Section 675IAC28-1-8. NFPA 15; standard for water spray fixed systems for fire protection

   (a) That certain document, being titled NFPA 15-Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, 2001 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101, be and the same is hereby adopted by reference, as if fully set out in this section except as revised hereafter.

  (b) The following documents referenced in NFPA 15 are not adopted, are not enforceable, and are for information purposes only:

(1) NFPA 16.

(2) NFPA 18.

(3) NFPA 22.

(4) NFPA 24.

(5) NFPA 214.

(6) ANSI/ASME B1.20.1.

(7) ANSI B16.1.

(8) ANSI B16.3.

(9) ANSI B16.4.

(10) ANSI B16.5.

(11) ANSI B16.9.

(12) ANSI B16.11.

(13) ANSI B16.18.

(14) ANSI B16.22.

(15) ANSI B16.25.

(16) ANSI B36.10M.

(17) ANSI B36.19M.

(18) ANSI C2.

(19) ASTM A 53.

(20) ASTM A 135.

(21) ASTM A 182.

(22) ASTM A 234.

(23) ASTM A 312.

(24) ASTM A 536.

(25) ASTM A 795.

(26) ASTM B 75.

(27) ASTM B 88.

(28) ASTM B 251.

(29) ASTM D 2996.

(30) ASTM E 380.

(31) ASTM F 1173.

(32) AWS A5.8.

(33) AWS B2.1.

  (c) The following documents referenced in NFPA 15 are adopted and are enforceable:

(1) NFPA 13 adopted in 675 IAC 13-1-8.

(2) NFPA 20 adopted in 675 IAC 13-1-10.

(3) NFPA 25 adopted in section 12 of this rule.

(4) NFPA 51B adopted in section 20 of this rule.

(5) NFPA 70 adopted in 675 IAC 17.

(6) NFPA 72 adopted in section 28 of this rule.

  (d) Delete Section 1.4 in its entirety without substitution.

  (e) Amend Section 1.5 by deleting in its entirety and substituting "See 675 IAC 12-6-11.".

  (f) Amend Chapter 3 as follows:

(1) Amend the following definitions:

APPROVED means acceptance by the authority having jurisdiction by one (1) of the following methods:

(1) Investigation or tests conducted by nationally recognized authorities; or

(2) Investigation or tests conducted by nationally recognized technical or scientific organizations; or

(3) Nationally accepted principles.

The investigation, tests, or principles shall establish that the method, material, equipment, design, or type of construction is safe for its intended purpose.

AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION means the Division of Fire and Building Safety or officer of a local unit of government empowered by law to administer and enforce the rules of the commission.

FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS. See the Indiana Fire Code.

LISTED means equipment or materials included in a list published by an organization engaged in product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials, and whose listing states either that the equipment or material meets appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner.

(2) Add the following definitions:

BUILDING CODE means the Indiana Building Code in effect in Indiana at the time of construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or repair of the structure.

DIVISION OF FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY means that division of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

ELECTRICAL CODE means the Indiana Electrical Code in effect in Indiana at the time of construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or repair of the structure.

FIRE CODE means the Indiana Fire Code.

INDIANA BUILDING CODE means the rules adopted at 675 IAC 13 in effect in Indiana at the time of construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or repair of the structure.

INDIANA FIRE CODE means the rules adopted at 675 IAC 22 in effect in Indiana at the time of inspection by the inspection authority or, with respect to construction required to be filed under 675 IAC 12-6, 675 IAC 22 in effect at the time of construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or repair of the structure.

NFPA 70 means the Indiana Electrical Code (675 IAC 17).

  (g) In subsection 3.2.5, delete the definition SHOULD in its entirety without substitution.

  (h) Delete Section 4.3 in its entirety without substitution.

  (i) Delete subsection 4.4.10 in its entirety without substitution.

  (j) Amend subsection 6.3.2.4 to read as follows: Tapping or drilling of load-bearing structural members shall be in accordance with the building code (675 IAC 13).

  (k) Amend subsection 7.1.5 to read as follows: Other design objectives requiring different protection shall be permitted in accordance with 675 IAC 12-6-11.

  (l) Delete Chapter 8 and substitute to read: Plans and hydraulic calculations shall be submitted in accordance with 675 IAC 12-6.

  (m) Delete Section 10.1 without substitution.

  (n) Amend Section 12.1.4 by deleting "conform to the applicable requirements of the standards of the National Fire Protection Association listed in Chapter 2" and substituting "in accordance with the rules of the commission".

  (o) Chapter 2 and the annexes are not adopted as part of this code and are intended for use as a guide, and the standards referenced therein are not enforceable as part of this code. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 28-1-8; filed Aug 23, 2006, 4:03 p.m.: 20060906-IR-675050104FRA; readopted filed Aug 8, 2012, 8:08 a.m.: 20120905-IR-675120260RFA)