Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Adult Foster Care Facilities › Part 3 - EXISTING SMALL AND LARGE ADULT FOSTER CARE FACILITIES LICENSED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 27, 1980; EXISTING SMALL AND LARGE ADULT FOSTER CARE FACILITIES LICENSED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 27, 1980, AND RELICENSED BEFORE JULY 2, 1991 › Section R. 400.18307 - Smoke detection system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 307. Sections 23-2.3.4.2 and 23-2.3.4.3 of the code
					 are amended to read as follows:
23-2.3.4.2. For small facilities, approved smoke detectors
					 shall be installed in compliance with the provisions of national fire
					 protection association pamphlet no. 74, 1989 edition, standard for the
					 installation, maintenance, and use of household fire warning equipment, which
					 is adopted by reference in
					 R
					 400.18314. Smoke detectors shall be powered from the
					 building electrical system, shall be interconnected, and, when activated, shall
					 initiate an alarm that is audible in all habitable areas. Smoke detectors shall
					 be installed on all levels, including basements, but excluding crawl spaces and
					 unfinished attics. Additional smoke detectors shall be installed for living
					 rooms, dens, dayrooms, and similar spaces. A plug-in, cord-connected unit is
					 not permitted.
Exception no. 1: In buildings protected throughout by an
					 approved supervised automatic sprinkler system that is in compliance with the
					 provisions of section 23-2.3.5 of the code, as amended in
					 R
					 400.18217, using quick-response or residential
					 sprinklers, smoke detection equipment shall be required in compliance with
					 either the provisions of this section or section 23-2.3.4.3 of the code, as
					 amended in this part.
Exception no. 2: Existing battery-powered smoke detectors,
					 rather than building electrical service-powered smoke detectors, shall be
					 acceptable where, in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, the
					 facility has demonstrated testing, maintenance, and battery replacement
					 programs that ensure the reliability of power to the smoke detectors. This
					 exception shall expire 2 years from the effective date of these rules.
23-2.3.4.3. For small facilities, each sleeping room shall
					 be provided with an approved smoke detector that is installed in compliance
					 with the provisions of national fire protection association pamphlet no. 74,
					 1989 edition, standard for the installation, maintenance, and use of household
					 fire warning equipment, which is adopted by reference in
					 R
					 400.18314.
Smoke detectors shall be powered from the building
					 electrical system, shall be interconnected, and, when activated, shall initiate
					 an alarm that is audible in all habitable areas. A plug-in, cord-connected unit
					 is not permitted.
Exception no. 1: In buildings protected throughout by an
					 approved supervised automatic sprinkler system that is in compliance with the
					 provisions of section 23-2.3.5 of the code, as amended in
					 R
					 400.18217, using quick-response or residential
					 sprinklers, smoke detection equipment shall be required in compliance with
					 either the provisions of this section or section 23-2.3.4.2 of the code, as
					 amended in this part.
Exception no. 2: Existing battery-powered detectors, rather
					 than building electrical service-powered detectors, shall be acceptable where,
					 in the opinion of the authority having jurisdiction, the facility has
					 demonstrated testing, maintenance, and battery replacement programs that ensure
					 the reliability of power to the smoke detectors. This exception shall expire 2
					 years from the effective date of these rules.