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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.4 - Specifications

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Light-transmitting plastics, including thermoplastic,
				  thermosetting or reinforced thermosetting plastic material, shall have a
				  self-ignition temperature of 650°F (343°C) or greater where tested in
				  accordance with ASTM D 1929; a smoke-developed index not greater than 450 where
				  tested in the manner intended for use in accordance with ASTM E 84 or UL 723,
				  or a maximum average smoke density rating not greater than 75 where tested in
				  the thickness intended for use in accordance with ASTM D 2843 and shall conform
				  to one of the following combustibility classifications:
Class CC1:
Plastic materials that have a
				  burning extent of 1 inch (25 mm) or less where tested at a nominal thickness of
				  0.060 inch (1.5 mm), or in the thickness intended for use, in accordance with
				  ASTM D 635.
Class CC2:
Plastic materials that have a
				  burning rate of 21/2 inches
				  per minute (1.06 mm/s) or less where tested at a nominal thickness of 0.060
				  inch (1.5 mm), or in the thickness intended for use, in accordance with ASTM D
				  635.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.5 - Structural requirements

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Light-transmitting plastic materials in their assembly shall
				  be of adequate strength and durability to withstand the loads indicated in
				  Chapter 16. Technical data shall be submitted to establish stresses, maximum
				  unsupported spans and such other information for the various thicknesses and
				  forms used as deemed necessary by the
building
				  official
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.6 - Fastening

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Fastening shall be adequate to withstand the loads in
				  Chapter 16. Proper allowance shall be made for expansion and contraction of
				  light-transmitting plastic materials in accordance with accepted data on the
				  coefficient of expansion of the material and other material in conjunction with
				  which it is employed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.7 - Light-diffusing systems

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Unless the building is equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1, light-diffusing systems shall not be installed in the following
				  occupancies and locations:
1. Group A
				with an
occupant load
of 1,000 or more.
2. Theaters with a stage and proscenium
				opening and an
occupant load
of 700 or more.
3. Group I-2.
4. Group I-3.
5. Vertical
exit
enclosures
				and
exit
passageways.
2606.7.1
Support.
Light-transmitting plastic diffusers shall be supported directly or indirectly
				from ceiling or roof construction by use of noncombustible hangers. Hangers
				shall be at least No. 12 steel-wire gage (0.106 inch) galvanized wire or
				equivalent.
2606.7.2
Installation.
Light-transmitting plastic diffusers shall comply with
				Chapter 8 unless the light-transmitting plastic diffusers will fall from the
				mountings before igniting, at an ambient temperature of at least 200°F
				(111°C) below the ignition temperature of the panels. The panels shall
				remain in place at an ambient room temperature of 175°F (79°C) for a
				period of not less than 15 minutes.
2606.7.3
Size limitations.
Individual panels or units shall not exceed 10 feet (3048 mm) in length nor 30
				square feet (2.79 m2) in area.
2606.7.4
Fire suppression
				system.
In buildings that are equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				903.3.1.1, plastic light-diffusing systems shall be protected both above and
				below unless the sprinkler system has been specifically approved for
				installation only above the light-diffusing system. Areas of light-diffusing
				systems that are protected in accordance with this section shall not be
				limited.
2606.7.5
Electrical
				luminaires.
Light-transmitting plastic panels and light-diffuser panels
				that are installed in approved electrical luminaires shall comply with the
				requirements of Chapter 8 unless the light-transmitting plastic panels conform
				to the requirements of Section 2606.7.2. The area of approved
				light-transmitting plastic materials that are used in required
exits
or
corridors
shall not exceed 30
				percent of the aggregate area of the ceiling in which such panels are
				installed, unless the building is equipped throughout with an
automatic
				sprinkler system
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.8 - Partitions

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Light-transmitting plastics used in or as partitions shall
				  comply with the requirements of Chapters 6 and 8.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.9 - Bathroom accessories

