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) 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)

2 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 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

3 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?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.

4 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 3,000 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.

5 Of commercial cooking Within 30 ft. 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, 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

6 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 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, and dates of the cleaningfitness number, and dates of the cleaningMonitoring Monitoring The cooking fire extinguishing system The cooking fire extinguishing system must be inspected, tested and must be inspected.

7 Tested and serviced at least once every 6 months serviced at least once every 6 months by a licensed master fire suppression by a licensed master fire suppression piping contractor properly trained for piping contractor properly trained for the specific fire extinguishing specific fire extinguishing companies Only companies Only companies that are Only companies that are authorized by the manufacturer of authorized by the manufacturer of your commercial cooking exhaust your commercial cooking exhaust system, licensed by the NYC DOB, system, licensed by the NYC DOB, and hold a valid/current certificate and hold a valid/current certificate of fitness will be acceptable for of fitness will be acceptable for the purposes of meeting FDNY the purposes of meeting FDNY Code standards & obtaining a Code standards & obtaining a permit.

8 Permit. Range System Inspection and CleaningOwners have the option to Owners have the option to inspect and clean the cooking inspect and clean the cooking exhaust systems themselves exhaust systems themselves or by employees who have or by employees who have been certified by the FDNY been certified by the FDNYP laces of Public AssemblyPlaces of Public AssemblyIf accommodating more than 75 persons (750 sq If accommodating more than 75 persons (750 sq feet), a DOB Public Assembly permit is feet), a DOB Public Assembly permit is requiredrequiredDefinition: Definition: An enclosed room or space in which 75 or more An enclosed room or space in which 75 or more persons gather for religious, recreational, educational, politicpersons gather for religious, recreational, educational, political al or social purposes or for the consumption of food or drink or or social purposes or for the consumption of food or drink or for similar group activity, but excluding such spaces in for similar group activity, but excluding such spaces in dwelling units, or an outdoor space containing 200 or units, or an outdoor space containing 200 or DOB Approved Floorplans and PermitDOB Approved Floorplans and Permit Current Arrangement in ConformanceCurrent Arrangement in Conformance Post the Certificate of Occupancy.

9 Post the Certificate of Occupancy, Occupancy Sign, Permit Occupancy Sign, Permit Approved plan, permit and Approved plan, permit and Certificate of Occupancy must Certificate of Occupancy must be kept on the premises and be kept on the premises and made available for inspection at made available for inspection at all FDNY Conducts Annual Life Safety FDNY Conducts Annual Life Safety and Compliance Review and Compliance Review Share Inspection Results with Share Inspection Results with Department of Buildings and Department of Buildings and Consumer AffairsConsumer Affairs All violations must be remedied All violations must be remedied before a permit can be a permit can be TELEPHONE IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERSNUMBERS Certificate of Fitness Certificate of Fitness 718718--999999--19881988 fire violations & complaintsFire violations & complaints

10 718718--999999--2541/1586/15872541/1586/ 1587 Permits (hazardous storage/operations) Permits (hazardous storage/operations) 718718--999999--24572457 Permits (open flame/public assembly) Permits (open flame/public assembly) 718718--999999--2403/04/05 2403/04/05