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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous Plans 2008-9-1 I EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS to buildings. structures. fire hydrants and fire apparatus access roads or where such gatherings adversely affect public safety services of any kind, the fire code official shall have the author- ity to order the development of, or prescribe a plan for. the pro- vision of an approved level of public safety. 403.2.1 Contents. The public safety plan. where required by Section 403.2. shall address such items as emergency vehicle ingress and egress, fire protection, emergency medi- cal services. public assembly areas and the directing of both attendees and vehicles (including the parking of vehicles). vendor and food concession distributinn. and the need for the presence of law enforcement. and fire and emergency medical services personnel at the event. SECTION 404 FIRE SAFETY AND EVACUATION PLANS 404.1 General. Fire safety and evacuation plans shall comply with the requ:~~I"""'I.ts of this section. 404.2 Where required. An approved fire safety and evacua- tion plan shall be prepared and maintained for the following occupancies and buildings. I. Group A, other than Group A occupancies used exclu- sively for purposes of religious worship that have an occupant load less than 2.000. 2. Group B buildings having an occupant load of 500 or more persons or more than 100 persons above or below the lowest level of exit discharge. 3. Group E. 4. Group H. 5. Group I. 6. Group R-1. 7. Group R-2 college and university buildings. 8. Group R-4. Uroup ~K _ Group R occupancies subject to licensure by the state. II. High-rise buildings. 12. Group M buildings having an occupant load of 500 or more persons or more than 100 persons above or below the lowest level of exit discharge. 13. Covered malls exceeding 50.000 square feet (4645 m2) in aggregate floor area. 14. Underground buildings. 15. Buildings with an atrium and having an occupancy in Group A. E or M. 404.3 Contents. Fire safety and evacuation plan contents shall be in accordance with Sections 404.3.1 and 404.3.2. Where -/'1-9. 10. 42 health care facilities are federally certified by Centers for II Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). they are also required to meet the applicable NFPA standards. 404.3.1 Fire evacuation plans. Fire evacuation plans shall include the following: 1. Emergency egress or escape routes and whether evac- uation of the building is to be complete or. where approved. by selected floors or areas only. 2. Procedures for employees who must remain to oper- ate critical equipment before evacuating. 3. Procedures for accounting for employees and occu- pants after evacuation has been completed. 4. Identification and assignment of personnel responsi- ble for rescue or emergency medical aid. 5. The pniferred and any alternative means of notifying occupants of a fire or emergency. 6. The preferred and any alternative means of reporting fires and other emergencies to the fire department or designated emergency response organization. 7. Identification and assignment of personnel who can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan. 8. A description of the emergency voicelalarm commu- nication system alert tone and preprogrammed voice messages. where provided. 404.3.2 Fire safety plans. Fire safety plans shall include the following: o. I. The procecture for reporting a fire or other emer- gency. 2. The life safety strategy and procedures for notifying, relocating, or evacuating occupants. 3. Site plans indicating the following: 3.1. The occupancy assembly point. - -~ 3.2. .The locations of fire hydrants and fire apPI~I-1 ances. 3.3. The nonnal routes of fire d';"p".u..ent vehicle access. 4. Floor plans identifying the locations of the following: 4.1. Exits. 4.2. Primary evacuation routes. 4.3. Secondary evacuation routes. 4.4. Accessible egress routes. 4.5. Areas of refuge. 4.6. Manual fire alarm boxes. 4.7. Portable fire extinguishers. 2007 OREGON FIRE CODE 4.8. Occupant-use hose stations. 4.9. Fire alarm annunciators and controls. II 4.10. Area separation fire walls. 5. A list of major fire hazards associated with the nonnal use and occupancy of the premises, including mainte- nance and housekeeping procedures. 6. Identification and assignment of personnel responsi- ble for maintenance of systems and equipment installed to prevent or control fires. 7. Identification and assignment of personnel responsi- ble for maintenance, housekeeping and controlling fuel hazard sources. 404.4 Maintenance. Fire safety and evacuation plans shall be reviewed or updated annually or as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, occupancy. or the physical arrangement of the building. 