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527 CMR 1.00: Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code, effective December 9, 2022, 2022

1.3.3 Conflicts.
1.3.4 Reserved
1.3.6 Buildings and Structures.
1.4.7 Tests.
1.5 Units.
1.7 Authority.
1.72 Reserved
1.76 Reserved
1.7.11 Reserved
1.7.13 Inspection of Construction and Installation.
1.7.16 Imminent Dangers and Evacuation.
1.7.17 Public Fire Education.
1.11 Records and Reports
1.11.3 Emergency Response Records.
1.12 Permits and Permit Approvals.
1.12.3 Conditions of Approval.
1.12.4 Approvals by Other Authorities.
1.12.5 Reserved
1.12.7 Revocation or Suspension of Permits and Approvals.
1.12.8.1 General Safety Requirements with Regards to Open Air Burning, Use of a Torch, Fogging and Storage of Combustible Goods. [Chapter 10]
1.12.8.1.3 Removal of Paint using a Torch.
Table 1.12.8.1* Permits Required
1.12.8.2 Building Services with Regards to Fuel-Oil Heating Appliances [Chapter 11]
1.12.8.2.1.2 Heating Appliances.
1.12.8.2.2 Inspection.
Table 1.12.8.2* Permits Required
1.12.8.3 Smoke, Fire and Carbon Monoxide Protection Systems. [Chapter 13]
Table 1.12.8.3 Permits Required
Table 1.12.8.4 Permits Required
Table 1.12.8.9 Permits Required
1.12.8.10 Dry Cleaning. [Chapter 24]
Table 1.12.8.21* Permits Required
1.12.8.22 Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention. [Chapter 40]
