Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7511, pt. 7511.0807

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 7511.0807 - SECTION 807, DECORATIVE MATERIALS OTHER THAN DECORATIVE VEGETATION IN NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS

Subpart 1.IFC Section 807.1.

IFC Section 807.1 is amended to read:

807.1General. In Group A occupancies, curtains, drapes, hangings and other decorative materials suspended from any wall or ceiling, where the suspended materials exceed 20 percent of the wall or ceiling surface, shall meet the flame propagation performance criteria of NFPA 701 in accordance with Section 807.2 or shall be noncombustible.

In Group I-2 and I-3 occupancies, curtains, drapes, hangings, and other decorative materials suspended from any wall or ceiling, where the suspended materials exceed 10 square feet (0.9 m²) for every 50 lineal feet (4.6 m²) of the wall or ceiling surface, shall be flame resistant in accordance with Section 807.2 or shall be noncombustible.

Fixed or movable walls and partitions, paneling, wall pads and crash pads, applied structurally or for decoration, acoustical correction, surface insulation or other purposes, shall be considered interior finish if they cover 10 percent or more of the wall or of the ceiling area, and shall not be considered decorative materials or furnishings.

In Group B and M occupancies, fabric partitions suspended from the ceiling and not supported by the floor shall meet the flame propagation performance criteria in accordance with Section 807.2 and NFPA 701 or shall be noncombustible.

Subp. 2.IFC Sections 807.1.1, 807.1.2.

IFC Sections 807.1.1 and 807.1.2 are deleted.

Subp. 3.IFC Section 807.4.3.1.

IFC Section 807.4.3.1 is amended by deleting Exception 2.

Subp. 3a.IFC section 807.4.3.2.

IFC section 807.4.3.2 is amended by adding an exception to read:

Exception: Artwork and teaching materials shall not exceed 50 percent of the wall area when the building is protected throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

Subp. 4.IFC Section 807.4.4.1.

IFC Section 807.4.4.1 is amended by deleting Exception 2.

Subp. 5.IFC section 807.4.4.2.

IFC section 807.4.4.2 is amended by adding an exception to read as follows:

Subp. 6.IFC section 807.5.

IFC section 807 is amended by adding a section to read as follows:

807.5Combustible decorations in Group I-2 occupancies. Combustible decorations shall be prohibited in any Group I-2 occupancy, unless one of the following criteria is met:

1. The decorations are flame-retardant or are treated with approved fire-retardant coating that is listed and labeled for application to the material to which it is applied;

2. The decorations meet the requirements of NFPA 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films;

3. The decorations exhibit a heat release rate not exceeding 100 kW when tested in accordance with NFPA 289, Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages, using the 20 kW ignition source;

4. Decorations, such as photographs, paintings, and other art, are attached directly to the walls, ceiling, and non-fire-rated doors are limited to:

4.1.

(a) 20 percent of the wall, ceiling, and door areas inside any room or space of a smoke compartment that is not protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system, or

(b) 30 percent of the wall, ceiling, and door areas inside any room or space of a smoke compartment that is protected throughout by an approved supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2; or

4.2. 50 percent of the wall, ceiling, and door areas inside patient sleeping rooms, having a capacity not exceeding four persons, in a smoke compartment that is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2; and

4.3. Decorations do not interfere with the operation or latching of any door; or

5. Decorations, such as photographs and paintings, are in such limited quantities that a hazard of fire development or spread is not present.

Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7511, pt. 7511.0807

32 SR 10; 40 SR 1437

Statutory Authority: MS s 299F.011; 326B.02