New York regulations
Title 9 Part 1500
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9 NYCRR 1500.1 - General requirements
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(a)New fire alarm systems installed pursuant to sections 61(1) and 62(1) of chapter 61-B of the Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence Law) of the State of New York shall conform to the regulations as set forth herein, entitled Part 1500, Fire Alarm Systems in Hotels and Similar Dwellings.
(b)New fire alarm systems shall be located within the buildings to be protected and shall be designed and installed so as to warn all the occupants of such buildings in the event of fire or other emergency. Such fire alarm systems shall be electric signal systems of one of the following types:
(1)Non-coded closed circuit system consisting of manual fire alarm boxes and sounding devices operated on electrically supervised closed circuits so arranged that the manual operation of any box will actuate the sounding devices throughout all portions of the building.
(2)Coded closed circuit system consisting of manual fire alarm boxes and sounding devices operated on electrically supervised closed circuits so arranged that the manual operation of any box will actuate the sounding devices throughout all portions of the building in such a manner that rounds of coded signals are transmitted to indicate from where the alarm was sent.
(3)Pre-signal system consisting of a coded closed circuit system so arranged that the manual operation of any box will actuate the sounding device located at the main telephone switchboard or in the custodian's room or in the chief engineer's office or at another place within the building where an authorized person or a trained fire brigade is on duty at all times to receive the alarm and take proper action, and so arranged that the manual operation of any box by an authorized person in a special manner shall actuate all the sounding devices throughout the building.
(c)New installations of pre-signal systems shall be permitted only in hotels and similar dwellings having a central location where an authorized person or a trained fire brigade is available in accordance with the requirements for pre-signal systems.
(d)Where a hotel or similar dwelling is subdivided into sections by fire walls, each section shall be deemed a separate building when designing or installing new required fire alarm systems. One control board may be used to operate separately the signal devices in each section of the building.
(e)The component parts of a new fire alarm system shall be designed, made and assembled for fire alarm purposes and so as not to require frequent major replacements. Design, material and workmanship shall be adequate for the purpose and shall be capable of sustaining normal usage and handling without breakdown.
(f)Electrical wiring and equipment shall be designed and installed so as not to be a potential source of ignition of combustible material or a potential source of electrical hazard.
(g)Prior to making a new installation or an alteration or an addition to an existing installation, drawings and data showing complete details of the new installation, together with all pertinent details of the existing installation, if there be one, shall be furnished to the department, and approval obtained for the proposed work. Upon completion of the work, and as a condition of approval, the entire system shall be subjected to a test conducted in the presence of, and under the direction of, a representative of the department; and the entire system must prove satisfactory under such test.
9 NYCRR 1500.2 - Existing installations
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(a)Before existing fire alarm systems installed prior to July 1, 1952, may be approved as complying with the requirements of this Part, they shall be examined and tested by the department. Such systems shall be in operative condition, free of mechanical injury and structural defects, and shall present no potential source of electrical hazard.
(b)Extensions to existing fire alarm systems shall comply with all of the provisions of this Part applicable to new installations.
9 NYCRR 1500.3 - Manual fire alarm boxes
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(a)New fire alarm systems shall be provided with manually operated fire alarm boxes, each arranged to transmit an alarm signal to sounding devices, and located as follows:
(1)There shall be at least one box on each floor. Attics and basements that are used at any time for sleeping quarters, recreation purposes, dining facilities, offices, or where a person is on duty, shall be considered as a floor.
(2)Boxes shall be located so as to be readily accessible and in the natural path of escape from fire. Where practicable such boxes shall be located near a required means of egress.
(3)Boxes shall be located so that the horizontal distance from any point on a floor not divided into rooms, or from any door leading to a room or suite to the nearest fire alarm box shall not exceed 100 feet, except that for fireproof buildings the maximum distance may be increased to 150 feet.
(4)Boxes shall be located in a public hall or passageway so as to be accessible on every floor without passing through a fire door.
(b)New and existing fire alarm boxes shall be in a position and ready at all times to operate when actuated.
(c)New fire alarm boxes shall be used only for fire protection purposes or other emergency.
(d)New coded systems shall be provided with pull-lever type boxes capable of transmitting at least four rounds of the coded signal. Mechanism shall be designed so that when once started there can be no interference with the proper transmission of signals.
(e)New non-coded systems shall be provided with boxes the manual operation of which will cause an alarm to sound continuously on all sounding devices. It shall be impossible to interfere with the signal except by the resetting of the box mechanism or by a time-limit device.
(f)New boxes shall be installed with handles approximately five feet above the floor.
9 NYCRR 1500.4 - Sounding devices
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(a)New sounding devices within a hotel or similar dwelling shall be of the same type and shall sound a clear audible signal that is distinct from all signals by other sounding devices used in the vicinity.
(b)New sounding devices shall be located approximately eight feet above floor level wherever practicable.
(c)New fire alarm systems shall have no more than 14 sounding devices connected on a single direct current circuit, nor more than 10 sounding devices connected on a single alternating current circuit.
9 NYCRR 1500.5 - Electrical requirements
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9 NYCRR 1500.6 - Installation
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Installation of a new fire alarm system in conformity with generally accepted standards set forth in the appendix to these rules* shall be deemed to comply with this Part.
9 NYCRR 1500.7 - Instruction and identification of new and existing systems
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(a)Adequate printed instructions relative to their purpose and use shall be posted in a conspicuous manner at fire alarm boxes and at control boards.
(b)Fire alarm boxes shall be identified and shall have a conspicuous exterior color.
(c)There shall be permanently mounted at right angles to the wall a durable sign at least eight inches square with conspicuous letters reading, FIRE ALARM BOX. Such sign shall be located above every fire alarm box, and approximately seven feet above the floor.
9 NYCRR 1500.8 - Maintenance of new and existing systems
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(a)Fire alarm systems shall be maintained in operating condition at all times except when the buildings are unoccupied for a period longer than one week. If any fire alarm system becomes defective during periods of occupancy, the following precautionary measures shall be taken:
(1)Notify all occupants of building.
(2)Where watchman's clock system is provided, the frequency of watchman's patrols shall be increased to twice that normally required, or where a watchman's clock system is not provided, patrol routes shall be established so that all parts of the building are visited at hourly intervals by authorized persons.
(3)Notices shall be placed on alarm boxes indicating that the system is out of order and giving instructions that, in the event of fire, the alarm be transmitted to the management by telephone or other means.
(4)System shall be restored to working order within a reasonable time as specified by the department.
(b)Fire alarm boxes shall not be obstructed and shall be in full view at all times.
(c)Fire alarm systems shall be tested daily during periods of occupancy and all fire alarm boxes and sounding devices tested at least once a month. Tests shall be made under the direct supervision of the owner or a qualified person representing the owner, and shall be satisfactory to the department. Such person shall be responsible for the making of all tests. A complete record shall be kept of the tests and operation of the system, and records shall be open to examination by the department. After each test, the system shall be restored to normal operating conditions. Occupants of building shall be notified in advance as to time of testing of sounding devices. Such tests shall be held during daylight hours.
(d)It shall be the responsibility of the owner to notify the fire department immediately in the event of fire.
9 NYCRR 1500.9 - Standards for compliance
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The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of a new fire alarm system in accordance with the generally accepted standards listed in the appendix to these rules and regulations*, to the extent that such standards are consistent with these rules and regulations, shall constitute compliance with this Part or any applicable provision thereof.