BUILDING CODE COUNCIL

[Filed October 20, 2020, 1:58 p.m.]

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 51-54A WAC, making corrections to the state amendments to the 2018 International Fire Code.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Making editorial changes, correcting section references and correlating state amendments with other model code amendments.

WAC	Section	Changes in 2018	Discussion
51-54A-0101	101.2.1	Scope and general requirements deleted	Omission missed in previous CR-103
51-54A-0319	319.1	Change system to section	Typo
51-54A-0401	401.2	Added by the fire official	Added for clarification
51-54A-0406	406.1	Corrected code section numbers	Typo
51-54A-0406	406.3	Corrected code section numbers	Typo
51-54A-0406	406.4	Delete	Code section does not exist
51-54A-0607	607.2.1	Added "E" to the table for hoods	Typo
51-54A-0609	609	Deleted and reserved the section	Duplicate entry

Reasons Supporting Proposal: After adoption and publication of the amendments to the 2018 Fire Code, chapter 51-54A WAC, errors and omissions of an editorial nature were discovered; these must be corrected to ensure consistent enforcement of the code. The amendments to the fire code must be correlated with amendments to other parts of the state building code to ensure there are no conflicts within the codes.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 19.27.074.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 19.27.074.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Proponent: [No information supplied by agency], governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Ray Shipman, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, WA, 360-407-8047; and Enforcement: Local jurisdictions.

This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:

Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Richard Brown, State Building Code Council, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., phone 360-407-9277, email Richard.brown@des.wa.gov, and received by December 22, 2020.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 20-01-162, filed 12/18/19, effective 7/1/20)

WAC 51-54A-0101Section 101((—Scope and general requirements)).

((101.2.1 Appendices. Provisions in the appendices shall not apply unless specifically adopted.))Reserved.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-24-058, filed 11/27/19, effective 7/1/20)

WAC 51-54A-0319Mobile food preparation vehicles.

319.1 General. Mobile food preparation vehicles that are equipped with appliances that produce smoke or grease-laden vapors or utilize LP-gas systems or CNG systems shall comply with this ((system))section.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 13-04-063, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13)

WAC 51-54A-0401General.

401.2 Approval. Where required by the fire code official, fire safety plans, emergency procedures and employee training programs shall be approved by the fire official.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 20-01-162, filed 12/18/19, effective 7/1/20)

WAC 51-54A-0406Employee training and response procedures.

406.1 General. Employees in the occupancies listed in Section 403 shall be trained in the emergency procedures described in their emergency plans. Training shall be based on these plans and as described in Section 406.2 ((and 406.3))through 406.3.4.

406.2 Frequency. Employees shall receive training in the contents of the emergency plans and their duties as part of new employee orientation and at least annually thereafter. Records shall be kept and made available to the fire code official upon request.

406.3 Employee training program. Employees shall be trained in fire prevention, evacuation, sheltering-in-place, and fire safety in accordance with Sections 406.3.1 through ((406.3.3))406.3.4.

406.3.5 Emergency shelter-in-place training. Where a facility has a shelter-in-place plan, employees shall be trained on the alert and recall signals, communication system, location of emergency supplies, the use of the incident notification and alarm system, and their assigned duties and procedures in the event of an alarm or emergency.

((406.4 Emergency lockdown training. This section is not adopted.))

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-24-058, filed 11/27/19, effective 7/1/20)

WAC 51-54A-0609((Section 607—Commercial kitchen hoods.))Reserved.

((607.2 Where required. A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease laden vapors.

EXCEPTIONS:	1. A Type I hood shall not be required for an electric cooking appliance where an approved testing agency provides documentation that the appliance effluent contains 5 mg/m3 or less of grease when tested at an exhaust flow rate of 500 cfm (0.236 m3/s) in accordance with Section 17 of UL 710B.
	2. A Type I hood shall not be required to be installed in an R-2 occupancy, an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 388-78A WAC, or a residential treatment facility licensed under chapter 246-337 WAC with not more than 16 residents.

607.2.1 Domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes. Domestic cooking appliances utilized for commercial purposes shall be provided with Type I, Type II or residential hoods as required for the type of appliances and processes in accordance with Table 607.2.1 or Sections 507.2 and 507.3 of the International Mechanical Code.

Table 607.2.1

Type of Hood Required for Domestic Cooking Appliances in the Following Spacesa,b

Type of Space	Type of Cooking	Type of Hood
Church	1. Boiling, steaming and warming precooked food	Residential hoodc or Type II hood
	2. Roasting, pan frying and deep frying	Type I hood
Community or party room in apartment and condominium	1. Boiling, steaming and warming precooked food	Residential hoodc or Type II hoodd
	2. Roasting, pan frying and deep frying	Type I hood
Day care	1. Boiling, steaming and warming precooked food	Residential hoodc or Type II hoodd
	2. Roasting, pan frying and deep frying	Type I hood
Dormitory, assisted living facility, nursing home	1. Boiling, steaming and warming precooked food	Residential hoodc or Type II hood
	2. Roasting, pan frying and deep frying	Type I hood
Office lunch room	1. Boiling, steaming and warming precooked food	Residential hoodc or Type II hoodd
	2. Roasting, pan frying and deep frying	Type I hood

	a Commercial cooking appliances shall comply with Section 507.2 of the International Mechanical Code.
	b Requirements in this table apply to electric or gas fuel appliances only. Solid fuel appliances or charbroilers require Type I hoods.
	c Residential hood shall ventilate to the outside.
	d Type II hood required when more than one appliance is used.
	e Hoods are not required where the HVAC design meets IMC 507.3.

607.3 Operations, inspection and maintenance. Commercial cooking systems shall be operated, inspected and maintained in accordance with Sections 607.3.1 through 607.3.4 and Chapter 11 of NFPA 96.))