These rules were either amended or new on November 26, 2006. The Department received comments to the Proposed Rules after the expiration of the comment period. The attached proposed amendments adopt some of those comments.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69A-58.004: Firesafety Inspections
69A-58.0081: Means of Egress
69A-58.0082: Relocatable Buildings
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: These rules were either amended or new on November 26, 2006. The Department received comments to the Proposed Rules after the expiration of the comment period. The attached proposed amendments adopt some of those comments.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments are based on untimely comments received when a major amendment to the rule was adopted on November 26, 2006. The Department received comments to the proposed rules after the expiration of the comment period. The attached proposed amendments adopt some of those comments which clarify the original intent. The amendments also add Section 633.022, Florida Statutes, as legislative authority and law implemented.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1013.12, 633.022 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1013.12, 633.022 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: February 15, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Third Floor Conference Room, the Atrium Building, 325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32303
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342, Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342, telephone: [phone]; fax: [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

69A-58.004 Firesafety Inspections.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) Each inspection report and plan of correction shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(a) The name of the school district or community college;

(b) The name of the board and the local fire official (i.e., municipality, county, or special district);

(c) The name of the facility inspected;

(d) The type of facility inspected (i.e., K-5, 6-9, 10-12, CC, other);

(e) The facility address;

(f) The number of the facility as listed in the Florida Inventory of School Houses florida inventory of school houses (FISH #);

(g) through (i) No change.

(6) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 1013.12, 633.022 FS. Law Implemented 1013.12, 633.022 FS. History–New 2-18-03, Formerly 4A-58.004, Amended 11-26-06,________.

 

69A-58.0081 Means of Egress.

(1) No change.

(2) Existing smoke stop doors shall meet the requirements of subdivision 8.3.4 of NFPA 101, the edition as adopted in Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C.

(a) Smoke stop doors may be used to create a secondary means of egress from interior instructional spaces:.

1. Create a secondary means of egress from interior instructional spaces; or

2. Divide corridors into segments not to exceed 300 feet in aggregate length.

(b) through (e) No change.

(3) through (13) No change.

(14) Corridors and hallways.

(a) Corridors shall be arranged so that each end leads to an exit and shall be without pockets or deadends more than 20 feet in length.

(b) Hallway widths in office and service areas shall be a minimum of 44 inches in width.

(c) Interior corridors, including contiguous dead-end cross corridors, shall be divided by smoke stop doors in sections not to exceed 300 feet in length.

(c)(d) Child Care. Areas designated for children’s sleeping mats, cots, or cribs shall include a clearly marked exit passageway.

(15) through (16) No change.

(17) Boiler Rooms.

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Each boiler room door shall:

1. Open Each boiler room door shall open directly to the outside and, if opening toward a building or path of egress, shall have opening protection in accordance with section 8.3.4 of NFPA 101 or

2. When a door If an additional door serving a boiler room opens into the interior of the building, the door shall swing into the boiler room and have opening protection in accordance with section 8.3.4 of NFPA 101.

(18) through (20) No change.

Specific Authority 1013.12, 633.022 FS. Law Implemented 1013.12, 633.022 FS. History–New 11-26-06, Amended________.

 

69A-58.0082 Relocatable Buildings.

(1) Relocatable buildings: Relocatable buildings sited after March 1, 2002, shall be separated as required by the Florida Building Code.

(a) No change.

(b) Relocatable buildings sited within a cluster in accordance with this section are permitted to achieve emergency vehicle access by providing vehicular access to within 200 feet of the entrance of the most remote relocatable unit and shall be provided with an independent fire alarm system with a manual pull station within 100 feet of each egress door.

Exception: When required by the board, a cluster shall be protected by a fire zone extended from the main educational facility’s fire alarm control panel.

In addition, all of the following requirements shall be met:

1. through 4. No change.

5. The minimum setback for non-combustible relocatable buildings shall be as permitted by local zoning requirements.

(2) Each multi-classroom relocatable building of non-combustible construction shall Egress doors in relocatable buildings shall be provided as follows:

(a) Classroom units of combustible construction shall have 2 remotely located doors opening directly to the outside.

(b) Multi-classroom units of non-combustible construction shall have a primary exit door opening directly to the exterior or, if served by interior corridors, shall have a primary exit door and an emergency rescue opening in each space designed to be occupied by 6 or more students.

(a)1. This requirement applies to spaces occupied by 10 or more persons for buildings designed prior to October 18, 1994.

(b)2. An emergency rescue opening is not required when a door opens directly to the outside.

(3) No change.

Specific Authority 1013.12, 633.022 FS. Law Implemented 1013.12, 633.022 FS. History–New 11-26-06, Amended________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Jim Goodloe
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 18, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: January 18, 2008