760.15 FIRE HOSE AND STANDPIPES.

760.15 FIRE HOSE AND STANDPIPES.

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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
760.15 FIRE HOSE AND STANDPIPES.
CHAPTER 760 Nursing and Boarding Care Homes
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760.12 STORAGE OF GASES.
   (a)    Storage rooms for combustible anesthetics shall be constructed of an assembly of building materials with a minimum fire-resistant rating of one hour, and shall not communicate directly with an operating, delivery, anesthesia or furnace room, or any room containing an open flame or spark-producing device.
   (b)    Oxygen and nitrous oxide shall not be stored in the same room with any combustible anesthetic agent such as cyclopropane, divinyl ether, ethyl chloride, ethyl ether, ethylene, vinethlene or vinyl ether.
   (c)    Provision shall be made for racks or fastening to protect cylinders from accidental damage or dislocation.
   (d)    No open flame, smoking or spark-producing device shall be permitted within a room in which combustible anesthetics or compressed oxygen is used or stored.
   (e)    All rooms in which combustible anesthetics are stored shall be individually ventilated to the exterior.
   (f)    Oxygen and nitrous oxide of a total capacity in excess of 1500 cubic feet, when located within the building shall be enclosed in a separate rooms or enclosure within a room with a minimum fire-resistant rating of at least one hour. The manifold enclosure shall be individually vented to the outside.
   (g)    Oxygen and nitrous oxide of a total capacity of less than 1500 cubic feet shall be stored in rooms or in an enclosure within a room. The rooms or enclosures do not have to be vented to the outside but the doors to such rooms or enclosures shall be provided with 1ouvers at the top and bottom.
   (h)    Rooms or enclosures for combustible or nonflammable gases shall not be used for storage purposes other than for the cylinders containing the gases. Storage of empty cylinders pending their removal is permissible.
   (i)    Electrical wall fixtures in oxygen and nitrous oxide storage rooms shall be installed in fixed locations not less than five feet above the floor to avoid physical damage.
   (j)    In storage locations for combustible anesthetics the electrical wiring and equipment shall comply with the explosion-proof requirements of the 1968 edition of the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.13 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, STORAGE AND USE.
   (a)    Flammable liquids shall be stored in suitable buildings, rooms or compartments used for no other purpose and shall be constructed of building materials having a minimum fire- resistant rating of one hour.
   (b)    Flammable liquids shall be stored in and used from approved metal safety cans or containers.
   (c)    Benzine, benzol, gasoline, naphtha and their compounds shall not be stored in any basement, cellar or pit.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.14 FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
   (a)    All nursing or boarding care homes shall be provided with approved fire extinguishers for each 2500 square feet of floor area or fractional part thereof, adequate for the conditions involved and suitably located.
   (b)    All rooms and enclosures containing heating and cooking appliances shall be provided with approved fire extinguishing equipment. Such fire extinguishers shall not be placed in close proximity to fire units or in any other position affecting their availability in the event of a fire.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.15 FIRE HOSE AND STANDPIPES.
   (a)    Fire hose and standpipes shall be required on all new construction over two stories high. All fire hose couplings shall conform to the size, thread and pattern adapted to the standpipe installed.
   (b)    The number of standpipes shall be such that all parts of every floor area can be reached within thirty feet by a nozzle attached to 100 feet of hose connected to a standpipe.
   (c)    Standpipes shall be so located that they are protected against mechanical and fire damage with outlets within stairway enclosures as near the stairway as possible or outside or immediately inside of the exterior walls within one foot of a fire tower or exterior stairway or fire escape.
   (d)    Standpipes shall be installed in accordance with approved standards and maintained in readiness for use at all times.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.16 SPRINKLERS REQUIRED.
   (a)    Nursing homes or boarding care homes which are occupied by bed patients or by ambulatory patients and residents shall be protected throughout, including stairways, closets, basements, cellars, attics, storage rooms and chutes, by a system of automatic sprinklers installed and maintained in accordance with approved standards.
   (b)   Water-flow alarms shall be provided on all sprinkler installations. Central station water-flow alarm service is desirable but central station water-flow alarm service does not necessarily waive the local alarm requirement.
   (c)    When a sprinkler system is installed plans shall be submitted to the State Fire Marshal for approval before installation is made.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.17 HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCIES.
   No motor vehicle or other device which may cause or communicate fire, which vehicle or device is not necessary for patient or resident treatment or care, shall be stored within a nursing home or boarding care home. All such devices and materials necessary for use within the building shall be used with reasonable care for safety from fire and shall be used by trained personnel. (Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
760.18 LOCATION NEAR FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE TANKS.
   No nursing home or boarding care home shall be located within eighty-five feet of underground or 300 feet of aboveground storage tanks containing flammable liquids used in connection with a service station, garage, bulk plant or marine terminal or bottling plant of a liquefied petroleum gas installation.
(Ord. 45-64. Passed 10-15-64.)
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• Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
• ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
• ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
• ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
• Ord. 45-64
• ordance with approved standards and maintained in readiness for use at all times
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