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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 13. Housing
Agency 5. Department Of Housing And Community Development
Chapter 51. Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code
9/21/2021

13VAC5-51-143.5. IFC Chapter 29 Manufacture of Organic Coatings.

A. Change Section 2901.2 to read:

2901.2 Permits. Permits shall be required as set forth in Section 107.2.

B. Change Section 2903.1 to read:

2903.1 Building features. Unless approved by the applicable building code, manufacturing of organic coatings shall be done only in buildings that do not have pits or basements.

C. Change Section 2903.2 to read:

2903.2 Location. Unless approved by the applicable building code, organic coating manufacturing operations and operations incidental to or connected with organic coating manufacturing shall not be located in buildings having other occupancies.

D. Change Section 2903.4 to read:

2903.4 Fire protection systems. Fire protection systems shall be maintained, periodically inspected, and tested in accordance with Chapter 9.

E. Change Section 2903.10 to read:

2903.10 Drainage. Drainage facilities shall be maintained to direct flammable and combustible liquid leakage and fire protection water to an approved location away from the building, any other structure, any storage area, or adjoining premises.

F. Change Section 2903.11 to read:

2903.11 Alarm system. Alarm systems shall be maintained in accordance with Chapter 9.

G. Change Section 2904.1 to read:

2904.1 Wiring and equipment. Electrical wiring and equipment shall be maintained in accordance with Chapter 6, the applicable building code, and the maintenance provisions of NFPA 70.

H. Change Section 2904.3 to read:

2904.3 Bonding. Equipment, including tanks, machinery, and piping, shall not be operated where an ignitable mixture is capable of being present unless bonded and connected to a ground in accordance with the applicable building code.

I. Change Section 2904.3.1 to read:

2904.3.1 Piping. Electrically isolated sections of metallic piping or equipment shall be maintained grounded or bonded to the other grounded portions of the system in accordance with the applicable building code.

J. Change Section 2904.4 to read:

2904.4 Ground. Metal framing of buildings shall be grounded in accordance with the applicable building code.

K. Change Section 2905.1 to read:

2905.1 Process location. Process operations shall be conducted in structures approved in accordance with the applicable building code.

L. Change Section 2905.4 to read:

2905.4 Explosion control. Explosion control shall be maintained in areas subject to potential deflagration hazards as indicated by the applicable building code. Explosion control shall be maintained in accordance with Section 911 and NFPA 35.

M. Change Section 2905.5 to read:

2905.5 Ventilation. Enclosed structures in which Class I liquids are processed or handled shall be ventilated to a safe location outside of the structure in accordance with the applicable building code.

N. Change Section 2906.1 to read:

2906.1 Mills. Mills operating with close clearances that process flammable and heat-sensitive materials, such as nitrocellulose, shall maintain operations in a detached building or in a noncombustible structure without other occupancies unless otherwise approved by the applicable building code. The amount of nitrocellulose or other flammable material brought into the area shall not be more than the amount required for a batch.

O. Change Section 2909.2 to read:

2909.2 Tank storage. Tank storage for flammable and combustible liquids located inside of structures shall be limited to storage areas at or above grade that are separated from the processing area in accordance with the applicable building code. Processing equipment containing flammable and combustible liquids and storage in quantities essential to the continuity of the operations shall not be prohibited in the processing area.

P. Change Section 2909.4 to read:

2909.4 Nitrocellulose storage. Nitrocellulose storage shall be located on a detached pad or in a separate structure or a room enclosed in accordance with the applicable building code. When nitrocellulose storage is present, the area shall not be utilized for any other use in accordance with the applicable building code. Electrical wiring and equipment in storage areas adjacent to process areas shall be maintained in accordance with Section 2904.2.

Q. Change Section 2909.6 to read:

2909.6 Finished products. Finished products that are flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored outside of structures, in a separate structure, or in a room separated from the processing area where such storage is permitted under the applicable building code. The storage of finished products shall be in tanks or closed containers in accordance with Chapter 57.

Statutory Authority

§ 27-97 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 16, eff. July 14, 2014; amended, Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 18, eff. October 16, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. July 1, 2021.

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