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Light-transmitting plastics shall be permitted as glazing in
				  shower stalls, shower doors, bathtub enclosures and similar accessory units.
				  Safety glazing shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
				  24.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.10 - Awnings, patio covers and similar structures

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Awnings
constructed of light-transmitting
				  plastics shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions specified in
				  Section 3105 and Chapter 32 for projections. Patio covers constructed of
				  light-transmitting plastics shall comply with Section 2606. Light-transmitting
				  plastics used in canopies at motor fuel-dispensing facilities shall comply with
				  Section 2606, except as modified by Section 406.5.3.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2606 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS › Subsection 2606.12 - Solar collectors

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Light-transmitting plastic covers on solar collectors having
				  noncombustible sides and bottoms shall be permitted on buildings not over three
stories above
grade plane
or 9,000 square
				  feet (836.1 m2) in total floor area, provided the
				  light-transmitting plastic cover does not exceed 33.33 percent of the roof area
				  for CC1 materials or 25 percent of the roof area for CC2 materials.
Exception:
Light-transmitting plastic covers
				  having a thickness of 0.010 inch (0.3 mm) or less or shall be permitted to be
				  of any plastic material provided the area of the solar collectors does not
				  exceed 33.33 percent of the roof area.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.1 - General

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Light-transmitting plastics shall not be used as wall panels
				  in
exterior walls
in occupancies in Groups A-l, A-2, H, I-2
				  and I-3. In other groups, light-transmitting plastics shall be permitted to be
				  used as wall panels in
exterior walls
, provided that the walls
				  are not required to have a fire-resistance rating and the installation conforms
				  to the requirements of this section. Such panels shall be erected and anchored
				  on a foundation, waterproofed or otherwise protected from moisture absorption
				  and sealed with a coat of mastic or other approved waterproof coating.
				  Light-transmitting plastic wall panels shall also comply with Section
				  2606.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.2 - Installation

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Exterior wall
panels installed as provided
				  for herein shall not alter the type of construction classification of the
				  building.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.3 - Height limitation

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Light-transmitting plastics shall not be installed more than
				  75 feet (22 860 mm) above
grade plane
, except as allowed by
				  Section 2607.5.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.4 - Area limitation and separation

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The maximum area of a single wall panel and minimum vertical
				  and horizontal separation requirements for exterior light-transmitting plastic
				  wall panels shall be as provided for in Table 2607.4. The maximum percentage of
				  wall area of any
story
in light-transmitting plastic wall
				  panels shall not exceed that indicated in Table 2607.4 or the percentage of
				  unprotected openings permitted by Section 705.8, whichever is smaller.
Exceptions:
1. In structures provided with approved flame
				barriers extending 30 inches (760 mm) beyond the
exterior wall
in the plane of the floor, a vertical separation is not required at the floor
				except that provided by the vertical thickness of the flame barrier
				projection.
2. Veneers of approved
				weather-resistant light-transmitting plastics used as exterior siding in
				buildings of Type V construction in compliance with Section 1406.
3. The area of light-transmitting plastic
				wall panels in
exterior walls
of greenhouses shall be exempt
				from the area limitations of Table 2607.4 but shall be limited as required for
				unprotected openings in accordance with Section 704.8.
TABLE 2607.4 AREA LIMITATION AND SEPARATION
				  REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL
				  PANELSa
FIRE SEPARATIONDISTANCE
(feet)
CLASS OF PLASTIC
MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE AREA OF EXTERIOR
							 WALL IN PLASTIC WALL PANELS
MAXIMUM SINGLE AREA
OF
							 PLASTIC WALL PANELS
(square feet)
MINIMUM SEPARATION OF PLASTIC WALL
							 PANELS(feet)
Vertical
Horizontal
Less than 6
-
Not Permitted
Not Permitted
-
-
6 or more but less than 11
CC1
10
50
8
4
CC2
Not Permitted
Not Permitted
-
-
11 or more but less than or equal to
							 30
CC1
25
90
6
4
CC2
15
70
8
4
Over 30
CC1
50
Not Limited
3b
0
CC2
50
100
6b
3
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.
a. For combinations of plastic glazing and plastic wall panel
							 areas permitted, see Section 2607.6.
b. For reductions in vertical
							 separation allowed, see Section 2607.4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.5 - Automatic sprinkler system

