Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Community and Health Systems › Homes for the Aged Facilities › Children's and Adult Foster Care Camps › Part 2 - FIRE SAFETY › Section R. 400.11203 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 203. As used in this part:
(a) "Ambulatory" means that a camper is
					 physically and mentally capable of traversing a path to safety without the aid
					 of another person. A path to safety includes the ascent and descent of any
					 stairs or approved means of egress.
(b) "Approved" means acceptable to the
					 fire-inspecting authority and in accordance with these rules. The department of
					 human services makes the final approval based on recommendations from the
					 fire-inspecting authority.
(c)
					 "Basement" means that portion of a building which is below grade but which is
					 located so that the vertical distance from the grade to the floor is greater
					 than the vertical distance from the grade to the ceiling. However, where the
					 ceiling of such portion of a building is located 5 feet or more above grade for
					 more than 25% of the perimeter measurement of the building or part of the
					 building affected, then that portion of the building is classed as a first
					 story.
(d) "Combustible" means
					 materials that will ignite and burn when subjected to a fire or excessive
					 heat.
(e) "Compartmentalized
					 construction" means a building that has been subdivided with partition walls
					 extending to, or closer than 4 feet to, the roof peak or ceiling above.
					 Compartments include, but are not limited to, storage rooms, custodial closets,
					 bathrooms, walk-in closets, or other similar spaces.
(f) "Conversion" means the change in use of a
					 building or portion of a building from a previous use to use as a
					 camper-occupied building or portion of a building used by campers, and shall
					 comply with the requirements for new construction.
(g) "Escape window," in a new, converted or
					 remodeled camp building used by campers, means a window to exit through to the
					 outside in an emergency.
(h) "Fire
					 alarm system" means an electrical, closed circuit, self-supervised local system
					 for sounding an alarm, the components of which are listed by a nationally
					 recognized testing laboratory. The system is comprised of pull stations located
					 at all designated exits from the building and audible signal devices.
(i) "Fire detection system" means a local
					 system which has its components listed by a nationally recognized testing
					 laboratory and which is for detecting the presence of a fire and sounding an
					 alarm. The system is comprised of interconnected fire detection devices that
					 have the capability of sounding the fire alarm system.
(j) "Fire-resistance rating" means the time
					 in hours or fractions thereof that materials or their assemblies will resist
					 fire exposure as determined by fire tests established and conducted by approved
					 testing laboratories.
(k) "Fire
					 resistant construction" means construction in which the structural members,
					 including walls, columns, beams, floors, and roofs, are made of approved
					 noncombustible or limited combustible materials smaller than required for heavy
					 timber construction, and which are protected with fire resistance ratings not
					 less than those set for type II (111) in National Fire Protection Association
					 pamphlet no. 220, which is adopted by reference in
					 R 400.11205.
(l) "Hazardous area" means those parts of a
					 facility housing a flame producing heating plant, incinerators, fuel-fired
					 water heater, commercial kitchens and areas where combustible materials,
					 flammable liquids, or gases, are used or stored.
(m) "Listed" means equipment, materials, or
					 services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to
					 the bureau of fire services, and whose listing states that the equipment,
					 material, or service meets identified standards or has been tested and found
					 suitable for a specified purpose.
(n) "Major changes" include, but are not
					 limited to, changes to a camper-occupied building that are primarily structural
					 in nature, or changes in the use of buildings or parts of buildings that are
					 occupied by campers. They do not include cosmetic changes such as painting,
					 replacing, or repairing existing windows (other than emergency escape windows),
					 replacing or repairing electrical or other previously existing equipment,
					 re-roofing, or other routine maintenance.
(o) "Means of egress or exit" means an
					 unobstructed path of travel from any point in a building to safe, open air
					 outside at grade away from the building.
(p) "New construction" means a new structure
					 or addition to a structure after the effective date of these rules.
(q) "Permanent platform tent" means a tent
					 that is occupied by campers and remains in 1 location for more than 5 days on
					 the ground or other permanent platform.
(r) "Protected wood frame construction" means
					 construction in which exterior walls, bearing walls, and floors and roofs and
					 their supports are wholly or partly made of wood or other approved combustible
					 materials smaller than required for heavy timber construction, and which are
					 protected with fire resistance ratings not less than those set for type V (111)
					 in National Fire Protection Association pamphlet 220, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 400.11205.
(s) "Remodeled" means changes in a building
					 that modify existing conditions and includes renovation.
(t) "Standard partition construction" means a
					 substantial, reasonably smoke-tight wall that consists of at least drywall or
					 plaster on each side of 2 by 4 wood studs. The studs shall not be spaced more
					 than 16 inches on center. Doorways in such partitions shall be protected with
					 minimum 1 --inch solid wood core doors equipped with approved self-closing
					 devices and positive latching hardware. Existing partition walls may have studs
					 spaced at a maximum of 24-inches on center. Glazing in required standard
					 partition construction, including any glass in the door(s) shall meet the
					 requirements of "wired glass" detailed in subdivision (v) of this subrule or
					 NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows, 1999, National Fire
					 Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-$35.00
					 or NFPA 257, Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies, 2000,
					 National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts
					 02269-$27.00.
(u) "Tent" means a
					 portable structure of flame retardant material, in accordance with National
					 Fire Protection Association Standard 701, which is adopted by reference in
					 R 400.11205, stretched over a
					 supporting framework of poles, ropes, and pegs.
(v) "Wired glass" means glass that meets all
					 of the following criteria:
(i) Is not less
					 than 1/4 of an inch thick.
(ii) Is
					 reinforced with wire mesh, no. 24 gauge or heavier, with spacing that is not
					 more than 1 square inch.
(iii) Is
					 installed in steel frames or, when approved pursuant to R 400.11203(b),
					 installed in wood frames or stops of hardwood material which are not less than
					 3/4 of an inch actual dimension, which are not more than 1,296 square inches
					 per frame and which do not have a single dimension that is more than 54 inches
					 in length.