N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 1500.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 1500.1 - General requirements

(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.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 1500.1