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Where the building is equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1, the maximum percentage area of
exterior wall
in any
story
in light-transmitting plastic wall panels and the
				  maximum square footage of a single area given in Table 2607.4 shall be
				  increased 100 percent, but the area of light-transmitting plastic wall panels
				  shall not exceed 50 percent of the wall area in any story, or the area
				  permitted by Section 705.8 for unprotected openings, whichever is smaller.
				  These installations shall be exempt from height limitations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2607 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS › Subsection 2607.6 - Combinations of glazing and wall panels

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Combinations of light-transmitting plastic glazing and
				  light-transmitting plastic wall panels shall be subject to the area, height and
				  percentage limitations and the separation requirements applicable to the class
				  of light-transmitting plastic as prescribed for light-transmitting plastic wall
				  panel installations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2608 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC GLAZING › Subsection 2608.1 - Buildings of Type VB construction

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Openings in the
exterior walls
of buildings
				  of Type VB construction, where not required to be protected by Section 705,
				  shall be permitted to be glazed or equipped with light-transmitting plastic.
				  Light-transmitting plastic glazing shall also comply with Section
				  2606.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2608 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC GLAZING › Subsection 2608.2 - Buildings of other types of construction

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Openings in the
exterior walls
of buildings
				  of types of construction other than Type VB, where not required to be protected
				  by Section 705, shall be permitted to be glazed or equipped with
				  light-transmitting plastic in accordance with Section 2606 and all of the
				  following:
1. The aggregate area of
				light-transmitting plastic glazing shall not exceed 25 percent of the area of
				any wall face of the
story
in which it is installed. The area
				of a single pane of glazing installed above the first
story above grade
				plane
shall not exceed 16 square feet (1.5
				m2) and the vertical dimension of a single pane
				shall not exceed 4 feet (1219 mm).
Exception:
Where an
automatic sprinkler
				  system
is provided throughout in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1,
				  the area of allowable glazing shall be increased to a maximum of 50 percent of
				  the wall face of the
story
in which it is installed with no
				  limit on the maximum dimension or area of a single pane of glazing.
2. Approved flame barriers
				extending 30 inches (762 mm) beyond the
exterior wall
in the
				plane of the floor, or vertical panels not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) in
				height, shall be installed between glazed units located in adjacent stories.
Exception:
Buildings equipped throughout with
				  an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1.
3.
				Light-transmitting plastics shall not be installed more than 75 feet (22 860
				mm) above grade level.
Exception:
Buildings equipped throughout with
				  an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2609 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS › Subsection 2609.1 - General

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Light-transmitting plastic roof panels shall comply with
				  this section and Section 2606. Light-transmitting plastic roof panels shall not
				  be installed in Groups H, I-2 and I-3. In all other groups, light-transmitting
				  plastic roof panels shall comply with any one of the following
				  conditions:
1. The building is
				equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in
				accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
2. The roof construction is not required to
				have a fire-resistance rating by Table 601.
3. The roof panels meet the requirements for
				roof coverings in accordance with Chapter 15.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2609 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS › Subsection 2609.2 - Separation

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Individual roof panels shall be separated from each other by
				  a distance of not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) measured in a horizontal
				  plane.
Exceptions:
1. The separation between roof panels is not
				required in a building equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler
				system
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
2. The separation between roof panels is not
				required in low-hazard occupancy buildings complying with the conditions of
				Section 2609.4, Exception 2 or 3.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2609 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS › Subsection 2609.3 - Location

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Where
exterior wall
openings are required
				  to be protected by Section 705.8, a roof panel shall not be installed within 6
				  feet (1829 mm) of such
exterior wall
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2609 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS › Subsection 2609.4 - Area limitations