404.5 Availability. Fire safety and evacuation plans shall be available in the workplace for reference and review by employ- ees. and copies shall be furnished to the fire code official for review upon request. SECTION 405 EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS 405.1 General. Emergency evacuation drills complying with the provisions of this section shall be conducted at least annu- ally in the occupancies listed in Section 404.2 or when required by the fire code official. Drills shall be designed in cooperation with the local authorities. 405.2 Frequency. Required emergency evacuation drills shall be held at the intervals specified in Table 405.2 or more fre- quently where necessary to familiarize all occupants with the drill procedure. 405.3 Leadership. Responsibility for the planning and con- duct of drills shall be assigned to competent persons designated to exercise leadership. 405.4 Time. Drills shall be held at unexpected times and under varying conditions to simulate the unusual conditions that occur in case of fire. 405.5 Record keeping. Records shan be maintained of required emergency evacuation drills and include the following information: I. Identity of the person conducting the drill. 2. Date and time of the drill. 3. Notification method used. 4. Staff members on duty and participating. 5. Number of occupants evacuated. 6. Special conditions simulated. 7. Problems encountered. 8. Weather conditions when occupants were evacuated. 9. Time required to accomplish complete evacuation. 2007 OREGON FIRE CODE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS TABLE 40S.2 FIRE AND EVACUATION DRILL FREQUENCY AND PARTICIPATION GROUP OR I I OCCUPANCY FREQUENCY PARTlCIPATlON Group A Quarterly Employees I Group Be Annuallv EmDlovees I Group E MonthlyB All occupants I I Group I Quarterly on each shift Employeesb I I Group R-l Quarterlv on each shift Emplovees I I Group R_2d Four annually All occupants , I' I Group R-4 See Section 408.12 All occuoantsb I Group SR See Section 408.12 All occupantsb,e I High~rise buildings I Annually Employees I a. The frequency shall be allowed to be modified in acconlance with Section 408.3.2. b. Fire and evacuation drills in Group 1-1, R-4 and SR facilities shaH be con- II ducted in accordance with Section 408.12. c. Group B buildings having an occupant load of 500 or more persons or more than 100 persons above or below the lowest level of exit discharge. d. Applicable to Group R-2 college and university' buildings in accordance with Section 408.3. e. Fire and evacuation drills in Group SR facilities shall include occupant use II of designated point of safety for the facility. 405.6 Notification. Where required by the fire code official. prior notification of emergency evacuation drills shall be given to the fire code official. 405.7 Initiation. Where a fire alarm system is provided, emer- gency evacuation drills shall be initiated by activating the fire alarm system. For other than fire emergency evacuation drills, II alternate means of occupant notification shall be used. 405.8 Accountability. As building occupants arrive at the assembly point. efforts shall be made to detennine if all occu- pants have been successfully evacuated or have been accounted for. 405.9 Recall and reentry. An electrically or mechanically operated signal used to recall occupants after an evacuation shall be separate and distinct from the signal used to initiate the evacuation. The recall signal initiation means shall be manu- ally operated and under the control of the person in charge of the premises or the official in charge of the incident. No one shall reenter the premises until authorized to do so by the offi- cial in charge. SECTION 406 EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES 406.1 General. Employees in the occupancies listed in Section 404.2 shall be trained in the fire emergency procedures described in their fire evacuation and fire safety plans. Training shall be based on these plans and as described in Section 404.3. 406.2 Frequency. Employees shall receive training in the con- tents of fire safety and evacuation plans and their duties as part of new employee orientation and at least annually thereafter. 43 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS Records shall be kept and made available to the fire code offi- cial upon request. 406.3 Employee training program. Employees shall be trained in fire prevention. evacuation and fire safety in accor- dance with Sections 406.3.1 through 406.3.3. 406.3.1 Fire prevention training. Employees shall be apprised of the fire hazards ofthe materials and processes to which they are exposed. Each employee shall be instructed in the proper procedures for preventing fires in the conduct of their assigned duties. 406.3.2 Evacuation training. Employees shall be familiar- ized with the fire alarm and evacuation signals, their assigned duties in the event of an alarm or emergency, evac- uation routes, areas of refuge. exterior assembly areas, and procedures for evacuation. 