New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter XXXIII - State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council › Subchapter A - Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code › Part 1229 - Abandonment or Removal of Heating Oil Storage Tanks › Subpart 1229-2 - Grease Interceptors › Section 1229-2.4 - Provisions and requirements applicable to grease interceptors

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) General. Grease interceptors shall comply
					 with the applicable provisions and requirements of the Uniform Code set forth
					 in Parts 1220 to 1228 of this Title, and this Subpart.
(b) New and existing grease interceptors
					 shall comply with the following:
(1) Expected
					 loads. All grease interceptors shall be designed to withstand all expected
					 earth, pedestrian, traffic, and other loads as applicable. Openings in grease
					 interceptors that provide access to the grease interceptor shall have covers
					 that are watertight and secure, not capable of sliding, rotating, or flipping
					 to expose the opening, and be capable of withstanding all expected earth,
					 pedestrian, traffic, and other loads as applicable.
(2) Preventing unauthorized access. Only
					 authorized individuals shall have access to grease interceptors. Access to the
					 grease interceptor shall be restricted by at least one of the following means:
(i) covers that can be removed only with
					 tools;
(ii) covers with minimum
					 weight of 66 pounds (30 kg);
(iii)
					 covers that have a keyed or combination locking device;
(iv) a permanent barrier such as a fence or
					 wall that: is not less than 48 inches (1219 mm) tall; has installed on any
					 gates or doors in the barrier a self-closing mechanism, a self-latching
					 mechanism with the latch release installed at a minimum of 54 inches (1372 mm)
					 from the finished floor or ground surface, and a keyed or combination locking
					 mechanism; completely surrounds all openings in grease interceptors that
					 provide access to the grease interceptor separating them from all other
					 purposes and uses other than for service, cleaning, or other maintenance of the
					 grease interceptor; and prevents unauthorized individuals from accessing the
					 covers; or
(v) an approved
					 alternative method of preventing unauthorized access.
(3) Grease interceptor signage. Grease
					 interceptors shall be provided with a minimum of one approved sign. The code
					 enforcement official shall have the authority to require additional signs as
					 necessary to ensure the warning is clearly visible and readable at all times by
					 persons who are in the vicinity of the grease interceptor. The code enforcement
					 official may accept sign(s) designed in conformance with a hazard alerting sign
					 complying with the 2017 version of ANSI Z535.2: American National Standard for
					 Environmental and Facility Safety Signs, with a warning hazard classification.
					 Sign(s) shall comply with the following:
(i)
					 The sign(s) shall be mounted in a conspicuous location in the vicinity of any
					 cover or covers that provide access to the grease interceptor.
(ii) The sign(s) shall be made of a
					 non-fading, rigid, weatherresistant material suitable for the installation
					 location. Laminated paper shall not be allowed. Adhesive backed signs shall
					 only be allowed for grease interceptors that have a depth less than 24-inches
					 when measured from the top of the access cover to the bottom of the
					 tank.
(iii) The sign(s) shall be in
					 substantial compliance with Figure 1 below with a separate top and bottom panel
					 with black borders. The top panel shall consist of the word "WARNING" in
					 uppercase black letters with an orange background preceded by a black triangle
					 with an orange exclamation mark. The bottom panel shall consist of the words
					 "ACCESS COVERS SHALL BE SECURED AT ALL TIMES" in uppercase black letters with a
					 white background.
Please see the Appendix at the end of this issue for the
						image of the grease interceptor warning sign.
(iv) The sign(s) shall have a minimum nominal
					 width of 14-inches and a minimum nominal height of 10-inches.
Exception: The sign(s) for grease interceptors that have
						a depth less than 24-inches when measured from the top of the access cover to
						the bottom of the tank shall have a minimum nominal width of 7-inches and a
						minimum nominal height of 5-inches.
(v) The sign(s) shall be permanently affixed
					 and any mounting hardware and supporting devices shall be of a sturdy,
					 weather-resistant material suitable for the installation location.