(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, the provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall apply to equipment, installations and storage for, and the application of, flammable finishes by spraying or dipping, and shall also apply to the processes incidental to the application of flammable finishes, such as drying or baking.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, the applicable provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall also govern the equipment, installations and storage for, and the application of flammable finishes by brushing, flow coating or roller coating whenever the volatility or flammability of the finishing material, or the manner or extent of the application of the finishing material, creates a fire or health hazard comparable to or greater than that created by spraying or dipping.
(c) The provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall not apply to the interior or exterior finishing of buildings or other structures, nor to the occasional use in a safe manner of small portable spraying equipment where the quantity of finishing material used on any working day does not exceed one (1) gallon.
(d) As used in this Fire Prevention Code, “finishing room” means a room in which flammable finishes are applied to objects by spraying or dipping or in which highly flammable finishes are applied to objects by brushing, flow coating or roller coating.
(e) Sections 3155.46 to 3155.69 shall govern blower and exhaust systems installed for the purpose of removing or conveying flammable vapors, including paint spraying residues, by means of air either under positive pressure or exhaust suction.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)