Table 1.12.8.22 Permits Required
1.12.8.23.2 Permit Requirements.
1.12.8.23.3 Permits Not Required.
Table 1.12.8.23 Permits Required
1.12.8.24.2 Permit Not Required.
Table 1.12.8.24 Permits Required
1.12.8.25.2 Cargo, Portable and Transfer Tanks.
1.12.8.25.3 Vehicles and Contents.
1.12.8.25.3.3 Inspections Required.
1.12.8.25.3.4 Permits Not Required.
1.12.8.25.3.7 CNG, LNG, Hydrogen, and LP-Gas (Alternative Fuels).
1.12.8.25.3.7.2 Certificate of Completion.
Table 1.12.8.25* Permits Required
1.12.8.25 Marine Fueling. [Chapter 42]
Table 1.12.8.27 Permits Required
1.12.8.28 Chapter 44 Reserved
Table 1.12.8.31 Permits Required
1.12.8.34.2 Process or Processing of any Hazardous Material at any Facility.
1.12.8.35.2 Permit Not Required.
Table 1.12.8.37(a) Permits Required
Table 1.12.8.37(b) Permit Amounts for Compressed Gases
1.12.8.39.1.1.2 Application to Manufacture.
1.12.8.39.1.1.3 Information Required for Application
1.12.8.39.1.1.5 Notification.
1.12.8.39.2 Fireworks.
1.12.8.39.2.2 Displays.
1.12.8.39.2.3 Permit Not Required.
1.12.8.39.2.4 Cannon Mortar.
1.12.8.39.2.4.3 Application.
1.12.8.39.2.5 Permits Not Required.
Table 1.12.8.39 Permits Required
1.12.8.40 Flammable and Combustible Liquids. [Chapter 66] 1.12.8.40.1 Permit Requirement.
1.12.8.40.1.1.2 Receipt of Delivery.
1.12.8.40.1.3 Removal of Tanks and Underground Piping.
1.12.8.40.2 Abandoned Tanks and Piping.
1.12.8.43.1.2 Notice of Completion and Inspection of Work.
1.12.8.43.1.2.2 Violation.
1.12.8.43.1.3 Certificate of Completion.
1.12.8.43.2 Permits Not Required.
1.12.8.49 Chapter 75 Reserved.
Table 1.12.8.50 Permit and/or License Thresholds
Table 1.12.8.51 Certificates Required for Permit
1.13.3.2 Examination.
1.13.3.4 Applicants.
1.13.3.5 Renewal of Certificate.
1.13.4.2 Instances Involving an Immediate Threat to Public Safety.
1.13.5 Servicing Portable Fire Extinguishers and/or Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems. [Chapter 13]
1.13.5.2 Certificate of Competency for Servicing Fire Extinguishers and Systems.
1.13.5.2.2 Examination for Servicing Fire Extinguishers.
1.13.5.3 Certificate of Registration for Servicing Fire Extinguishers and Systems.
1.13.5.4 Service Tags.
1.13.5.4.6 Noncompliance Service Tags.
1.13.5.4.7 Theft or Loss of Service Tags
Table 1.13.5 Certificates Required
1.13.6 Crowd Managers. [Chapter 20]
1.13.6.2 Certificate of Competency for Crowd Manager.
Table 1.13.6 Certificate Required
1.13.7.1 * Oil Burner Technician and Apprentice.
1.13.7.1.3 Application.
1.13.7.4 Fuel Oil Deliveries.
1.13.8 Cleaning and Inspection of Commercial Cooking and Exhaust Systems. [Chapter 50]
1.13.8.2 Requirements for Certificate of Competency for Cleaning and Inspection of Commercial Cooking Systems.
1.13.8.3 Certificate of Registration for Cleaning and Inspection of Cooking Systems.
Table 1.13.8 Certificates Required
1.13.9 Cannon and Mortar. [Chapter 65] Table 1.13.9 Certificates Required
1.13.10.2.1 Applicants shall comply with the following:
1.13.10.2.2 Renewal of Certificate of Competency.
1.13.10.4.2 Expiration of Fireworks User Certificate.
1.13.10.5 Certificate of Competency for Special Effects or Proximate Audience Displays. [Chapter 65]
Table 1.13.10 Certificates Required
1.13.11.2.2 Blasting. [Chapter 65]
Table 1.13.11 Certificates Required
Table 1.13.12 Certificates Required
Table 1.13.13
1.14 Plan Review and Approvals.
1.14.2 Applicants Responsibility.
1.14.3 AHJ Responsibility.
1.14.4 Explosives Manufacturing.
1.14.5 Marine Fueling Facility.
1.15 Technical Assistance.
1.16 Notice of Violations and Penalties.
1.16.14 Penalties.
Chapter 2 Referenced Standards.
2.3.24 Massachusetts Regulations. Add:
2.3.25 (M.G.L) Massachusetts General Law.
Chapter 3 Definitions.
3.5. Additional Massachusetts Definitions.
Chapter 5 Performance Based Option.
10.10.3. Outdoor Fires and Incinerators.
10.10.6 Appliances - Cooking Equipment
10.10.6.3 Solid Fuel, Gaseous Fuel, and Electric Cooking and Heating Appliances Use and Storage on Balconies and Decks or under Overhangs and Structures.
10.10.6.4 LP-gas Containers (cylinders) 1-lb or Greater, Use, Placement at Dwellings.
Table 10.10.6.5 Appliances Used or Stored for Cooking or Heating
10.11.4 Inner Courts Specialized Construction.
10.12 Vacant Buildings and Premises.
10.13.3 The Use of Mulch.
Figure 10.13.3.1(a) Mulch Application
10.16 Storage.
10.21.3 Fire Safety Requirements.
10.22 Canine Guards.
10.23 Emergency Wash Stations.
10.24 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing.
Chapter 11 Building Services.
