Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Community and Health Systems › Homes for the Aged Facilities › Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers › Part 3 - FIRE SAFETY › Section R. 400.8505 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 505. As used in this part:
(a) "Basement" means a story of a building or
					 structure having ½ or more of its clear height below average grade for
					 at least 50% of the perimeter.
(b)
					 "Combustible" means materials will ignite and burn when subjected to a fire or
					 excessive heat.
(c) "Conversion"
					 means to alter the use of an existing building or room to a center.
(d) "Existing building" means a structure or
					 part of a structure not currently used as a center.
(e) "Existing licensed center" means a center
					 that was licensed December 7, 2006 and whose license continues
					 uninterrupted.
(f) "Exit" means a
					 way of departure from the interior of a building or structure to the open air
					 outside at ground level.
(g) "Fire
					 alarm" means a device used to alert the occupants of the building of fire or
					 smoke conditions. The device shall be audible in all parts of the building used
					 as a center.
(h) "Fire alarm
					 system" means an approved electrical closed circuit, self-supervised local
					 system for sounding an alarm. The system is comprised of a central panel,
					 manual pull stations near all outside exits, audible electric signal devices
					 and, where warranted, a remote trouble annunciator. All system components shall
					 be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and installed in
					 accordance with NFPA-72.
(i) "Fire
					 door assembly" means a side-hinged, labeled fire door and labeled frame
					 constructed and installed in compliance with NFPA-80.
(j) "Fire-resistance rating" means the time
					 for an element in a building to maintain its particular fire resistance
					 properties in accordance with NFPA-251.
(k) "Fire-resistive construction" means a
					 building having walls, ceilings, floors, partitions, and roof of
					 non-combustible materials having a minimum fire-resistance rating of 1 hour.
					 This subdivision does not prohibit finished wood floors, doors, and windows
					 with assorted frames and trim.
(l)
					 "Flameproof materials" means materials that will not propagate flame under the
					 test conditions of NFPA-701. Flameproof materials are usually combustible
					 materials with the addition of some treatment or coating to modify their
					 burning properties.
(m) "Flammable"
					 means materials capable of being readily ignitable from common sources of heat
					 or at a temperature of 600 degrees Fahrenheit, 316 degrees Celsius, or
					 less.
(n) "Hazard area" means those
					 parts of a center building housing a commercial kitchen, heating plant,
					 fire-fueled water heater, incinerator, or an area posing a higher degree of
					 hazard than the general occupancy of the building.
(o) "Heating plant room" means a room or area
					 housing fuel-fired equipment.
(p)
					 "Interior finish" means the exposed interior surface materials of walls, fixed
					 or movable partitions, and ceilings. This includes drywall, masonry, or wood
					 substructure and surfacing materials such as paneling, tile, or other interior
					 finish material and any surfacing materials, such as paint or wallpaper,
					 applied thereto. Interior finish includes materials affixed to the building
					 structure as distinguished from decorations or furnishings.
(q) "Means of egress" means a minimum of 36
					 inch wide continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from any point in a
					 building to the outside at grade.
(r) "New construction" means a created
					 structure, addition, replacement, or alteration of structural components, such
					 as walls.
(s) "Noncombustible"
					 means materials that will not ignite and burn when subjected to fire.
(t) "Protected ordinary construction" means
					 all of the following types of construction:
(i) Roofs and floors and their supports
					 having a minimum of 1-hour fire-resistance rating.
(ii) Exterior bearing walls or bearing
					 portions of exterior walls are of noncombustible or limited combustible
					 materials and have a minimum of 1-hour fire-resistance rating and stability
					 under fire conditions.
(iii)
					 Nonbearing exterior walls are of noncombustible or limited combustible
					 materials.
(iv) Roofs, floors, and
					 interior framing are wholly or partly made of wood of smaller dimension than
					 required for heavy timber construction.