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Roof panels shall be limited in area and the aggregate area
				  of panels shall be limited by a percentage of the floor area of the room or
				  space sheltered in accordance with Table 2609.4.
Exceptions:
1. The area limitations of Table 2609.4 shall
				be permitted to be increased by 100 percent in buildings equipped throughout
				with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				903.3.1.1.
2. Low-hazard occupancy
				buildings, such as swimming pool shelters, shall be exempt from the area
				limitations of Table 2609.4, provided that the buildings do not exceed 5,000
				square feet (465 m2) in area and have a minimum fire
				separation distance of 10 feet (3048 mm).
3. Greenhouses that are occupied for growing
				plants on a production or research basis, without public access, shall be
				exempt from the area limitations of Table 2609.4 provided they have a minimum
				fire separation distance of 4 feet (1220 mm).
4. Roof coverings over terraces and patios in
				occupancies in Group R-3 shall be exempt from the area limitations of Table
				2609.4 and shall be permitted with light-transmitting plastics.
TABLE 2609.4 AREA LIMITATIONS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING
				  PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
CLASS
OF PLASTIC
MAXIMUM AREA OF INDIVIDUAL ROOF PANELS
(square feet)
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AREA OF ROOF PANELS
(percent of floor area)
CC1
300
30
CC2
100
25
For SI: 1 square foot = 0.0929
							 m2.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.1 - Light-transmitting plastic glazing of skylight assemblies

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Skylight assemblies glazed with light-transmitting plastic
				  shall conform to the provisions of this section and Section 2606. Unit
				  skylights glazed with light-transmitting plastic shall also comply with Section
				  2405.5.
Exception:
Skylights in which the
				  light-transmitting plastic conforms to the required roof-covering class in
				  accordance with Section 1505.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.2 - Mounting

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The light-transmitting plastic shall be mounted above the
				  plane of the roof on a curb constructed in accordance with the requirements for
				  the type of construction classification, but at least 4 inches (102 mm) above
				  the plane of the roof. Edges of light-transmitting plastic skylights or domes
				  shall be protected by metal or other approved noncombustible material, or the
				  light-transmitting plastic dome or skylight shall be shown to be able to resist
				  ignition where exposed at the edge to a flame from a Class B brand as described
				  in ASTM E 108 or UL 790.
Exceptions:
1. Curbs shall not be required for skylights
				used on roofs having a minimum slope of three units vertical in 12 units
				horizontal (25-percent slope) in occupancies in Group R-3 and on buildings with
				a nonclassified roof covering.
2.
				The metal or noncombustible edge material is not required where nonclassified
				roof coverings are permitted.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.3 - Slope

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Flat or corrugated light-transmitting plastic skylights
				  shall slope at least four units vertical in 12 units horizontal (4:12).
				  Dome-shaped skylights shall rise above the mounting flange a minimum distance
				  equal to 10 percent of the maximum span of the dome but not less than 3 inches
				  (76 mm).
Exception:
Skylights that pass the Class B
				  Burning Brand Test specified in ASTM E 108 or UL 790.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.4 - Maximum area of skylights

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Each skylight shall have a maximum area within the curb of
				  100 square feet (9.3 m2).
Exception:
The area limitation shall not apply
				  where the building is equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler
				  system
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or the building is
				  equipped with smoke and heat vents in accordance with Section
				  910.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.5 - Aggregate area of skylights

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The aggregate area of skylights shall not exceed
				  331/3 percent of the floor
				  area of the room or space sheltered by the roof in which such skylights are
				  installed where Class CC1 materials are utilized, and 25 percent where Class
				  CC2 materials are utilized.
Exception:
The aggregate area limitations of
				  light-transmitting plastic skylights shall be increased 100 percent beyond the
				  limitations set forth in this section where the building is equipped throughout
				  with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1 or the building is equipped with smoke and heat vents in accordance
				  with Section 910.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.6 - Separation

