- Author
- International Code Council
- Title
- International Fire Code 2009.
- Coporate
- International Code Council, Falls Church, VA
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: International Code Council, Inc., 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708, Falls Church, VA 22041-3401. Telephone: 703-931-4533, Fax: 703-379-1546, Website: http://www.iccsafe.org Visit: http://www.ecodes.biz for complete subscription information and free downloads of FEMA documents
- Book or Conf
- International Fire Code 2009. Published in cooperation with Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., International Conference of Building Officials and Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., International Code Council, Falls Church, VA, 503 p., 2009
- Keywords
- building codes | fire codes | planning | emergencies | fire departments | fire resistance rating | construction | interior finishes | interior furnishings | fire protection | egress | fire safety | flammable materials | lumber | wood | manufacturing | coatings | ovens | garages | storage | tents | structures | hazardous materials | aerosols | fibers | corrosion | explosives | fireworks accidents | flammable liquids | combustible liquids | flammable solids | toxic gases | LP gas | peroxides | oxidizers | pyrophoric materials | plastics | solids | standards | fire hydrants | fire fighting vehicles
- Identifiers
- administration; definitions; general precautions against fire; decorative materials; aviation facilities; dry cleaning; combustible dust-producing operations; fire safety during construction and demolition; fruit and crop ripening; fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging; semiconductor fabrication facilities; lumber yards and woodworking facilities; service stations and repair garages; membrane structures; tire rebuilding and tire storage; welding and other hot work; compressed gases; cryogenic fluids; organic peroxides; pyroxylin (cellulose nitrate) plastics; unstable (reactive) materials; water-reactive solids and liquids; board of appeals; fire-flow requirements for building; cryogenic fluids: weight and volume equivalents; fire apparatus access roads
- Abstract
- This comprehensive code includes regulations governing the safeguarding of life and property from all types of fire and explosions hazards. Topics include general precautions against fire, emergency planning and preparedness, fire department access, fire hydrants, automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, hazardous materials storage and use, and fire safety requirements for new and existing buildings and premises.