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[F] 903.2.5 Group H
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Automatic sprinkler systems shall be provided in high-hazard occupancies as required in Sections 903.2.5.1 through 903.2.5.3.
An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in Group H occupancies.
An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout buildings containing Group H-5 occupancies. The design of the sprinkler system shall not be less than that required by this code for the occupancy hazard classifications in accordance with Table 903.2.5.2. Where the design area of the sprinkler system consists of a corridor protected by one row of sprinklers, the maximum number of sprinklers required to be calculated is 13.
[F] TABLE 903.2.5.2
GROUP H-5 SPRINKLER DESIGN CRITERIA
LOCATION | OCCUPANCY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION |
Fabrication areas | Ordinary Hazard Group 2 |
Service corridors | Ordinary Hazard Group 2 |
Storage rooms without dispensing | Ordinary Hazard Group 2 |
Storage rooms with dispensing | Extra Hazard Group 2 |
Corridors | Ordinary Hazard Group 2 |
An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided in buildings, or portions thereof, where cellulose nitrate film or pyroxylin plastics are manufactured, stored or handled in quantities exceeding 100 pounds (45 kg).
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