Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions › Section V-103 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. It shall
				be the policy of the state fire marshal that in all instances or specifications
				provided in the statutes or in the codes referenced by the statutes, or by any
				specific references in administrative rulings by the state fire marshal, that
				the
Standard Building Code
published by the Southern Building
				Code Congress International, and the
International Building
				Code
published by the International Code Council, and the
National Fire Codes
and standards published by the National
				Fire Protection Association, the publications referenced by the
NFPA 1
				Fire Code
and the
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
, and the
				publications specifically identified in the following list, shall be used as
				the materials for determinations by the state fire marshal.
NFPA 1
2015 Edition
Fire Code
NFPA 18
2011 Edition
Standard on Wetting Agents
NFPA 32
2011 Edition
Standard for Dry Cleaning Plants
NFPA 37
2015 Edition
Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary
							 Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
NFPA 51
2013 Edition
Standard for the Design and Installation of
							 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
NFPA 53
2016 Edition
Recommended Practice on Materials, Equipment, and
							 Systems Used in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
NFPA 99B
2015 Edition
Standard for Hypobaric Facilities
NFPA 101
2015 Edition
Life Safety Code
NFPA 495
2013 Edition
Explosive Materials Code
NFPA 664
2012 Edition
Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions
							 in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities
NFPA 820
2016 Edition
Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment
							 and Collection Facilities
NFPA 901
2016 Edition
Standard Classifications for Incident Reporting and
							 Fire Protection Data
NFPA 1123
2014 Edition
Code for Fireworks Display
NFPA 1124
2017 Edition
Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage,
							 and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles
NFPA 1221
2013 Edition
Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use
							 of Emergency Services Communications Systems
NFPA 1402
2012 Edition
Guide to Building Fire Service Training
							 Centers
NFPA 1403
2012 Edition
Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
NFPA 1961
2013 Edition
Standard on Fire Hose
NFPA 1962
2013 Edition
Standard for the Inspection, Care, and Use of Fire
							 Hose, Couplings, and Nozzles and the Service Testing of Fire Hose
B.
				All inspections and other evaluations of buildings constructed or remodeled
				pursuant to plans submitted to the Office of State Fire Marshal for review
				shall be made utilizing new construction requirements set forth in the
Life Safety Code
published by the National Fire Protection
				Association, the
NFPA 1 Fire Code
published by the National
				Fire Protection Association, the special provisions for high-rise building
				section of the
Standard Building Code
published by the
				Southern Building Code Congress International, the fire protection and life
				safety provisions of the
International Building Code
published
				by the International Code Council, and the
FGI Guidelines
published by the Facilities Guidelines Institute for facilities evaluated on
				behalf of the Department of Health as follows.
Building Constructed or Remodeled
Life Safety
Code
							 Edition
NFPA 1 Fire Code
Edition
Section/
Building Code
Edition
Sections/ International
Building
							 Code Edition
FGI Guidelines
prior to 1/1/1975
1967
-
-
1/1/1975 to 12/31/1979
1973
518 / 1974 Chapter 4 revisions to 1973
-
1/1/1980 to 8/31/1981
1976
518 / 1974 Chapter 4 revisions to 1973
-
9/1/1981 to 8/31/1986
1981
506 / 1979
-
9/1/1986 to 2/18/1989
1985
506 / 1985
-
2/19/1989 to 5/31/1992
1988
506 / 1985
-
6/1/1992 to 1/4/1995
1991
506 / 1988
-
1/5/1995 to 5/31/1998
1994
506 / 1991
-
6/1/1998 to 6/30/2001
1997
412 / 1994
-
7/1/2001 to 12/31/2001
2000
412 / 1994
-
1/1/2002 to 6/30/2004
2000
412 / 1997
-
7/1/2004 to 9/30/2007
2003
-
-
10/1/2007 to 6/30/2010
2006
-
-
7/1/2010 to 12/31/2013
2009
-
-
1/1/2014 to 6/30/2017
2012
-
9 and 10/2012
after 7/1/2017
2015
2015
9 and 10/2015
2014
C.
				All references to performance based criteria in the
Life Safety
				Code
shall only be considered by the Office of State Fire Marshal
				after an appeal of a decision has been timely made.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1563(F),
				  R.S.
				  40:1563(L),
				  R.S.
				  40:1578.6(A), and
				  R.S.
				  40:1578.7(E).