Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › New and Existing School, College and University Fire Safety › Part 2 - SCHOOLS › Section R. 29.1922 - Amendments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 22. Sections 14.1.2.2, 14.1.6, 14.2.6.2, 14.2.6.3,
					 14.2.11.1.1, 14.2.11.2, 14.3.2.1, 14.3.4.1.2, 14.3.4.2.1, and 14.7.2.1 of the
					 code are amended, sections 14.1.2.1.1, 14.1.2.2.1, 14.2.11.1.3, 14.3.2.5.1,
					 14.3.4.4, 14.3.4.5, 14.7.4.2.1, and 14.7.4.4 are added to the code, and
					 sections 14.2.2.2.3.1, 14.3.4.2.3, 14.3.4.2.3.1, 14.3.4.2.3.2, 14.7.2.2,
					 14.7.2.3, and 14.7.3.3 are deleted to read as follows:
14.1.2.1.1. Educational occupancies shall include child
					 care operations established and operated by an intermediate school board, the
					 board of a local school district, the board or governing body of a
					 state-approved nonpublic school, or by a person or entity with whom a school
					 contracts for services, if the child care center is located in a school that is
					 approved by the state fire marshal.
14.1.2.2. Unless otherwise permitted by section 14.1.2.1.1
					 educational occupancies shall not include any of the following:
(a) A part or full-day preschool.
(b) A day care center.
(c) A kindergarten-only building.
(d) A building that houses a combination of
				  preschool and kindergarten.
(e) A
				  building that houses a combination of day care and kindergarten.
14.1.2.2.1. A program specifically tailored for special
					 needs children, special needs adults, or both, who range from 17 to 26 years of
					 age, that is located in a community in a facility such as a shopping mall or
					 business building, where the students will gain specific job experience and
					 learn life studies, shall not be defined as a school.
14.1.6. For minimum construction requirements refer to the
					 Michigan building code,
					 R
					 408.30401 to
					 R 408.30499.
14.2.2.2.3.1. Deleted.
14.2.6.2. Travel distances to an exit shall not exceed 200
					 feet (61 meters) from any point in a building, unless otherwise permitted by
					 section 14.2.6.3.
14.2.6.3. Travel distance shall not exceed 250 feet (76.2
					 meters) in educational occupancies protected throughout by an approved
					 automatic sprinkler system pursuant to Section 9.7.
14.2.11.1.1. The school or designated representative shall
					 ensure every room or space which is more than 250 square feet (23.2 square
					 meters) and which is used for classroom or other educational purposes or is
					 normally subject to student occupancy shall have not less than 1 outside window
					 for emergency rescue or ventilation that complies with the following unless
					 otherwise permitted by section 14.2.11.1.2:
(1) The windows shall be openable from the
				  inside without the use of tools, only held closed by a single operation lock,
				  and shall provide a clear opening of not less than 20 inches (50.8 centimeters)
				  in width, 24 inches (61 centimeters) in height, and 5.7 square feet (0.5 square
				  meters) in area. A screen on the window shall be readily removable without any
				  special knowledge or tools.
(2) The
				  bottom of the opening shall be not more than 44 inches (112 centimeters) above
				  the floor, and any latching device shall be capable of being operated from not
				  more than 54 inches (1370 mm) above the finished floor.
(3) The clear opening shall allow a
				  rectangular solid, with a width and height that provides not less than the
				  required 5.7 square feet (0.5 square meters) opening and a depth of not less
				  than 20 inches (510 millimeters), to pass fully through the opening.
(4) The windows shall be accessible by the
				  fire department and shall open into an area that has access to a public way.
				  Windows opening onto an open court, as defined in the code, are
				  acceptable.
(5) The windows shall
				  be identified by a permanent durable and legible sign having letters that are
				  not less than 5/8 of an inch high and 1/8 of an inch wide. The sign shall read
				  "rescue window."
14.2.11.1.3. Windowless student occupied rooms in additions
					 to existing buildings or renovated buildings shall be permitted where it is
					 impractical to comply with section 14.2.11.1.1 where all of the
					 following:
(1) A minimum of 50% of the
				  required exits pass into a separate atmosphere created by a minimum 2-hour fire
				  rated barrier with labeled 90-minute fire rated door assemblies in all
				  openings. Glazing, other than permitted in the door by NFPA 80, shall be
				  permitted only if the glazing has been tested for a 2-hour rating as well. The
				  fire barrier shall completely separate the building from exterior wall to
				  exterior wall.