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Skylights shall be separated from each other by a distance
				  of not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) measured in a horizontal plane.
Exceptions:
1. Buildings equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				903.3.1.1.
2. In Group R-3,
				multiple skylights located above the same room or space with a combined area
				not exceeding the limits set forth in Section 2610.4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.7 - Location

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Where
exterior wall
openings are required
				  to be protected in accordance with Section 705, a skylight shall not be
				  installed within 6 feet (1829 mm) of such
exterior
				  wall
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2610 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING › Subsection 2610.8 - Combinations of roof panels and skylights

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Combinations of light-transmitting plastic roof panels and
				  skylights shall be subject to the area and percentage limitations and
				  separation requirements applicable to roof panel
				  installations.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2611 - LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC INTERIOR SIGNS › Subsection 2611.1 - General

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Light-transmitting plastic interior wall signs shall be
				  limited as specified in Sections 2611.2 through 2611.4. Light-transmitting
				  plastic interior wall signs in
covered mall buildings
shall
				  comply with Section 402.16. Light-transmitting plastic interior signs shall
				  also comply with Section 2606.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.1 - General

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The provisions of this section shall govern the requirements
				  and uses of fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer in and on
				  buildings and structures.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.2 - Labeling and identification

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Packages and containers of fiber reinforced polymer or
				  fiberglass reinforced polymer and their components delivered to the job site
				  shall bear the
label
of an
approved agency
showing the manufacturer's name, product listing, product identification and
				  information sufficient to determine that the end use will comply with the code
				  requirements.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.3 - Interior finish

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Fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer
				  used as
interior finish
shall comply with Chapter
				  8.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.4 - Decorative materials and trim

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Fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer
				  used as
decorative materials
or
trim
shall
				  comply with Section 806.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.5 - Light-transmitting materials

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Fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer
				  used as light-transmitting materials shall comply with Sections 2606 through
				  2611 as required for the specific application.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2612 - FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER › Subsection 2612.6 - Exterior use

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Fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer
				  shall be permitted to be installed on the
exterior walls
of
				  buildings of any type of construction when such polymers meet the requirements
				  of Section 2603.5 and is fireblocked in accordance with Section 717. The fiber
				  reinforced polymer or the fiberglass reinforced polymer shall be designed for
				  uniform live loads as required in Table 1607.1 as well as for snow loads, wind
				  loads and earthquake loads as specified in Sections 1608, 1609 and 1613,
				  respectively.
Exceptions:
1. When all of the following conditions are
				met:
1.1. When the area of the fiber
				reinforced polymer or the fiberglass reinforced polymer does not exceed 20
				percent of the respective wall area, the fiber reinforced polymer or the
				fiberglass reinforced polymer shall have a flame spread index of 25 or less or
				when the area of the fiber reinforced polymer or the fiberglass reinforced
				polymer does not exceed 10 percent of the respective wall area, the fiber
				reinforced polymer or the fiberglass reinforced polymer shall have a flame
				spread index of 75 or less. The flame spread index requirement shall not be
				required for coatings or paints having a thickness of less than 0.036 inch (0.9
				mm) that are applied directly to the surface of the fiber reinforced polymer or
				the fiberglass reinforced polymer.
1.2. Fireblocking complying with Section
				717.2.6 shall be installed.
1.3.
				The fiber reinforced polymer or the fiberglass reinforced polymer shall be
				installed directly to a noncombustible substrate or be separated from the
exterior wall
by one of the following materials:
				corrosion-resistant steel having a minimum base metal thickness of 0.016 inch
				(0.41 mm) at any point, aluminum having a minimum thickness of 0.019 inch (0.5
				mm) or other approved noncombustible material.
1.4. The fiber reinforced polymer or the
				fiberglass reinforced polymer shall be designed for uniform live loads as
				required in Table 1607.1 as well as for snow loads, wind loads and earthquake
				loads as specified in Sections 1608, 1609 and 1613, respectively.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2613 - REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION › Subsection 2613.1 - General

