Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 150 - RACE TRACK RULES FOR FIRE SAFETY › Section 150.40 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Automatic": As applied to fire protection shall mean a device
				or system activated by a fire and performing its intended function without the
				necessity of human intervention.
"Barn": A building used primarily for horses which may or may
				not have sleeping rooms.
"Building": A structure covered by a roof, separated from other
				structures by space or fire walls and designed for housing people, animals or
				equipment.
"Building Area": The maximum horizontal projected area of the
				building at or above grade.
"Building Construction": Types of building construction such as
				fire resistive, heavy timber, noncombustible, ordinary and wood frame, shall be
				as defined in NFPA Standard No. 220-1961, Types of Building
				Construction.
"Combustible": A material which does not comply with the
				definition of noncombustible.
"Combustible Wall": A wall constructed of combustible
				structural elements.
"Dormitory": A building or a portion of a building containing
				sleeping rooms, rest rooms, laundries and other normal housekeeping
				facilities.
"Emergency Lighting": Lighting designed to come on
				automatically in the event of failure of the primary electric power
				supply.
"Exit": An opening in an exterior wall or an access to a
				protected way of travel to allow occupants to escape from a building with
				reasonable safety.
"Fire Detection System": A system designed to automatically
				detect a fire and alert those responsible for taking emergency action.
"Fire Door": A listed door, frame, hardware, and accessories
				designed to provide protection against passage of fire for a specified period
				of time.
"Fire Hose Station": A cabinet, rack, or reel where the fire
				hose is stored for use in manual fire fighting.
"Fire Alarm or Notification System": A system designed to alert
				building occupants to a fire.
"Fire Patrols": Patrols by track personnel assigned
				specifically to check building areas for fires or fire hazards. Supervised
				patrols utilize portable clocks or other means to assure that the patrolman
				covers all areas on a regular basis. Freelance patrols leave the route and
				areas covered to the discretion of the patrolman.
"Fire Reporting System": A communications system for public use
				designed to notify those responsible for taking emergency action that a fire is
				in progress.
"Fire Wall": A self supporting noncombustible wall having at
				least two hour fire resistance.
"Flammable Liquid": A liquid having a flash point below
				100° F and other properties as defined in NFPA Standard No. 30-1973,
				Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
"Grandstand": The structure for seating spectators, including
				communicating areas used for betting, club rooms, restaurants, concession
				stands, rest rooms, and other related facilities.
"Hay Storage": Areas used for the storage of hay or
				straw.
"Heating System": A system which provides comfort heating for
				building occupants.
"Hood and Exhaust Ventilation System": A system for exhausting
				heat and fumes from ranges, grills, and other cooking equipment.
"Listed": Equipment or materials included in a list published
				by a nationally recognized testing laboratory inspection agency, or other
				organization concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic
				inspections of production of listed equipment or materials, and whose listing
				states either that the equipment or material meets nationally recognized
				standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in specified
				manner.
"Manual": As applied to fire protection shall mean a device or
				system which requires human operation to perform its intended function.
"Masonry Wall": A wall constructed of brick, adobe, concrete,
				hollow blocks, solid blocks, or stone.
"NFPA": National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic
				Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
"Noncombustible": A material that will not ignite or flame when
				inserted for five minutes in a furnace heated to 1380° F.
"Noncombustible Wall": A wall constructed of masonry, concrete,
				metal, metal lath and plaster, gypsum board, glass block, or similar
				noncombustible materials.
"Protected Combustible Construction": As defined in NFPA
				Standard No. 220-1961, (Types of Building Construction) for protected ordinary
				construction and protected wood frame construction.
"Protected Noncombustible Construction": As defined in NFPA
				Standard No. 220-1961 (Types of Building Construction).
"Recognized Standards": Standards of performance testing
				utilized by a nationally recognized testing agency such as Underwriters
				Laboratories, Inc. or the Factory Mutual System, or standards of good practice
				as promulgated by agencies such as the National Fire Protection
				Association.
"Roof Covering": The covering applied to a building roof for
				weather resistance, fire resistance or appearance.
"Self Closing": As applied to a fire door, a door that is
				normally closed and is equipped with an approved listed device to automatically
				re-close the door after opening.
"Sleeping Room": Any room in which occupant(s) is permitted to
				have sleeping facilities.