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30、n Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities 2016 Edition This edition of NFPA 150, Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Animal Housing Facilities. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 26, 2015, with an effective da
31、te of June 15, 2015, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 150 was approved as an American National Standard on June 15, 2015. Origin and Development of NFPA 150 After a series of disastrous res in racetrack stables in 1975, NFPA established the Committee on Firesafety in Racetr
32、ack Stables. This committee began its work in 1976 with the establishment of three working subcommittees covering construction, occupancy requirements, and re protection. NFPA 150, Standard on Firesafety in Racetrack Stables, was rst published in 1979. In the 1985 edition, minor changes were made to
33、 the standard that included the printing of Table 3 from NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction, in Appendix A. Changes to both the 1991 and 1995 editions consisted of editorial improvements and clarications of the existing text. The 2000 edition added a section on equivalency and esse
34、ntially revised other portions of the text to reect the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents for use of mandatory language. In 2004, the scope of NFPA 150 expanded to include life and safety requirements for both humans and animals in all types of animal housing facilities. In July
35、 of 2004, the Standards Council approved the expansion and changed the name of the document to Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities. The expanded NFPA 150 provided better guidance to authorities having jurisdiction by addressing all types of animal housing facilities and mad
36、e possible the consistent treatment of such facilities from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The 2009 edition included several updates related primarily to the referenced codes and standards and to some of the extracted text. A new provision allowing the use of the room-corner test from NFPA 286, Stand
37、ard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth, was introduced to allow an alternative test protocol to evaluate interior nish materials. These renements continued and a new chapter on performance-based design approaches was added for th
38、e 2013 edition. Other changes for that edition included supplemental provisions for the built-in re protection systems that are mandated by the standard. Changes for the 2016 edition include several clarications and additions, including scoping criteria with regard to how the standard should be appl
39、ied to existing buildings, classication of all agricultural animals in the Category B scheme for protection purposes, and a provision that extends automatic sprinkler and smoke control systems into all facilities that board or house horses.FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY IN ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITIES 150-2 2016
40、 Edition Technical Committee on Animal Housing Facilities Bradford T. Cronin, Chair Newport Fire Department, RI E Melanie Adams, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, FL E Clay P. Aler, Koffel Associates, Inc., MD SE Michael J. Biel, Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 183, WI L Rep. United Assn. of Journeym
41、en stables; kennels; animal shelters; animal hospitals; veterinary facilities; zoos, special amusement parks; agricultural facilities; laboratories; and racetrack stable and kennel areas including those stable and kennel areas, barns, and associated buildings at state, county, and local fairgrounds.
42、 This Committee does not cover building code or life safety code requirements that are handled by other committees.CONTENTS 150-3 2016 Edition Contents Chapter 1 Administration 150 4 1.1 Scope. . 150 4 1.2 Purpose. . 150 4 1.3 Application. 150 4 1.4 Retroactivity. . 150 4 1.5 Equivalency. . 150 4 1.
43、6 Units. 150 5 1.7 Enforcement. . 150 5 Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 150 5 2.1 General. 150 5 2.2 NFPA Publications. 150 5 2.3 Other Publications. . 150 5 2.4 References for Extracts in MandatorySections. . 150 5 Chapter 3 Denitions . 150 5 3.1 General. 150 5 3.2 NFPA Ofcial Denitions. 150 5 3.
44、3 General Denitions. 150 6 Chapter 4 General Requirements . 150 7 4.1 Goals and Objectives. 150 7 4.2 Fundamental Fire and Life Safety Requirements. 150 7 4.3 General Requirements. . 150 8 Chapter 5 Performance-Based Design Option 150 8 5.1 General Requirements. 150 8 5.2 Safety-from-Fire Goals. . 1
45、50 9 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements. 150 9 5.4 Performance-Based Design Characteristics and Assumptions. . 150 10 5.5 Design Scenarios. 150 10 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs. . 150 10 5.7 Safety Factors. . 150 11 5.8 Documentation Requirements. . 150 11 Chapter 6 Subclassication of Anima
46、l Housing Facilities and Categorization of Animals . 150 11 6.1 General. 150 11 6.2 Animal Housing Facility Subclassications. . 150 11 6.3 Categorization of Animals. 150 12 Chapter 7 Construction and Separation Requirements 150 12 7.1 Types of Construction. 150 12 7.2 Height and Area Requirements. .
47、 150 12 7.3 Stall, Cage, and Enclosure Requirements. . 150 13 7.4 Exposure Protection. . 150 13 7.5 Structural Design. 150 13 7.6 Fire-Rated Separations Between Animal Housing Facilities and Hazardous Areas. . 150 13 7.7 Wildland/Urban Interface or Wildland/Urban Intermix. 150 13 Chapter 8 Means of
48、Egress Requirements 150 14 8.1 General. 150 14 8.2 Animal Occupant Load. 150 14 Chapter 9 Requirements for Protection from Fire and Special Hazards . 150 14 9.1 General. 150 14 9.2 Sprinkler Protection. . 150 14 9.3 Fire Alarm Systems. . 150 14 9.4 Fire Extinguishers. . 150 14 9.5 Lightning Protecti
49、on. 150 15 9.6 Special Hazards. . 150 15 9.7 Vertical Openings. . 150 15 9.8 Special Requirements for Category A Animals. . 150 15 Chapter 10 Interior Finishes, Contents, and Furnishings 150 16 10.1 General. 150 16 10.2 Insulation. 150 16 Chapter 11 Class 1 Animal Housing Facilities 150 16 11.1 General. 150 16 11.2 Means of Egress Requirements. 150 16 11.3 Protection. . 150 16 11.4 Operating Features. . 150 17 Chapter 12 Class 2 Animal Housing Facilities 150 17 12.1 General. 150 17
