Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › New and Existing School, College and University Fire Safety › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 29.1908 - Universal amendments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8. Sections 4.6.10.1, 4.7.4, 4.8.2.2, 6.2.1.2,
					 7.2.1.12, 8.3.5, 8.3.5.5.1, 8.3.6.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.5.1, 8.5.7.1,
					 8.6.10.2.1,
					 8.7.3.1, 9.1.1, 9.4.2.1, 9.4.2.2, 9.6.3.5.5, 12.3.2.1.2, 12.7.6.1, 13.3.2.1.2,
					 13.7.6.1, and 43.1.2.1 of the code adopted by reference in
					 R
					 29.1902 are amended, section 8.6.10.2.1.1 is added,
					 and sections 7.2.1.12.1, 7.2.1.12.2, 7.3.3.2, 9.1.2, 9.4.3.1, 9.4.3.2,
					 12.2.2.2.5, 12.2.10.3, 12.2.11.2, 12.7.1.3, 12.7.6.2, 12.7.7.2, 12.7.9.3.1,
					 12.7.9.3.2, 12.7.9.3.3, 13.2.2.2.5, 13.2.10.3, 13.2.11.2, 13.7.1.3, 13.7.6.2,
					 13.7.7.2, 13.7.9.3.1, 13.7.9.3.2, 13.7.9.3.3, and 43.1.4.5 of the code are
					 deleted, as follows:
4.6.10.1. Buildings or portions of buildings shall be
					 permitted to be occupied during construction, repair, alterations, or additions
					 only where all means of egress and required fire protection features in the
					 building and on-site are in place and continuously maintained for the portion
					 occupied and if the occupied portion is separated from the part under
					 construction by a wall that has a 1-hour-fire-resistance rating. The temporary
					 1-hour-rated wall that is used for separation may be constructed of combustible
					 material. Instead of having all means of egress and fire protection features in
					 place, the school, college, university, or designated representative may take
					 other measures that would provide equivalent safety if approved by the bureau
					 of fire services.
4.7.4. Drills shall be held at various times under varying
					 conditions to simulate the unusual conditions that can occur in an actual
					 emergency.
4.8.2.2. Upon request from the bureau of fire services, the
					 school, college, university, or designated representative shall submit the
					 required emergency plans for review.
6.2.1.2. Hazard of contents shall be classified by the
					 registered design professional (RDP) or owner and upon request shall be
					 submitted to the authority having jurisdiction for review and approval on the
					 basis of character of the contents and the processes of operations conducted in
					 the building or structure.
7.2.1.12. Where permanently mounted folding or movable
					 partitions divide a room into smaller spaces, a swinging door leaf or open
					 doorway shall be provided as an exit access from each space.
7.2.1.12.1. Deleted.
7.2.1.12.2. Deleted.
7.3.3.2. Deleted.
8.3.5.
					 The provisions of section
					 8.3.5
					 shall govern the materials and methods of construction used to protect
					 through-penetration and membrane penetrations in fire walls, fire barrier
					 walls, and fire resistance-rated horizontal assemblies. The provisions of
					 section
					 8.3.5
					 shall not apply to existing material and methods of construction used to
					 protect existing through-penetrations and existing membrane penetrations in
					 fire walls, fire barrier walls, or fire resistance-rated horizontal assemblies,
					 unless otherwise required by chapters 11 to 43.
8.3.5.5.1.
					 Where piping penetrates a fire resistance-rated wall or floor assembly,
					 combustible piping shall not connect to noncombustible piping within 35 inches
					 (915 millimeters) of the firestop system or device with the demonstration that
					 the transition will not reduce the fire resistance rating, except in the case
					 of existing installations.
8.3.6.1. The provisions of section 8.3.6 shall govern the
					 materials and methods of construction used to protect joints in between and at
					 the perimeter of fire barriers or, where fire barriers meet other fire
					 barriers, the floor or roof deck above, or the outside walls. The provisions of
					 section 8.3.6 shall not apply to existing materials and methods of construction
					 used to protect existing joints in fire barriers, unless otherwise required by
					 chapters 11 to 43.
8.4.2.
					 The following shall apply to smoke partitions:
(1) They shall extend from the floor to the
				  underside of the floor or roof deck above, through any concealed spaces, such
				  as those above suspended ceilings, and through interstitial structural and
				  mechanical spaces.
(2) They shall
				  be permitted to extend from the floor to the underside of a monolithic or
				  suspended ceiling where the following conditions are met:
(a) The ceiling system forms a continuous
				  membrane.
(b) A smoke-tight joint
				  is provided between the top of the smoke partition and the bottom of the
				  suspended ceiling.
(c) Where the
				  space above the ceiling is used as a plenum, air transfer openings in smoke
				  partitions into the plenum shall be provided with approved smoke dampers
				  designed and tested pursuant to the requirements of ANSI/UL 555S, standard for
				  smoke dampers, to limit the transfer of smoke.