{"id":48,"date":"2012-09-04T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T10:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/?p=48"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:25:19","slug":"hazardous-areas-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/hazardous-areas-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazardous Areas Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>OCCUPANCY TYPE (new building)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\"><strong>CODE REF.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HAZARDOUS AREAS PROTECTION<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>AMBULATORY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(20.3.2, 38.3.2 and 9.2.3)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">Doors shall be self-closing.<br \/>\nLaboratories shall be protected as per NFPA 99.<br \/>\nKitchen shall be protected as per NFPA 96.<br \/>\n1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>BUSINESS <\/strong>(Sprinklered)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(38.3.2.1 and 8.7.1)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<br \/>\nKitchen shall be protected as per NFPA 96.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HEALTHCARE <\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table 18.3.2.1 and 8.7.1)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>EDUCATIONAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(14.3.2.1 and 8.7)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly or sprinkler system.<br \/>\nKitchen shall be protected as per NFPA 96.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>ONE &amp; TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(-)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">No Requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>HOTELS AND DORMITORIES<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table 28.3.2.2.2.)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>APARTMENTS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(Table 30.3.2.1.1.)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>MERCANTILE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(36.3.2.1)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">1-hour rated wall assembly and sprinkler system.<br \/>\nKitchen shall be protected as per NFPA 96.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\"><strong>STORAGE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"20%\">(42.3.2)<\/td>\n<td id=\"side-bar1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"40%\">No Requirements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"square-ads\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1106918897076625\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Display Ads Square --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1106918897076625\" data-ad-slot=\"4384743501\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div>A \u201chazardous area\u201d is defined as an area in which the atmosphere contains, or may contain insufficient quantities, flammable or explosive gases, dusts or vapours. In such an atmosphere a fire or explosion is possible when three basic conditions are met. This is often referred to as the \u201chazardous area\u201d or \u201ccombustion\u201d triangle.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore hazardous areas protection guidelines for various building occupancy types. Learn about NFPA standards, wall assembly, and sprinkler system requirements to ensure fire safety. Understand the concept of hazardous areas and the conditions for potential fire or explosion risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/hazardous-areas-protection\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,3],"tags":[167,117,169,168,171,170],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2041,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/2041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shared4.info\/buildingcodes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}