NFPA 150 13:2013 Edition

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NFPA 150: Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
NFPA	2013	36

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Follow the best practices for safe animal housing facilities including first-time guidance for performance-based design in the 2013 NFPA 150. Expanded with a new chapter on performance-based design, the 2013 edition of NFPA 150: Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities is the industry benchmark used to safeguard the health and welfare of animals while protecting human life and property. Used by engineers, architects, and AHJs, NFPA 150 covers all types of animal housing facilities where animals are kept for any purpose, including barns, stables, kennels, animal shelters, veterinary facilities, zoos, laboratories, and racetracks. The document is divided into three major sections: Section 1 contains administrative requirements . Section 2 provides general requirements for all facilities housing animals, including new Chapter 5 on performance-based design that gives designers more flexibility and assists authorities with plans review. Section 3 includes specific requirements focused on the class of the facility. Updated for industry developments and trends, the 2013 NFPA 150 also presents: A new Annex on system design that takes animal reaction to alarms into consideration A new construction table in Chapter 7 reflecting the 2012 edition of NFPA 5000®: Building Construction and Safety Code®.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications
7	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.5 Equivalency
8	1.6 Units 1.7 Enforcement Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
9	3.3 General Definitions Chapter 4 General Requirements 4.1 Goals and Objectives
10	4.2 Fundamental Fire and Life Safety Requirements
11	4.3 General Requirements Chapter 5 Performance-Based Design Option 5.1 General Requirements
12	5.2 Safety-from-Fire Goals 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements 5.4 Performance-Based Design Characteristics and Assumptions
13	5.5 Design Scenarios 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs 5.7 Safety Factors 5.8 Documentation Requirements
14	Chapter 6 Subclassification of Animal Housing Facilities and Categorization of Animals 6.1 General 6.2 Animal Housing Facility Subclassifications
15	6.3 Categorization of Animals Chapter 7 Construction and Separation Requirements 7.1 Types of Construction 7.2 Height and Area Requirements 7.3 Stall, Cage, and Enclosure Requirements 7.4 Exposure Protection 7.5 Structural Design
16	7.6 Fire-Rated Separations Between Animal Housing Facilities and Hazardous Areas 7.7 Wildland/Urban Interface or Wildland/Urban Intermix Chapter 8 Means of Egress Requirements 8.1 General
17	8.2 Animal Occupant Load Chapter 9 Requirements for Protection from Fire and Special Hazards 9.1 General 9.2 Sprinkler Protection 9.3 Fire Alarm Systems 9.4 Fire Extinguishers 9.5 Lightning Protection 9.6 Special Hazards
18	9.7 Vertical Openings 9.8 Special Requirements for Category A Animals
19	Chapter 10 Interior Finishes, Contents, and Furnishings 10.1 General 10.2 Insulation Chapter 11 Class 1 Animal Housing Facilities 11.1 General 11.2 Means of Egress Requirements 11.3 Protection
20	11.4 Operating Features Chapter 12 Class 2 Animal Housing Facilities 12.1 General 12.2 Means of Egress Requirements 12.3 Protection 12.4 Operating Features Chapter 13 Class 3 Animal Housing Facilities 13.1 General
21	13.2 Means of Egress Requirements 13.3 Protection 13.4 Operating Features Annex A Explanatory Material
29	Annex B Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 150
30	Annex C Informational References
31	Index