Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 510 - Building Code Commission › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - RISBC-1 Rhode Island Building Code › Section 510-RICR-00-00-1.18 - Chapter 27: Electrical

Current through June 14, 2024
1.18.1
GENERAL
Delete all references to IEC and substitute Rhode Island
					 Electrical Code SBC-5-2021 (Part 5 of this Subchapter).
Delete all reference to any other International Code (IBC,
					 IRC, IMC, etc.) and refer to appropriate SBC Regulations. (See Amendment
					 2701.6).
The following revisions are to Chapter 27 of
					 SBC-1-2021
Delete existing Chapter 27 in its entirety and substitute
					 the following:
2701.1 Scope.
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 SBC-5-2021 (Part 5 of this
					 Subchapter).
Permits.
Electrical wiring including elevators and other conveyances
					 as regulated by the Department of Labor and Training, or data,
					 telecommunications, video and sound installations, shall not be installed in a
					 building or structure, nor shall alteration of an existing electrical wiring
					 system be made until a permit has been issued therefore as required in R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
												23-27.3-113.3.1.
Exception: Work not covered in SBC-5-2021 section 90.2(b)
					 1-5 inclusive (Part 5 of this Subchapter). As used in section   4     amp; 5 a
					 "utility" is a company or business regulated and/or licensed by the Rhode
					 Island Public Utilities Commission. Subcontractors employed by a utility are
					 not exempt from permit requirements unless the proposed work is being performed
					 in the public right-of-way or within public utility easements. It shall be
					 unlawful to use or allow the use of, or to supply current for, an electrical
					 system in a building or structure, or to allow the use of, or to supply current
					 for data, telecommunications, video or audio installations unless the required
					 permits have been issued and approved by the authority having
					 jurisdiction.
2701.3
				 Certification.
Except for use group R (residential use), construction
					 documents shall bear the seal of a Registered Professional Engineer who shall
					 provide the services as required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
												23-27.3-128.2.2,
					 except as modified by the authority enforcing this Code, or by the Board for
					 Registration of Professional Engineers.
2701.4 Re-inspection.
An electrical installation from which an electrical service
					 has been discontinued for a period of thirty (30) days or more shall not have
					 service restored until the system has been re-inspected and a new certificate
					 of inspection issued.
Exception: Re-inspection of dwelling units shall only be
					 required if the electrical service has been discontinued for a period of one
					 (1) year.
2701.5 Reference
The following section is taken directly from current R.I.
					 Gen. Laws (R.I. Gen. Laws §
												42-66.9-1) for references purposes
					 only:
2701.5 Emergency
				 generators for Housing for the Elderly. All housing for the elderly complexes,
				 as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-66.1-2 which are serviced by one (1) or
				 more elevators and/or electrically powered chair lifts, and which include more
				 than one hundred fifty (150) residential living units in a single building
				 shall be equipped with emergency generators which shall provide sufficient
				 power to provide emergency lighting to all common areas and a community room
				 and power to operate the elevators and a refrigerator in a common area.
				 Generator systems shall be in accordance with the national electric code and
				 R.I. Gen. Laws § 2328.24-9.
2701.6 References.
Where this code references other ICC codes, use the
					 appropriate Regulation as adopted by the State of Rhode Island and SBC-5-2021
					 (Part 5 of this Subchapter) for the IEC. References to the International Fire
					 Code (IFC) and its requirements are deleted and refer to the Rhode Island State
					 Fire Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10) (for requirements and
					 enforcement by that authority having jurisdiction.
2701.7 Other Codes.
The Rhode Island Uniform Fire Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-1
					 through 10) contains provisions for specific wiring methods for fire alarms,
					 signaling systems, and other building fixtures such as exit signage, emergency
					 lighting, and emergency and standby power systems among others. Refer to the
					 latest editions of that code for the latest provisions.
IBC section 2702: Emergency and Standby Power
2702.1 Installation. Emergency and
				 standby power systems shall be installed in accordance with the SBC-5-2021
				 (Part 5 of this Subchapter), NFPA 110 and NFPA 111.
2702.2 Where required. Emergency and standby
				 power systems shall be provided where required by sections 2702.2.1 through
				 2702.2.19.
2702.2.1 Group A Occupancies.
Emergency power shall be provided for voice communication
					 systems in Group A occupancies in accordance with section 907.2.1.2.
2702.2.2 Smoke control systems.
				 Standby power shall be provided for smoke control systems in accordance with
				 section 909.11.
2702.2.3 Exit
				 signs. Emergency power shall be provided for exit signs in accordance with
				 section 1003.2.10.5.
2702.2.4 Means
				 of egress illumination. Emergency power shall be provided for means of egress
				 illumination in accordance with section 1003.2.11.2.
2702.2.5 Accessible means of egress
				 elevators. Standby power shall be provided for elevators that are part of an
				 accessible means of egress in accordance with section 1003.2.13.3.
2702.2.6 Horizontal sliding doors. Standby
				 power shall be provided for horizontal sliding doors in accordance with section
				 1003.3.1.3.3.
2702.2.7
				 Semiconductor fabrication facilities. Emergency power shall be provided for
				 semiconductor fabrication facilities in accordance with section
				 415.9.10.
2702.2.8 Membrane
				 structures. Standby power shall be provided for auxiliary inflation systems in
				 accordance with section 3102.8.2.
Emergency power shall be provided for exit signs in
					 temporary tents and membrane structures in accordance with the International
					 Fire Code.
2702.2.9
				 Hazardous materials. Emergency or standby power shall be provided in
				 occupancies with hazardous materials in accordance with section
				 414.5.4.
2702.2.10 Highly toxic and
				 toxic materials. Emergency power shall be provided for occupancies with highly
				 toxic to toxic materials in accordance with the International Fire Code and
				 Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.11 Organic peroxides. Standby power
				 shall be provided for occupancies with organic peroxides in accordance with the
				 International Fire Code and Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes
				 (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.12 Pyrophoric materials. Emergency
				 power shall be provided for occupancies with pyrophoric materials in accordance
				 with the International Fire Code and Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes
				 (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10).
2702.2.13 Covered mall buildings. Covered
				 mall buildings exceeding fifty thousand (50,000) square feet (4645
				 m2) shall be provided with standby power systems
				 which are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm
				 communication.
2702.2.14 High rise
				 buildings. Emergency and standby power shall be provided in high rise buildings
				 in accordance with Chapter 27 and for the items listed below:
1. Fire command center.
2. Fire pumps.
3. Emergency voice/alarm communication
				 systems.
4. Lighting for mechanical
				 equipment rooms.
5.
				 Elevators.
2702.2.15
				 Underground buildings. Emergency and standby power shall be provided in
				 underground buildings in accordance with sections 405.9 and 405.10.
2702.2.16 Group I-3 occupancies. Emergency
				 power shall be provided for doors in Group I-3 occupancies in accordance with
				 section 408.4.2.
2702.2.17 Airport
				 traffic control towers. Standby power shall be provided in airport traffic
				 control towers in accordance with section 412.1.5.
2702.2.18 Elevators. Standby power for
				 elevators shall be provided as set forth in section 3003.1.
2702.2.19 Smoke proof enclosures. Standby
				 power shall be provided for smoke proof enclosures as required by section
				 909.20.
2702.3
				 Maintenance. Emergency and standby power systems shall be maintained and tested
				 in accordance with the Rhode Island State Fire Safety Codes (450-RICR-00-00-1
				 through 10).