N.J. Admin. Code § 5:70-4.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 5:70-4.18 - Boiler/furnace equipment rooms

(a) Boiler/furnace equipment rooms shall be enclosed by one hour fire rated construction in the following facilities: day nurseries, children's shelter facilities, residential child care facilities and similar facilities with children below the age of 2 1/2 years, and which are classified as Use Group I-2 in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code, shelter facilities, residences for the developmentally disabled, group homes, teaching family homes, transitional living homes, rooming and boarding houses, hotels and multiple dwellings.

1. Exception to (a) above: Furnace and boiler equipment of low pressure type (operating at pressures of 15 psig or less for steam equipment or 160 psig or less for hot water equipment) when installed in accordance with manufacturer recommendations or furnace and boiler equipment of residential (R-3) type (200,000 BTU per hour input rating or less) is not required to be enclosed.

(b) Emergency controls shall be provided in all structures classified as day nurseries, children's shelter facilities, residential child care facilities and similar facilities with children below the age of 2 1/2 years, and which are classified as Use Group I-2 in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code and in group homes, teaching family homes, and supervised transitional living homes in accordance with the following:

1. Emergency shutoff switches for furnaces and boilers in basements must be at the top of the stairs leading to the basement;

2. Emergency shutoff switches for furnaces and boilers in other enclosed rooms must be located outside of the room.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:70-4.18

Administrative correction to (a) and (b).
See: 21 N.J.R. 3085(a).