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31、fo.1-1 NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2017 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 1 Fire Code 2018 Edition This edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, was pre
32、pared by the Technical Committee on Fire Code and acted on by NFPA at its June Association Technical Meeting held June 47, 2017, in Boston, MA. It was issued by the Standards Council on August 17, 2017, with an effective date of September 6, 2017, and supersedes all previous editions. This document
33、has been amended by one or more Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) and/or Errata. See “Codes an expansion of Section 12.6 on furnishings, contents, decorations, and treated fabrics to contain extracted provisions from NFPA 101; a new Section 18.4, which moved re ow requirements for buildings from A
34、nnex H; a new Section 32.5 for regulating locations for motion picture and television production studios, soundstages, and approved production facilities with extracted provisions from NFPA 140; and new Sections 40.3 through 40.7 on combustible dust explosion protection and re prevention with extrac
35、ted provisions from NFPA 654. Additional information on hazardous materials classications was added to Annex B. This revision also added three annexes to the 2009 edition, including Annex O, In- Building Public Safety Radio Enhancement Systems; Annex P, Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency E
36、valuation; and Annex Q, Fire Fighter Safety Building Marking System. The number of NFPA codes and standards referenced in this edition was 119. Six annexes published in the 2006 edition were deleted from the 2009 edition, including Annex E, Model Citation Program; Annex F, Model Fees and Charges Pro
37、gram; Annex H, Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings; Annex J, Protection of Outdoor Storage; Annex M, Recommendations for Fighting Rubber Tire Fires in Sprinklered Buildings; and Annex N, AHJ Minimum Qualications and Job Descriptions for Code Enforcement Personnel. The 2012 edition of NFPA 1 include
38、d revisions to requirements for the re code board of appeals (Section 1.10); certicates of tness (Section 1.13); application limits of referenced standards (Section 2.1); emergency plan provisions (Section 10.9); prohibited storage of grills on balconies (10.11.6.2); new requirements for standardize
39、d elevator keys (11.3.6); new requirements for determination of re department communication capabilities in buildings and two-way radio communication enhancement systems and deleted former Annex O (Section 11.10); medical gas and vacuum systems (Section 11.11); photovoltaic systems (Section 11.12);
40、quality assurance of re barrier penetrations and joints (12.3.2); and automatic sprinkler system requirement for new buildings three or more stories in height above grade (13.3.2.4). The 2012 edition also relocated former Annex P to the new Chapter 15, Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Ev
41、aluation; expanded Chapter 17, Wildland Urban Interface; added a new Chapter 36, Telecommunication Facilities and Information Technology Equipment; added a new Chapter 37, Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems; added requirements for carbon monoxide detection in residential occupancies;
42、relocated former Annex G to the new Chapter 54, Ozone Gas-Generating Equipment; extensively revised Chapter 60, Hazardous Materials, to extract from NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code; updated Chapter 66, Flammable and Combustible Liquids, per the current edition of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustibl
43、e Liquids Code; revised Chapter 67, Flammable Solids, to reference NFPA 400; revised Chapter 68, Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids, to reference NFPA 400; completely revised Chapter 70, Oxidizer Solids and Liquids; revised Chapter 71, Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids, to reference NFPA 400; rev
44、ised Chapter 72, Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids, to reference NFPA 400; added a new Chapter 74, Ammonium Nitrate; added a new Chapter 75, Organic Peroxide Solids and Liquids; deleted Annex K, Explanation of Rack Storage Test Data and Procedures; deleted Annex L, Protection of Baled Cotton: H
45、istory of Guidelines; and updated all extracts through the Annual 2011 revision cycle. Key revisions for the 2015 edition of NFPA 1 included the prohibition of the use of sky lanterns (10.10.9.3); expanded application of photovoltaic system requirements to existing installations (Section 11.12); AHJ
46、 authorization to permit the removal of nonrequired, existing occupant-use hose (13.2.2.6); mandatory automatic sprinkler requirement for all new hotels without exception (13.3.2.15); enhanced attic protection for residential board and care occupancies with residential sprinkler systems (13.3.2.21.2
47、.7); expanded occupancy-based re alarm system provisions to correlate with NFPA 101 (Section 13.7); new occupant load factor for concentrated business use (14.8.1.2); completely revised re hydrant location and distribution requirements and deleted former Annex E (Section 18.5); revisions to NFPA 654
48、 extracts for dust explosion prevention (Chapter 40); new hot work permit limits from NFPA 51B (41.3.4.4); expanded existing commercial cooking equipment extinguishing system requirements from NFPA 96 (50.4.4.3.2); expanded ammonia refrigeration system maintenance and testing requirements (Section 5
49、3.3); updated hazardous materials maximum allowable quantities from NFPA 400 (60.4.2); new provisions for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers from NFPA 101 (60.5.2); revisions to aerosol product classications from NFPA 30B (61.1.3); new requirements for cleaning and purging gas piping systems from NFPA 55 (63.3.1.19); new provisions for cooking oil storage tank systems in commercial kitchens from NFPA 30 (66.19.7); and updates of all extracts through the Annual 2014 revision cycle. The 2018 edition of NFPA 1 includes revisions to requirements for th