11.5.1.10.5 General Requirements.
11.5.1.10.7 Tanks Installations Outside of Buildings.
11.5.1.10.8 Fill and Vent Piping.
11.5.1.10.10 Oil Burners, Light Fuel Oil Type. 11.5.1.10.10.1 Oil Supply and Return Lines.
11.5.1.10.10.2 Oil Pumps and Valves.
11.5.1.10.10.3 Oil Burner Controls.
Chapter 12 Features of Fire Protection.
12.6.2.1*Smoldering Ignition of Upholstered Furniture.
12.6.3.5 Labeled Furniture
12.6.3.6 Documentation of Furniture.
Table 12.6.9.1.1 Provisions for Christmas Trees by Occupancy
Chapter 13 Fire Protection Systems.
13.7. Smoke Alarms and Detectors, Permits, Massachusetts General Laws, Primary Power Sources, and Carbon Monoxide Protection Systems.
13.7.3 Massachusetts General Laws.
13.7.4 Smoke Detection.
13.7.4.3 Heat Detection.
13.7.5 Primary Power Source.
13.7.5.1.1 Nonrechargeable, Nonreplaceable Battery Power Alarms/Detectors.
13.7.5.1.2 Battery Powered with Network Technology (wireless) Alarms/Detectors.
13.7.5.1.3 Other Technologies and Nonrequired Devices.
13.7.5.1.4 Types of Device.
13.7.5.1.4.2 Device Requirements.
13.7.6 Carbon Monoxide Detection.
13.7.6.6 Voice or Annunciators.
Table 13.7A
Table 13.7B
Table 13.7C
Table 13.7D
13.8 Other Fire Protection Systems.
13.10 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
13.10.2 Purpose.
13.10.3.2 Owner, Landlord, Superintendent or Other Owner’s Designee.
13.10.4 Inspection.
13.10.5.2 Periodic Testing.
13.10.6 Testing and Frequency.
13.10.7 Replacement of Single- and Multiple-station Alarms.
13.10.8 Maintenance.
13.10.9 Records.
13.10.10 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Records.
Chapter 14 Means of Egress.
14.5.1.2* Door Leaf Swing Direction.
14.10.2 Impediments to Egress.
14.15 Emergency Escape and Rescue.
Chapter 15 Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Evaluation.
Chapter 16 Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations
16.2 Owner's Responsibility for Fire Protection
[241:4.1.7]
[241:4.1.9]
16.2.16 Pre-incident Plans.
[241:4.1.16.3]
[241:4.1.17.3]
[241:4.1.17.6]
16.4 Fire Protection.
16.4.2 Sprinkler Protection.
16.4.3 Fire Pumps.
16.6 Notification and Emergency Reporting.
16.8 Standpipes.
16.8.2 Standpipe Installations in Buildings Under Construction.
16.8.5 Fire Department Connection Identification.
16.9 Hydrants.
16.10 Fire Detection and Alarms.
16.11 First-Aid Fire-Fighting Equipment.
16.13 Access for Fire Fighting.
16.13.2 Key Box.
16.13.3 Access Roadways.
16.13.4 Stairs.
16.13.5 Hoists and Elevators.
16.14.2 Fire-Resistance-Rated Doors and Opening Protectives.
[241:4.13.2.5]
16.14.4 Temporary Construction Barriers.
[241:4.13.4.1.2]
16.16 Fire Protection Markings.
16.17 Temporary Construction, Equipment, and Storage
16.17.2 Temporary Offices and Sheds
Table 16.17.2 Separation Distances
16.17.3 Temporary Enclosures.
16.17.3.3 Fire Extinguishers.
6.17.4 Equipment.
16.18 Utilities
[241:6.1.1.3]
16.18.1.2 Temporary Wiring.
16.18.1.3 Lighting.
16.18.1.3.7 Emergency Lighting.
16.18.2 Fuel Gas.
[241:6.2.2]
16.18.5 Natural Gas.
16.19 Hot Work.
16.19.1.4 Fire Watch.
16.19.2 Thermit Welding.
[241:7.2.4]
16.19.3.2 Heating and cooling equipment shall be listed. [241:7.3.1]
[241:7.3.12]
16.19.4 Smoking.
[241:7.4.3]
[241:7.5.4.1]
16.19.6 Construction Material and Equipment Storage.
16.19.7 Scaffolding, Shoring, and Forms.
[241:7.7.1]
16.19.8 Flammable and Combustible Liquids and Flammable Gases.
[241:7.8.1.5]
16.19.8.2 Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids at Point of Final Use.