(2) Each separate
				  area shall have approved exiting pursuant to the code.
(3) A maximum of 25% of the total area of the
				  student occupied rooms in the building shall be permitted to be windowless.
14.2.11.2. Lockups. Locking devices for designated "quiet
					 rooms" shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The locking mechanism shall be a spring
				  operated latch, which shall be manually depressed to keep it in the latched
				  position. Upon manual release, the latch shall automatically return to the
				  unlatched position.
(2) A viewing
				  window shall be required for observation of the student.
(3) There shall be constant supervision by a
				  teacher or responsible adult at all times a student is in the room.
14.3.2.1. Rooms or spaces for the storage, processing, or
					 use of materials specified in section 14.3.2.1(1) to (4) shall be protected
					 pursuant to the following:
(1) The
				  rooms or spaces shall be separated from the remainder of the building by fire
				  barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistive rating or protected by
				  automatic extinguishing systems as specified in section
				  8.7in
				  the following areas:
(a) Boiler and furnace
				  rooms, unless the rooms enclose only air-handling equipment.
(b) Rooms or spaces greater than 100 square
				  feet used for storage of combustible supplies.
(c) Rooms or spaces used for the storage of
				  hazardous materials or flammable or combustible liquids in quantities deemed
				  hazardous by recognized standards.
(d) Janitor closets [see also
				  14.3.2.1(4)].
(2) The
				  rooms or spaces shall be separated from the remainder of the building by fire
				  barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating and protected by
				  automatic extinguishing systems as specified in section
				  8.7in
				  the following areas:
(a) Laundries.
(b) Maintenance shops, including wood working
				  and painting areas.
(c) Rooms or
				  spaces used for the processing or use of combustible supplies deemed hazardous
				  by recognized standards.
(d)
				  Industrial arts and crafts rooms.
(3) Where automatic extinguishing is used to
				  meet the requirements of section 14.3.2(1) or (2), the protection shall be
				  permitted pursuant to section 9.7.1.2.
(4) Where janitor closets addressed in
				  section 14.3.2.1(1)(d) are protected pursuant to the sprinkler option of
				  section 14.3.2.1(1), the janitor closet doors shall be permitted to have
				  ventilating louvers.
14.3.2.5.1. The school or designated representative shall
					 ensure that any room that is used for instruction and has 3 or more gas outlets
					 be provided with a master gas valve which shall be conveniently located outside
					 the door of the room and be clearly marked so that the valve may be closed
					 without having to enter the room. This section shall not apply to life skills
					 rooms in which gas outlets supply stoves for cooking.
14.3.4.1.2. The requirement of section 14.3.4.1.1 shall not
					 apply to a building meeting all of the following criteria:
(1) Has an area not exceeding 1,000 square
				  feet.
(2) Contains a single
				  classroom.
(3) Is located not less
				  than 10 feet from another building.
14.3.4.2.1. Initiation of the required fire alarm system
					 shall be by manual means pursuant to section 9.6.2.1(1). Manual fire alarm pull
					 stations shall be provided pursuant to sections 9.6.2.2 to 9.6.2.5 of the code
					 and at all exterior doors in the natural path of escape whether or not the path
					 of escape is designated a required exit by these rules.
14.3.4.2.3. Deleted.
14.3.4.2.3.1. Deleted.
14.3.4.2.3.2. Deleted.
14.3.4.4. The school fire alarm system shall be provided
					 with zone annunciation pursuant to the requirements of section 9.6.7 of the
					 code.
14.3.4.5. In buildings provided with automatic
					 extinguishing protective systems, all extinguishing system control valves shall
					 be electronically supervised through the fire alarm system to cause an audible
					 and visual supervisory signal at a location in the building where the signal
					 will alert responsible personnel.
14.7.2.1. Emergency egress drills shall be conducted
					 pursuant to the act.
14.7.2.2. Deleted.
14.7.2.3. Deleted.
14.7.3.3. Deleted.
14.7.4.2.1. Items permitted to be located in required
					 egress corridors, provided the required clear width of the corridor is not
					 obstructed, are limited to include fixed benches or hardwood or non-combustible
					 material, trophy cases which are not used for excessive amounts of combustible
					 materials, drinking fountains, telephones, vending machines, and other fixtures
					 or items as approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
14.7.4.4. Desks and other instructional equipment shall be
					 prohibited in required egress corridors.