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1、 2011 Ohio Fire CodeFirst Printing: March 2012Second Printing: July 2012ISBN-978-1-60983-203-2COPYRIGHT 2012byINTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC.The Ohio Fire Code (“OFC”) designates and incorporates substantial portions of the ICC International Fire Code/2009, a copyrighted work owned by the Internati

2、onal Code Council. The International Code Council, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia (“ICC”) asserts a copyright in those portions of the OFC based upon the International Fire Code/2009.As an independent document, the ICC asserts that no part of the International Fire Code/2009 may be reproduced, distrib

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4、n permission to copy material from the IFC exceeding fair use, please contact: International Code Council, Attn: ICC General Counsel, Birmingham Regional Office, 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213-1206.Trademarks: “International Code Council,” the “International Code Council” logo and the “Int

5、ernational Fire Code” are trademarks of the International Code Council, Inc. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.2011 OHIO FIRE CODE iiiPREFACEIntroductionInternationally, code officials recognize the need for a modern, up-to-date fire code addressing conditions hazardous to life andproperty from fire, explosion,

6、handling or use of hazardous materials and the use and occupancy of buildings and premises. TheOhio Fire Code is designed to meet these needs through model code regulations that safeguard the public health and safety in allcommunities, large and small.This comprehensive fire code contains the Ohio A

7、dministrative Code Rules that comprise the Ohio Fire Code. These admin-istrative rules became effective on November 1, 2011. The Ohio Fire Code is a code of statewide applicability that consists ofrules relating to all aspects of fire safety and other matters regulated by the State Fire Marshals off

8、ice of Ohio. The Ohio FireCode establishes the minimum standards for safeguarding life and property from fire and explosion in Ohio. In promulgating theOhio Fire Code, the State Fire Marshal of Ohio, per Ohio Revised Code Section 3737.82, must include rules relating to: themovable contents of any bu

9、ilding, or class of buildings; the transportation, storage, location and use of flammable and explosivematerials; the procedures to be employed by persons in the event of fire; the installation and location of fire protection equip-ment; rules applicable to particular classes of existing buildings o

10、r structures as the use and occupancy of such buildingsor structures suggest are necessary; and other similar matters. The Ohio Fire Code as promulgated is enforceable by the StateFire Marshal, Assistant State Fire Marshals and/or certified fire safety inspectors working for a duly constituted munic

11、ipal ortownship fire department in Ohio.The Ohio Fire Code is based on the International Fire Code (2009 Edition), as amended by the State Fire Marshal of Ohio.The Ohio Fire Code is designed to be compatible with the portions of the Ohio Building Code that are based upon the Interna-tional Building

12、Code (2009 Edition). The Ohio Fire Code is also compatible with all of the International Codes (“I-Codes”) pub-lished by the International Code Council (“ICC”), including the International Building Code, International Code CouncilElectrical Code Administrative Provisions, International Energy Conser

13、vation Code, International Existing Building Code,International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, ICC Performance Code, International Plumbing Code, Interna-tional Private Sewage Disposal Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Residential Code, InternationalUrban-Wi

14、ldland Interface Code and International Zoning Code, many of which have been specifically adopted for use in Ohio.As the Ohio Fire Code is based on the International Fire Code (2009 Edition) and it is enforceable by local fire officials, it alsoencourages statewide consistency in the application of

15、its provisions.MaintenanceThe State Fire Marshal of Ohio, through its involvement in the national model code development process, works with the otherfire code officials and regulated industry members to submit proposed changes to the International Fire Code development pro-cess and to update the Oh

16、io Fire Code in accordance with all of the changes to the International Fire Code. Interested parties canalso submit proposed changes to the Ohio Fire Code to the State Fire Marshal of Ohio in accordance with the provisions of theOhio Revised Code and Rule 1 of the Ohio Fire Code. Letter Designation

17、s in Front of Section NumbersIn each code development cycle, proposed changes to this code are considered at the Code Development Hearing by the Interna-tional Fire Code Development Committee, whose action constitutes a recommendation to the voting membership for final actionon the proposed change.

18、Proposed changes to a code section whose number begins with a letter in brackets are considered by adifferent code development committee. For instance, proposed changes to code sections which have the letter P in front (e.g.P 912.5), are considered by the International Plumbing Code Development Comm

19、ittee at the Code Development Hearing.Where this designation is applicable to the entire content of a main section of the code, the designation appears at the main sec-tion number and title and is not repeated at every subsection in that section.The content of sections in this code which begin with

20、a letter designation are maintained by another code development com-mittee in accordance with the following: B = International Building Code Development Committee; EB = InternationalExisting Building Code Development Committee; M = International Mechanical Code Development Committee; P = Inter-natio

21、nal Plumbing Code Development Committee. The italicized text is:1) The law of Ohio and it is to be given equal weight with nonitalicized text.2) It is “Ohioized” language, meaning that it contains provisions written by the State Fire Marshal of Ohio specifically for appli-cation in Ohio that are sub

22、stantively different than the suggested model code text for those particular sections.iv 2011 OHIO FIRE CODEMarginal MarkingsSingle vertical lines in the margins within the body of the code indicate an ICC technical change from the requirements of the2006 edition of the code. Double vertical lines i

23、n the margins indicate an Ohio amendment. Deletion indicators () are providedin the margin where a paragraph or item has been deleted by the ICC from the 2006 edition, while indicates language deletedby Ohio. 2011 OHIO FIRE CODE vTABLE OF CONTENTSRULE 1 ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24、 1Section(A)101 Scope and General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(B)102 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(C)103 Fire Code within a Political Subdivision . . . . . . 4(D)104 General Authority and Responsibilities . . . . . . . 4(E)105 Permits . . . . . . .