16.19.7.8.3 Storage and Handling of Combustible and Flammable Gases.
[241:7.8.3.2]
16.19.10 Cooking.
[241:7.10.2]
[241:7.10.6]
[241:7.11.2]
16.20 Safeguarding Construction and Alteration Operations
16.21 Safeguarding Demolition Operations
16.21.2 Special Precautions.
16.21.3 Heating and Cooling Equipment.
16.21.6 Utilities.
16.21.6.2 Gas.
16.21.7 Fire Cutoffs.
16.21.8 Fire Protection During Demolition.
16.21.8.3 Sprinkler Control Valves.
16.22 Safeguarding Roofing Operations
16.22.2 Asphalt and Tar Kettles.
[241:10.2.3]
[241:10.2.6]
16.22.3 Single-Ply and Torch-Applied Roofing Systems.
16.22.3.2 Openings, Penetrations, and Flashings.
[241:10.3.2.1]
16.22.3.3 Flame Contact Protection.
[241:10.3.3.1]
[241:10.3.3.4]
16.22.3.6 Equipment.
16.22.3.8 Fuel Gas Cylinders.
16.22.4 Fire Extinguishers for Roofing Operations.
[241:10.4.2]
16.22.5 Fuel for Roofing Operations.
16.23 Safeguarding Underground Operations
16.23.1.6 Security.
16.23.1.8 Water Supply.
16.23.2 Emergency Procedures.
16.23.2.3 Drills.
16.23.3 Fire Detection, Protection, and Communications Systems.
16.23.3.2 Fire Communications Systems.
16.23.4 Electrical.
[241:11.4.1]
[241:11.4.2.3]
16.23.4.4 Enclosures.
16.23.5 Hazardous Operations and Procedures.
16.23.5.5 Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
16.23.6 Storage.
16.23.7 Equipment.
16.23.7.3 Ventilation.
16.23.8.7 Underground Operations.
16.24 Safeguarding Construction Operations for Tall Mass Timber Wood Structures
16.24.5 Site Security.
[241:12.8]
16.25 Safeguarding Construction Operations for Large Wood Frame Structures
16.25.2 Roofing Operations.
16.25.4 Site Security.
16.25.5 Water Mains, Standpipes, Hydrants, and Fire Department Connections.
[241:13.7]
16.26 Floor Finishing or Refinishing.
Chapter 17 Wildland Urban Interface.
Chapter 18 Fire Department Access and Water Supply.
18.2.3.2 Access to Buildings and Facilities.
Chapter 19 Combustible Waste and Refuse.
19.3 Special Hazards, Rubbish.
Chapter 20 Occupancy Fire Safety.
20.1.5.6.4 Fire and Building Safety Checklist.
20.18 Special Provisions for Certain Places of Worship Which Have Been Issued a Valid Certificate of Occupancy for Use as a Temporary Overnight Shelter Pursuant to the Building Code.
Chapter 21 Airports and Heliports.
Chapter 22 Automobile Wrecking Yards.
Chapter 23 Cleanrooms.
Chapter 24 – Drycleaning No amendments
Chapter 26 Laboratories Using Chemicals.
Chapter 27 Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Sites.
Chapter 28 Marinas, Boatyards, Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.
28.1.3.2.2 Indoor Storage and Repair. 28.1.3.2.3.4 and 28.1.3.2.3.5 Delete
Chapter 29 Parking Garages.
Chapter 30 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages.
