A Small Business owner’s guide to the Fire Code

1 KNOW THE NEW FIRE KNOW THE NEW FIRE CODECODEA Small Business owner s guide to A Small Business owner s guide to the Fire Codethe Fire CodeObjective Objective To assist the Small Business OwnerTo assist the Small Business owner Navigate the existing and New Fire CodeNavigate the existing and New Fire Code Discuss Best Practices and Tips for Discuss Best Practices and Tips for ComplianceComplianceTopicsTopics Most Common Most Common Permit TypesPermit Types Public AssemblyPublic Assembly ExtinguishersExtinguishers Commercial Cooking Commercial Cooking EquipmentEquipment ComplianceCompliance Contact InformationContact InformationCommon Permit TypesCommon Permit Types Public Assembly and Open Flame Public Assembly and Open Flame AC/Refrigeration (5 hp or greater or mounted on roof or AC/Refrigeration (5 hp or greater or mounted on roof or ceiling)ceiling)

2 Commercial cooking systemCommercial cooking system Flammable Liquids (gasoline, in excess of 2 Flammable Liquids (gasoline, in excess of 2 gallons)gallons) Combustible Liquids (diesel, heating oil Combustible Liquids (diesel, heating oil --in excess of 10 in excess of 10 gallons)gallons) Paint (oil based), varnish, lacquer (in excess of 20 gallons)Paint (oil based), varnish, lacquer (in excess of 20 gallons) LPG (storage/use of 400 standard cubic feet (47 lbs) of LPG (storage/use of 400 standard cubic feet (47 lbs) of propane)propane)

3 Fire Protection SystemsFire Protection Systems All buildings and structures All buildings and structures must be protected with fire must be protected with fire protection equipment and protection equipment and systems such as portable systems such as portable fire extinguishers, fire hose fire extinguishers, fire hose and other means of and other means of preventing and preventing and extinguishing Fire Portable Fire Extinguishers Sales and Extinguishers Sales and Servicing Servicing Persons engaged in the Persons engaged in the Business of selling and Business of selling and servicing portable fire servicing portable fire extinguishers must have a extinguishers must have a company certificate issued company certificate issued by the FDNYby the FDNYA uthorized CompaniesAuthorized Companies To verify

4 Licensed/authorized Master To verify licensed/authorized Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractors Fire Suppression Piping Contractors visit visit owners may have Business owners may have their own employees certified their own employees certified by the FDNY to service by the FDNY to service portable fire extinguishers that portable fire extinguishers that are maintained on their are maintained on their premises for their own use. premises for their own use. Certification ProcessCertification ProcessStudy Materials and Testing Study Materials and Testing Do I Need a Portable Do I Need a Portable Extinguisher?

5 Extinguisher?The right extinguisher, in the right The right extinguisher, in the right place, in the right quantity, place, in the right quantity, maintained properlymaintained properlyWhere Required:Where Required: Assembly (restaurant, cabaret, etc)Assembly (restaurant, cabaret, etc) Business (office, professional, serviceBusiness (office, professional, service--type type transaction)transaction) Educational Educational FactoryFactory High HazardHigh Hazard Mercantile (display and sale of merchandise)Mercantile (display and sale of merchandise) Residential (hotels, apartments, dormitories, adult homes)Residential (hotels, apartments, dormitories, adult homes) Laboratories, computer rooms, generator rooms.

6 Laboratories, computer rooms, generator rooms. RequirementsInstallation Requirements Extinguishers shall be Extinguishers shall be conspicuously located conspicuously located and readily accessible, and readily accessible, along normal paths of along normal paths of Offices, place of worship, hotel/motel Offices, place of worship, hotel/motel --1 1 extinguisher for 11,250 extinguisher for 11,250 areafloor area Places of public assembly Places of public assembly --1 extinguisher 1 extinguisher for 3,000 for 3.

7 000 areafloor area Retail stores/shops Retail stores/shops --1 extinguisher for 1 extinguisher for 3,000 3,000 areafloor area Fire extinguishers shall be located so that Fire extinguishers shall be located so that maximum travel distance shall not exceed maximum travel distance shall not exceed 75 ft75 ftMounting Mounting The top of the fire The top of the fire extinguisher is not extinguisher is not more than five (5) more than five (5) feet above the feet above the Within 30 ft. of commercial cooking Within 30 ft.

8 Of commercial cooking equipmentequipment Areas where flammable or combustible Areas where flammable or combustible liquids are stored or usedliquids are stored or usedTypes of ExtinguishersTypes of ExtinguishersSelection and QuantitySelection and QuantityOrdinary Combustibles: Ordinary Combustibles: trash, wood, papertrash, wood, paper Class A Water TypeClass A Water TypeFlammable LiquidsFlammable Liquids CLASS B CLASS B Dry Chemical (ABC)Dry Chemical (ABC)Electrical EquipmentElectrical Equipment Labs, Printing and Labs.

9 Printing and Duplicating AreasDuplicating Areas Class CClass CCombustible Metals Combustible Metals Class DClass DCommercial CookingCommercial Cooking Oils and FatOils and Fat CLASS KCLASS K Wet ChemicalWet ChemicalMAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSFIRE EXTINGUISHERSP eriodic InspectionsPeriodic InspectionsPortable fire extinguishers Portable fire extinguishers must be inspected once a must be inspected once a month to ensure that the month to ensure that the extinguisher is in good extinguisher is in good working orderworking orderMonthly InspectionMonthly InspectionTagTagA tag or label A tag or label must be must be attached to the attached to the extinguisher to extinguisher to indicate the indicate the dates of the dates of the inspectioninspectionAnnual Servicing and Annual Servicing and RechargingRechargingOnce a year the extinguisher Once a year the extinguisher must be serviced by a person or must be serviced by a person or company holding a FDNY company holding a FDNY

10 Portable fire extinguisher portable fire extinguisher servicing company company records of the annual Keep records of the annual servicing and recharging servicing and recharging Commercial Cooking Commercial Cooking Exhaust SystemsExhaust SystemsMaintenance RequirementsMaintenance RequirementsKeep It Clean!Keep It Clean! The entire exhaust system must be cleaned The entire exhaust system must be cleaned every 3 monthsevery 3 monthsCheck RoutinelyCheck Routinely Filters must be cleaned or replaced when Filters must be cleaned or replaced when necessary but at least once per monthnecessary but at least once per monthKeep RecordsKeep Records Records of the cleaning shall be kept Records of the cleaning shall be kept indicating the name of person, certificate of indicating the name of person, certificate of fitness number.