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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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69. Department of Financial Services |
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69A. Division of State Fire Marshal |
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69A-58. Firesafety In Educational Facilities |
1(1) Interior vertical openings such as stairways, elevator shafts, light and ventilation shafts, and all service chutes between floors shall be enclosed or protected to prevent the spread of fire and smoke, and shall be maintained in their original fire and smoke-tight condition.
44(2) Draftstopping. Any concealed space, such as a utility chase, attic, crawl space, or other vertical or horizontal opening between floors in which combustible material is exposed shall either be:
74(a) Provided with draftstopping and automatic heat detection, or
83(b) Provided with automatic fire sprinklers.
89(3) Fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers may be located inside student-occupied spaces only when:
102(a) The fire extinguisher is located adjacent to the primary exit door;
114(b) The door remains unlocked when the facility is occupied; and
125(c) There is posted a permanently affixed sign reading “FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSIDE.”
137Exception: Exterior signage is not required when a fire extinguisher is installed inside of every relocatable 153building on a school or ancillary site.
160(4) Existing on-site incinerators and waste burners shall be equipped with a wire screen stack guard and shall be used for burning Class A materials only.
186(5) All existing buildings more than four (4) stories or forty-five feet (45199'200) in height shall be equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems.
211(6) Residential Appliances. Residential style ranges installed in home economics instructional spaces, classrooms, faculty lounges, and similar areas shall not be required to comply with the provisions for commercial cooking appliances under NFPA 96, provided all of the following requirements are met:
253(a) The space contains only residential-type ranges with hoods vented to the outside.
266(b) Fire extinguishers are installed in accordance with NFPA 10.
276(c) The space containing the residential style range is not classified as an assembly.
290(7) These requirements place no limitations on the use of other residential-type appliances within the space.
306Rulemaking Authority 308633.104(1), 309(7), 3101013.12(1) FS. 312Law Implemented 314633.104(7), 315633.206, 316633.208, 3171013.12, 3181013.371, 3191013.38 FS. 321History–New 11-26-06, Amended 11-4-12.
