Regarding a ?BIRTHING CENTER? within a ?multifunction building? (517.1)
101 Life Safety Code and Florida Building Code classifies this ?building? as a business.
This existing building is to be remodeled and is currently wired without approved methods providing secondary or ?redundant? grounding. It is understood that the waiting rooms, corridors, bathroom, etc does not need comply with wiring methods in Article 517.13, but how about the three ?BIRTHING ROOMS? within this building. These rooms contain tubs to allow the baby to better ?slide? into this wonderful world.
Seems that 517.1 and 517.11 provides a good descriptive basis, but new local feedback seem to be pushing to permit regular wiring methods (no redundant ground) in the birthing area. Lets consider the birthing area within 6 feet from the tub and less than 7.5 feet above the floor, including receptacle and lighting outlets. This new local ?push? proposal not to mandate compliance with 517.13 is being sought to include dental care rooms, doctor examining rooms, vision and eye examining rooms, etc. here and other area?s such as patient exam rooms, where the total examining rooms are (101 Life Safety Code) three or less?
101 Life Safety Code and Florida Building Code classifies this ?building? as a business.
This existing building is to be remodeled and is currently wired without approved methods providing secondary or ?redundant? grounding. It is understood that the waiting rooms, corridors, bathroom, etc does not need comply with wiring methods in Article 517.13, but how about the three ?BIRTHING ROOMS? within this building. These rooms contain tubs to allow the baby to better ?slide? into this wonderful world.
Seems that 517.1 and 517.11 provides a good descriptive basis, but new local feedback seem to be pushing to permit regular wiring methods (no redundant ground) in the birthing area. Lets consider the birthing area within 6 feet from the tub and less than 7.5 feet above the floor, including receptacle and lighting outlets. This new local ?push? proposal not to mandate compliance with 517.13 is being sought to include dental care rooms, doctor examining rooms, vision and eye examining rooms, etc. here and other area?s such as patient exam rooms, where the total examining rooms are (101 Life Safety Code) three or less?