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State University of New York, State University Construction Fund, And Contractor

Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition

Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration and Demolition O erations

Compliance with NFPA 241 (1401) Minimum Safeguards for construction (1401) Owners Responsibilities (1408) Emergency telephones (1409) Access for fire fighting (1410) Means of Egress (1411) Standpipes (1413) Sprinklers (1414) Fire Extinguishers (1415) Roof Operations (1417)

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Owner Inspects Project Weekly Application (1.31) Fire Extinguishers (4.3.4) Hot Work (5.1) Waste Disposal (5.4) Fire Safety Program (7.1) Safeguarding Roof Operations (Chapter 9)

!4"#$! %nforce rovisions of c&a ter !4$ !4"#$! 'uard service w&en re(uired$ !4"#$) Develo a refire lan*s+$ !4"#$, -raining of fire rotective e(ui ment$ !4"#$4 .aintain fire rotection e(ui ment$ !4"#$/ Su ervise t&e &ot work o erations$ !4"#$0 1m airments of fire rotection systems$ !4"#$2 -em orary covering of devices$

Site 3e s are already4

On site ins ecting work %nsuring com liance wit& muc& of NYSFC

5eekly 1ns ection re(uired 6y NF7A )4!

C&ecklist would meet re(uired documentation Serve as a guide8tool for Site 3e s Serve as a education tool for t&e Contractor

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5eekly Fire Code 3eview *C&ecklist+

Fire Safety Form

1s t&ere ade(uate se aration 6etween t&e work area and t&e rest of t&e 6uilding9 *One &our se aration walls and 4/ min o ening rotectives are often re(uired 6y #$0$)+

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Area all anels, tar s, lastic s&eeting, etc$ flame retardant9

1s egress from t&e occu ied area com romised9 5ill fire alarm and8or detection systems in occu ied area 6e tem orarily im aired9 :ave all im airments8restrictions 6een a roved 6y t&e cam us fire revention rogram su erintendant9

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Are a ro riate fire e;tinguis&ers readily availa6le, wit& a ma;imum travel distance of /" feet9

Are all internal com6ustion devices, w&ere re(uired, e;&austed outside, wit& at least < inc&es 6etween e;&aust and com6usti6le materials9 1s refueling only done on cool engines9

1s tem orary &eating e(ui ment listed and used according to t&e manufacturer=s re(uirements9

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1s t&ere a current ermit for ongoing o erations9 Are all recautions re(uired 6y t&e ermit in lace9 1s t&ere a dedicated fire watc&9 Does t&e fire watc& e;tend after t&e com letion for work *e$g$ usually minimum of ," min$ in general or ) &rs for roofs+9

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Are accumulations of waste materials, dust, and de6ris removed at t&e end of eac& s&ift *or more fre(uently as needed+9 Are materials su6>ect to s ontaneous ignition *e$g$ oily rags+ stored in listed dis osal containers9

Are tras& c&utes non?com6usti6le, or rovided wit& s rinkler rotection9

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Are flamma6le8com6usti6le li(uids in ro er containers and is t&ere less t&an a total of 0" gallons inside and wit&in /" feet of t&e structure9

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Are com ressed gases ro erly stored and used9

Are e;tension cords rated and free from damage9 Do all 6ranc& circuits originate in a roved ower outlets or anel 6oards wit& over current rotection9 Are all circuits grounded9

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Do all tem orary lig&ts &ave guards9 Are lig&ts only sus ended 6y t&eir cords w&en designated to 6e so sus ended9 Are t&ey fastened securely, if necessary, to revent ignition of com6usti6le materials9

:ave fire safety lan*s+ 6een esta6lis&ed9

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1s t&ere a readily availa6le ull 6o; for fire alarms9 1f a tele &one is used, are instruction clearly osted9

1s t&ere a designated command ost rovided wit& lans, emergency info, keys, communication, and ot&er e(ui ment as needed9 1s t&ere a clear ost?evacuation muster location9

Are re?a roved fire de artment access routes 6eing maintained9 1s t&ere clear access to &ydrants, stand i e and fire de artment connections9

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Are stand i es ready for use, and remain wit&in one floor of t&e to level during construction8demolition9

1s t&e means of egress acce ta6le *e$g$ ro erly marked, clear, safe, lig&ted+9

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1s t&e s rinkler in lace as soon as ractica6le following construction9 Are s rinkler valves c&ecked at t&e end of eac& s&ift9

Are fire walls and e;it stairwells, w&ere re(uired for t&e com leted 6uilding, given construction riority for installation9 Are fire doors installed as soon as ractica6le9

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1s a stairwell rovided for 6uildings9 1s t&e stairwell e;tended u ward as eac& floor is installed in new construction and maintained for eac& floor still remaining in demolition9 1s it lit9 1s it enclosed w&en t&e 6uilding e;terior walls are in lace9 1s signage rovided indicating floor level, stair designation, and e;it at& directions9 Are e;tinguis&ers rovided at eac& floor9

Are tem orary im airments of all fire rotection devices and alarm8detection systems immediately removed u on com letion of work in t&e area and at t&e end of eac& s&ift9 1s t&ere an im airment coordinator9

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