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The provisions of this section shall govern the requirements
				  and uses of reflective plastic core insulation in buildings and structures.
				  Reflective plastic core insulation shall comply with the requirements of
				  Section 2613.2 and of one of the following: Section 2613.3 or
				  2613.4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2613 - REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION › Subsection 2613.2 - Identification

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Packages and containers of reflective plastic core
				  insulation delivered to the job site shall show the manufacturer's or
				  supplier's name, product identification and information sufficient to determine
				  that the end use will comply with the code requirements.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2613 - REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION › Subsection 2613.3 - Surface-burning characteristics

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Reflective plastic core insulation shall have a flame spread
				  index of not more than 25 and a smoke-developed index of not more than 450 when
				  tested in accordance with ASTM E 84 or UL 723. The reflective plastic core
				  insulation shall be tested at the maximum thickness intended for use and shall
				  be tested using one of the mounting methods in Section 2613.3.1 or
				  2613.3.2.
2613.3.1
Mounting of
				test specimen.
The test specimen shall be mounted on 2-inch-high (51 mm)
				metal frames so as to create an air space between the unexposed face of the
				reflective plastic core insulation and the lid of the test apparatus.
2613.3.2
Specific testing.
A set
				of specimen preparation and mounting procedures shall be used which are
				specific to the testing of reflective plastic core insulation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 26 - Plastic › Section 2613 - REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION › Subsection 2613.4 - Room corner test heat release

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Reflective plastic core insulation shall comply with the
				  acceptance criteria of Section 803.1.2.1 when tested in accordance with NFPA
				  286 or UL 1715 in the manner intended for use and at the maximum thickness
				  intended for use.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 27 - Electrical › Section 2701 - GENERAL › Subsection 2701.1 - Scope

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This chapter governs the electrical components, equipment
				  and systems used in buildings and structures covered by this code. Electrical
				  components, equipment and systems shall be designed and constructed in
				  accordance with the provisions of NFPA 70.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 27 - Electrical › Section 2702 - EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS [F] › Subsection 2702.1 - Installation

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Emergency and standby power systems required by this code or
				  the
International Fire Code
shall be installed in accordance
				  with this code, NFPA 110 and 111. [F]
2702.1.1
Stationary generators.
Stationary emergency and standby power generators required by this code shall
				be
listed
in accordance with UL 2200. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 27 - Electrical › Section 2702 - EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS [F] › Subsection 2702.3 - Maintenance

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Emergency and standby power systems shall be maintained and
				  tested in accordance with the
International Fire Code
.
				  [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 28 - Mechanical Systems › Section 2801 - GENERAL › Subsection 2801.1 - Scope

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Mechanical appliances, equipment and systems shall be
				  constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with the
International Mechanical Code
and the
International
				  Fuel Gas Code
. Masonry chimneys, fireplaces and barbecues shall comply
				  with the
International Mechanical Code
and Chapter 21 of this
				  code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2901 - GENERAL › Subsection 2901.1 - Scope

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The provisions of this chapter and the
International
				  Plumbing Code
shall govern the erection, installation,
alteration
, repairs, relocation, replacement,
addition
to, use or maintenance of plumbing equipment and
				  systems. Plumbing systems and equipment shall be constructed, installed and
				  maintained in accordance with the
International Plumbing Code
.
				  Private sewage disposal systems shall conform to the
International
				  Private Sewage Disposal Code
. [P]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2902 - MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES › Subsection 2902.2 - Separate facilities

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Where plumbing fixtures are required, separate facilities
				  shall be provided for each sex. [P]
Exceptions:
1. Separate facilities shall not be required
				for
dwelling
units
and
sleeping
				units
.
2. Separate
				facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total
occupant load
, including both employees and customers, of 15
				or less.
3. Separate facilities
				shall not be required in mercantile occupancies in which the maximum
occupant load
is 50 or less.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2902 - MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES › Subsection 2902.3 - Required public toilet facilities

