstruct or renovate, develop and/or improve dormitory safety facilities, including fire prevention, smoke and fire alarms, and sprinkler systems.73 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  1;
16 DE Code § 8802. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 88. Student Dormitories and Student Residential Housing Fire Suppression Systems|§ 8802. Definitions.

§ 8802. Definitions. (a) “Common areas” mean those areas within a building which are normally accessible to all residents, including the corridors, and lounge or lobby areas, and areas which contain elements of fire hazards, such as boiler rooms or storage areas. (b) “Dormitories” shall mean buildings or portions thereof containing rooms which are provided as residences for overnight sleeping for individuals and all residential occupancies for student housing owned by the schools, colleges or universities. This definition does not apply to residential occupancies used exclusively for staff or faculty residences. (c) “Equipped throughout” means installed in the common areas as well as in the areas utilized for sleeping within a dormitory. 73 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  1;