25、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7(F)106 Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15(G)107 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16(H)108 Appeal of Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16(I)109 Violations . . .

26、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16(J)110 Unsafe Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17(K)111 Stop Work Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17(L)112 State Fire Marshal Permits and Inspection Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(M)11

27、3 Amendments to the Fire Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(N)114 Notice of Public Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19(O)115 Research Reports and Testing Laboratories . . . 19(P)116 Flammability of Consumer Goods . . . . . . . . . . 20(Q)117 Procedure in Event of Fire . . . . . . . . . . . .

28、 . . . . 20(R)118 Hotel and SRO Facility License . . . . . . . . . . . . 20(S)119 Small Government Fire Department Services Revolving Loan Program . . . . . . . . 25(T)120 Fire Department Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27(U)121 Reserved for Future Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29、 29(V)122 Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29(W)123 Declaration Regarding Material Assistance/Non-Assitance to Terrorist Organization . . . 32RULE 2 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Section(A)201 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33(B)202 General Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33RULE 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . 57Section(A)301 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57(B)302 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31、. . . . . . . . . 57(C)303 Asphalt Kettles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57(D)304 Combustible Waste Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58(E)305 Ignition Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58(F)306 Motion Picture Projection Rooms and Film . . . 59(G)307 Ope

32、n Burning, Recreational Fires and Portable Outdoor Fireplaces . . . . . . . . . 59(H)308 Open Flames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59(I)309 Powered Industrial Trucks and Equipment . . . 62(J)310 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62(K)311 Vacan

33、t Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63(L)312 Vehicle Impact Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64(M)313 Fueled Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64(N)314 Indoor Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64(O)315 Miscellaneous Combust

34、ible Materials Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65(P)316 Hazards to Fire Fighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65(Q)317 Laundry Carts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66(R)318 Laboratories Using Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66RULE 4 EMERGENCY PLANNINGA

35、ND PREPAREDNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Section(A)401 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67(B)402 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67(C)403 Public Assemblages and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . 67(D)404 Fire Safety and E

36、vacuation Plans . . . . . . . . . . . 68(E)405 Emergency Evacuation Drills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69(F)406 Employee Training and ResponseProcedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70(G)407 Hazard Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70(H)408 Use and Occupancy-rel

37、ated Requirements. . . . 71(I)409 Tornado Shelters in Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74RULE 5 FIRE SERVICE FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Section(A)501 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77(B)502 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38、 . . . . 77(C)503 Fire Apparatus Access Roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77(D)504 Access to Building Openings and Roofs . . . . . 78(E)505 Premises Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79(F)506 Key Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79(G)507 Fire Protection

39、 Water Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79(H)508 Fire Command Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80(I)509 Fire Protection Equipment Identification and Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80(J)510 Emergency Responder Radio Coverage. . . . . . 80vi 2011 OHIO FIRE CODETABLE OF CONTENTSRULE

40、6 BUILDING SERVICESAND SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Section(A)601 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83(B)602 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83(C)603 Fuel-fired Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41、. . . . . . 84(D)604 Emergency and Standby Power Systems . . . . . 88(E)605 Electrical Equipment, Wiring and Hazards . . . 91(F)606 Mechanical Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92(G)607 Elevator Recall and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 94(H)608 Stationary Storage Battery Systems .

42、. . . . . . . . 94(I)609 Commercial Kitchen Hoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96RULE 7 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATEDCONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Section(A)701 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97(B)702 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

43、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97(C)703 Fire-resistance-rated Construction . . . . . . . . . . 97(D)704 Floor Openings and Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98RULE 8 INTERIOR FINISH,DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FURNISHINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Section(A)801 General . . . . . . . .

44、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99(B)802 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99(C)803 Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish andTrim in Existing Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100(D)804 Interior Wall and Ceiling Trim in New and Existing Buildings . . . .

45、 . . . . . . . . 102(E)805 Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses in New and Exisiting Buildings . . . . . . . . . 103(F)806 Decorative Vegetation in New andExisting Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106(G)807 Decorative Materials Other than Decorative Vegetation in New and Existing Bui

46、ldings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106(H)808 Furnishings Other than UpholsteredFurniture and Mattresses or DecorativeMaterials in New and Existing Buildings . . 108RULE 9 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . 109Section(A)901 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

47、109(B)902 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111(C)903 Automatic Sprinkler Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113(D)904 Alternative Automatic Fire-extinguishing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 120(E)905 Standpipe Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123(F)

48、906 Portable Fire Extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125(G)907 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems. . . . . . . . . 128(H)908 Emergency Alarm Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139(I)909 Smoke Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139(J)910 Smoke and Heat Vents . . . . . . . . . . .

49、 . . . . . . . 146(K)911 Explosion Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148(L)912 Fire Department Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . 149(M)913 Fire Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150(N)914 Fire Protection Based on Special DetailedRequirements of Use and Occupancy. . . . . 151(O)915 Fire Protection and Fire Fighting Equipment Certificaiton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154RULE 10 MEANS OF EGRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Section(A)1001 General .