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Customers, patrons and visitors shall be provided with
				  public toilet facilities in structures and tenant spaces intended for public
				  utilization. The number of plumbing fixtures located within the required toilet
				  facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 2902.1 for all users.
				  Employees shall be provided with toilet facilities in all occupancies. Employee
				  toilet facilities shall either be separate or combined employee and public
				  toilet facilities. [P]
2902.3.1
Access.
The route to the public toilet facilities required by Section
				2902.3 shall not pass through kitchens, storage rooms or closets. Access to the
				required facilities shall be from within the building or from the exterior of
				the building. All routes shall comply with the accessibility requirements of
				this code. The public shall have access to the required toilet facilities at
				all times that the building is occupied. [P]
2902.3.2
Location of toilet facilities
				in occupancies other than covered mall buildings.
In occupancies other
				than
covered mall buildings
, the required public and employee
				toilet facilities shall be located not more than one
story
above or below the space required to be provided with toilet facilities and the
				path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed a distance of 500 feet (152
				400 mm). [P]
Exception:
The location and maximum travel
				  distances to required employee facilities in factory and industrial occupancies
				  are permitted to exceed that required by this section, provided that the
				  location and maximum travel distance are
approved
.
2902.3.3
Location of toilet
				facilities in covered mall buildings.
In
covered mall
				buildings
, the required public and employee toilet facilities shall be
				located not more than one
story
above or below the space
				required to be provided with toilet facilities, and the path of travel to such
				facilities shall not exceed a distance of 300 feet (91 440 mm). In
covered mall buildings
, the required facilities shall be based
				on total square footage, and facilities shall be installed in each individual
				store or in a central toilet area located in accordance with this section. The
				maximum travel distance to the central toilet facilities in
covered
				mall buildings
shall be measured from the main entrance of any store
				or tenant space. In
covered mall buildings
, where employees'
				toilet facilities are not provided in the individual store, the maximum travel
				distance shall be measured from the employees' work area of the store or tenant
				space. [P]
2902.3.4
Pay
				facilities.
Where pay facilities are installed, such facilities shall be
				in excess of the required minimum facilities. Required facilities shall be free
				of charge. [P]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2902 - MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES › Subsection 2902.4 - Signage

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A legible sign designating the sex shall be provided in a
				  readily visible location near the entrance to each toilet facility. Signs for
accessible
toilet facilities shall comply with ICC A117.1.
				  [P]
2902.4.1
Directional
				signage.
Directional signage indicating the route to the public
				facilities shall be posted in accordance with Section 3107. Such signage shall
				be located in a
corridor
or aisle, at the entrance to the
				facilities for customers and visitors.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2903 - TOILET ROOM REQUIREMENTS › Subsection 2903.1 - Water closet compartment

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Each water closet utilized by the public or employees shall
				  occupy a separate compartment with walls or partitions and a door enclosing the
				  fixtures to ensure privacy. [P]
Exceptions:
1. Water closet compartments shall not be
				required in a single-occupant toilet room with a lockable door.
2. Toilet rooms located in day care and child
				care facilities and containing two or more water closets shall be permitted to
				have one water closet without an enclosing compartment.
3. This provision is not applicable to toilet
				areas located within Group I-3 housing areas.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems › Section 2903 - TOILET ROOM REQUIREMENTS › Subsection 2903.2 - Urinal partitions

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Each urinal utilized by the public or employees shall occupy
				  a separate area with walls or partitions to provide privacy. The walls or
				  partitions shall begin at a height not more than 12 inches (305 mm) from and
				  extend not less than 60 inches (1524 mm) above the finished floor surface. The
				  walls or partitions shall extend from the wall surface at each side of the
				  urinal a minimum of 18 inches (457 mm) or to a point not less than 6 inches
				  (152 mm) beyond the outermost front lip of the urinal measured from the
				  finished back wall surface, whichever is greater. [P]
Exceptions:
1. Urinal partitions shall not be required in
				a single occupant or family or assisted use toilet room with a lockable
				door.
2. Toilet rooms located in
				day care and child care facilities and containing two or more urinals shall be
				permitted to have one urinal without partitions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3001 - GENERAL › Subsection 3001.1 - Scope

