annual fire safety inspections

[BSSTG]

Greetings all,

A lot of municipalities perform annual fire safety type inspections of commercial occupancies. Are they required by the 2009 IFC?

thanks

BS

 

[cda]

No....... ...

 

[fatboy]

Not required, but IFC 106.2 gets you in the door......where are you sitting on this?

106.2 Inspections. The fire code official is authorized to conduct

such inspections as are deemed necessary to determine the

extent of compliance with the provisions of this code and to

approve reports of inspection by approved agencies or individuals.

All reports of such inspections shall be prepared and submitted

in writing for review and approval. Inspection reports

shall be certified by a responsible officer of such approved

agency or by the responsible individual. The fire code official is

authorized to engage such expert opinion as deemed necessary

to report upon unusual, detailed or complex technical issues

subject to the approval of the governing body.

 

[mark handler]

Many states do; the California Health and Safety Code does require inspections on an annual basis for some occupancies

 

[mark handler]

You might want to look at the Texas Administrative Code

 

[Builder Bob]

May be an ISo driven requirement if you are an ISo regulated state for determination of insurance ratings....

Community risk reduction

Fire prevention code adoption and enforcement: This section assesses the Fire Prevention Code adoption and enforcement capabilities of a community. Items evaluated include adoption and maintenance of one of the model codes; number and qualifications of fire prevention personnel, including certification and continuing education; and fire prevention programs, such as plan review, certificate of occupancy inspections, quality control, code compliance, inspection of private fire protection equipment, fire prevention ordinances, and coordination with fire department training and preincident planning activities.