30.2.9 Pits, Below Grade Work Areas, and Subfloor Work Areas.
Chapter 31 Forest Products and Biomass Feedstocks
Chapter 32 Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities.
Chapter 33 Outside Storage of Tires.
Chapter 34 General Storage.
Chapter 35 Animal Housing Facilities
Chapter 36 Telecommunication Facilities and Information Technology Equipment.
Chapter 37 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems.
Chapter 38 Cannabis Growing, Processing or Extraction Facilities
Chapter 39 Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities
Chapter 40 Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention
Chapter 41 Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work.
(5) Permissible Areas.
Figure 41.3.5.1.1.1 Sample Hot Work Permit.
Figure 41.3.5.1.1 Fire Watch Decision Tree
41.4 Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators.
41.5.4.4 Inspection by the AHJ.
Chapter 42 Refueling.
42.9.3.7 Wharf of a Marine Fueling Facility.
42.13.1 Fuel Vessels and Barges.
42.14 Containers and Movable Tanks.
42.16 Transportation by Transfer Tanks.
Chapter 44 Solvent Extraction.
Chapter 45 Combustible Fibers.
Chapter 46 Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
Chapter 51 Industrial Ovens and Furnaces
Chapter 52 Energy Storage Systems
52.9.1 * Other technology
52.9.7.2 * Increase in power rating or maximum stored energy.
Chapter 53 Mechanical Refrigeration.
Chapter 54 Ozone Gas Generating Equipment
Chapter 55 Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas Piping Systems
Chapter 59 Reserved
60.8 Hazardous Material Process or Processing.
60.8.5 Compliance Requirements.
60.8.6 Post-incident Analysis.
Chapter 61 Aerosol Products
Chapter 62 Reserved
Chapter 64 Corrosive Solids and Liquids
Chapter 65 Explosives, Fireworks, Model Rocketry, Cannons, and Mortars
Explosives, Fireworks, Model Rocketry, Cannons, and Mortars.
65.2.4 Delivery of Fireworks.
65.2.5 Requirements for Display Fireworks.
65.2.8 Mortar and Shells.
65.2.8.5 Electrical Firing Units.
65.2.8.6 Racks.
65.9.4 Storage of Explosives on Water
65.9.9 Reserved
65.9.14 Blaster’s Log.
65.9.15 Pre-blast Inspection Surveys.
65.9.18 Blasting Regulatory Review.
65.9.19 Manufacture of Explosive.
65.9.19.2 Explosives Manufactories.
65.9.20 Explosives Transaction Records.
65.9.20.2 Daily Summary of Magazine Transactions:
65.11 Cannon or Mortar Firing.
65.11.4 Range Conditions and Other Pre-firing Requirements.
65.11.5 Magazines and Powder.
Chapter 66 Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
66.21.4.1.6 Pre-fabricated Tanks and Dikes.
66.21.6.4 Automotive Lubrication Service Centers.
66.21.7.4 Removal from Service of Storage Tanks.
66.21.7.4.1 Closure of Aboveground Storage Tanks.
66.21.7.4.2 Reuse of Aboveground Storage Tanks.
66.21.7.4.3 Removal from Service of Underground Storage Tanks.
66.21.7.4.3.4 Add
66.21.7.6 Application for Approval of Tank Dismantling Yards.
66.21.7.7 Tank Dismantling Yard.
66.21.7.8 Operation of Tank Dismantling Yards.
Chapter 67 Flammable Solids
Chapter 68 Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids
Chapter 69 Liquified Petroleum Gases and Liquified Natural Gases
69.1.4.2 Odorization Thresholds, Testing and Filling of Containers:
Chapter 70 Oxidizer Solids and Liquids
Chapter 71 Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids
Chapter 72 Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids
Chapter 73 Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids
Chapter 74 - Ammonium Nitrate
Chapter 75 Organic Peroxide Solids and Liquids
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