NFPA 150-2019 Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code

NFPA 150-2019 Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code. 9.3.1.4 To ensure operational integrity, the fre alarm system shall have an approved maintenance and testing program complying with the applicable requirements of NFPA 70 and NFPA 72. [101:9.6.1.4] N 9.3.1.5 Fire alarm system impairment procedures shall comply with NFPA 72. [101:9.6.1.5] N 9.3.1.6* Modifcations to Section 9.3 shall be permitted to accommodate the needs of the animal occupants with approval of the AHJ. N 9.3.2 Signal Initiation. N 9.3.2.1 Where required by other sections of this Code, actua‐ tion of the fre alarm system shall occur by any or all of the following means of initiation but shall not be limited to such means: (1) Manual fre alarm initiation (2) Automatic detection (3) Extinguishing system operation [101:9.6.2.1] N 9.3.2.2 Manual fre alarm boxes shall be used only for fre- protective signaling purposes. N 9.3.2.3 A manual fre alarm box shall be located within 60 in. (1525 mm) of exit doorways. N 9.3.2.4 Manual fre alarm boxes shall be mounted on both sides of grouped openings over 40 ft (12.2 m) in width, and within 60 in. (1525 mm) of each side of the opening. [101:9.6.2.4] 9.3.3.5 Smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be in‐ stalled within a 36 in. (910 mm) horizontal path from a door to a bathroom containing a shower or tub unless listed for instal‐ lation in close proximity to such locations. [101:9.6.2.10.6] N 9.3.3.6 System smoke detectors in accordance with NFPA 72 and arranged to function in the same manner as single-station or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be permitted in lieu of smoke alarms. [101:9.6.2.10.7] N 9.3.3.7 Smoke alarms, other than battery-operated smoke alarms as permitted by other sections of this Code, shall be powered in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 72. [101:9.6.2.10.8] N 9.3.3.8 Where two or more smoke alarms are required within a suite of rooms, or similar area, they shall be arranged so that operation of any smoke alarm shall cause the alarm in all smoke alarms within the suite of rooms, or similar area to sound, unless otherwise permitted by one of the following: N 9.3.3.8.1 The requirement of 9.3.3.8 shall not apply to confg‐ urations that provide equivalent distribution of the alarm signal. N 9.3.3.8.2 The alarms described in 9.3.3.8 shall sound only within a suite of rooms, or similar area, and shall not actuate the building...