406.3.3 Fire safety training. Employees assigned fire-fighting duties shall be trained to know the locations and proper use of portable fire extinguishers or other man- ual fire-fighting equipment and the protective clothing or equipment required for its safe and proper use. SECTION 407 HAZARD COMMUNICATION 407.1 General. The provisions of Sections 407.2 through 407.7 shall be applicable where hazardous materials subject to permits under Section 2701.5 are located on the premises or where required by the fire code official. 407.2 Material Safety Data Sheets. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all hazardous materials shall be readily available on the premises. Where MSDS's are available by electronic means, hard copies shall also be available on the pre- mises. 407.3 Identification. Individual containers of hazardous mate- rials. cartons or packages shall be marked or labeled in accor- dance with applicable federal regulations. Buildings, rooms and spaces containing hazardous materials shall be identified by hazard warning signs in accordance with Section 2703.5. 407.4 Training. Persons responsible for the operation of areas in which hazardous materials are stored, dispensed. handled or used shall be familiar with the chemical nature of the materials and the appropriate mitigating actions necessary in the event of a fire. leak or spill. Responsible persons shall be designated and trained to be liaison personnel for the fire department. These persons shall aid the fire department in preplanning emergency responses and identification of the locations where hazardous materials are located. and shall have access to Material Safety Data Sheets and be knowledgeable in the site emergency response procedures. > 407.5 Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement. Where required by the fire code official. a Hazardous Materials Inven- tory Statement (HMIS) in accordance with Section 2701.5.2, shall be provided when quantities meet or exceed those speci- fied in Section 105.6. The fire code official is authorized to accept an alternate inventory statement as may be required by other local, state or federal regulations. 44 407.6 Hazardous Materials Management Plan. Where required by the fire code official, a Hazardous Materials Man- agement Plan (HMMP) in accordance with Section 2701.5.1. shall be provided when quantities meet or exceed those speci- fied in Section 105.6. The fire code official is authorized to accept an alternate plan as may be required by other local. state or federal regulations. 407.7 Facility closure plans. The person responsible for the operation of the facility shall submit to the fire code official a facility closure plan in accordance with Section 2701.6.3 to ter- minate storage. dispensing. handling or use of hazardous mate- rials. SECTION 408 USE AND OCCUPANCY-RELATED REQUIREMENTS 408.1 General. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the provisions of this section are applicable to specific occupancies listed herein. 408.2 Group A occupancies. Group A occupancies shall com- ply with the requirements of Sections 408.2.1 and 408.2.2 and Sections 401 through 406. 408.2.1 Seating plan. The fire safety and evacuation plans for assembly occupancies shall include the information required by Section 404.3 and a detailed seating plan. occu- pant load. and occupant load limit. Deviations from the approved plans shall be allowed provided the occupant load limit for the occupancy is not exceeded and the aisles and exit accessways remain unobstructed. 408.2.2 Announcements. In theaters, motion picture the- aters, auditoriums and similar assembly occupancies in Group A used for noncontinuous programs. an audible announcement shall be made not more than 10 minutes prior to the start of each program to notify the occupants of the location of the exits to be used in the event of a fire or other emergency. Exception: In motion picture theaters, the announce- - ment is allowed to be projected upon the screen in a man- ner approved by the fire code official. 408.3 Group E occupancies and Group R.2 college and uni- versity buildings. Group E occupancies shall comply with the requirements of Sections 408.3.1 through 408.3.4 and Sections 401 through 406. Group R-2 college and university buildings shall comply with the requirements of Sections 408.3.1 and 408.3.3 and Sections 401 through 406. Fire drills in Group E I occupancies shall be conducted in accordance with ORS 479.140. ORS 479.140 is not a part of this code but is reproduced or paraphrased here for the reader's convenience. ORS 479.140(1) The State Fire Marshal and deputies and assistants shall require teachers of public and private schools and educational institutions to have one fire drill each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours. NOTE: See also ORS 336.071. "Fire drills at school." 2007 OREGON FIRE CODE