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This chapter governs the design, construction, installation,
alteration
and repair of elevators and conveying systems and
				  their components.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3001 - GENERAL › Subsection 3001.2 - Referenced standards

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Except as otherwise provided for in this code, the design,
				  construction, installation,
alteration
, repair and maintenance
				  of elevators and conveying systems and their components shall conform to ASME
				  A17.1/CSA B44, ASME A90.1, ASME B20.1, ALI ALCTV, and ASCE 24 for construction
				  in flood hazard areas established in Section 1612.3.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3001 - GENERAL › Subsection 3001.3 - Accessibility

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Passenger elevators required to be
accessible
by Chapter 11 shall conform to ICC
				  A117.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3001 - GENERAL › Subsection 3001.4 - Change in use

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A change in use of an elevator from freight to passenger,
				  passenger to freight, or from one freight class to another freight class shall
				  comply with Section 8.7 of ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.1 - Hoistway enclosure protection

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Elevator, dumbwaiter and other hoistway enclosures shall be
				  shaft enclosures complying with Section 708.
3002.1.1
Opening protectives.
Openings in hoistway enclosures shall be protected as required in Chapter 7.
Exception:
The elevator car doors and the
				  associated hoistway enclosure doors at the floor level designated for recall in
				  accordance with Section 3003.2 shall be permitted to remain open during Phase I
				  Emergency Recall Operation.
3002.1.2
Hardware.
Hardware on
				opening protectives shall be of an
approved
type installed as
				tested, except that
approved
interlocks, mechanical locks and
				electric contacts, door and gate electric contacts and door-operating
				mechanisms shall be exempt from the fire test requirements.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.2 - Number of elevator cars in a hoistway

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Where four or more elevator cars serve all or the same
				  portion of a building, the elevators shall be located in at least two separate
				  hoistways. Not more than four elevator cars shall be located in any single
				  hoistway enclosure.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.3 - Emergency signs

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An
approved
pictorial sign of a
				  standardized design shall be posted adjacent to each elevator call station on
				  all floors instructing occupants to use the
exit
stairways
and not to use the elevators in case of fire. The
				  sign shall read: IN FIRE EMERGENCY, DO NOT USE ELEVATOR. USE EXIT
				  STAIRS.
Exceptions:
1. The emergency sign shall not be required
				for elevators that are part of an
accessible
means of
				egress
complying with Section 1007.4.
2. The emergency sign shall not be required
				for elevators that are used for occupant self-evacuation in accordance with
				Section 3008.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.4 - Elevator car to accommodate ambulance stretcher

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Where elevators are provided in buildings four or more
stories
above, or four or more
stories
below,
grade plane
, at least one elevator shall be provided for fire
				  department emergency access to all floors. The elevator car shall be of such a
				  size and arrangement to accommodate an ambulance stretcher 24 inches by 84
				  inches (610 mm by 2134 mm) with not less than 5-inch (127 mm) radius corners,
				  in the horizontal, open position and shall be identified by the international
				  symbol for emergency medical services (star of life). The symbol shall not be
				  less than 3 inches (76 mm) high and shall be placed inside on both sides of the
				  hoistway door frame.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.5 - Emergency doors

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Where an elevator is installed in a single blind hoistway or
				  on the outside of a building, there shall be installed in the blind portion of
				  the hoistway or blank face of the building, an emergency door in accordance
				  with ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 30 - Elevators and Conveying Systems › Section 3002 - HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES › Subsection 3002.6 - Prohibited doors

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Doors, other than hoistway doors and the elevator car door,
				  shall be prohibited at the point of access to an elevator car unless such doors
				  are readily openable from the car side without a key, tool, special knowledge
				  or effort.