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§ 4-08 Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.
   (a)   Definitions. 
      Automatic fire extinguishing system. The term "automatic fire extinguishing system" shall mean:
         (i)   A system of piping connected to one or more acceptable sources of water supply, which system is provided with approved distributing devices so arranged and located as to automatically discharge an effective spray over the interior of the building in the event of fire therein; or
         (ii)   A system of piping and distributing devices automatically controlled, connected to an adequate supply of chemical fire extinguishing media of an approved type suitable for the hazard involved.
      Factory building. The term "factory building" shall mean a factory building as defined by Section 10 of the New York State Labor Law. Section 10. "Factory building" means a building, shed or structure which or any part of which, is occupied by or used for a factory, and in which at least one-tenth or more than twenty-five of all the persons employed in the building are engaged in work for a factory, but shall not include a building in a city having a population of more than one million, used exclusively by one employer and in which not more than one-tenth of all the persons employed therein are engaged in work for a factory and which, except for such factory work, would be classified as a mercantile establishment. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any part of a building occupied or used as a factory, except as otherwise provided by this subdivision.
      Non-flammable. 
         (i)   The term "non-flammable" as used in these rules when applied to solids shall mean materials which will not ignite and continue to burn when brought in contact for five seconds with an open flame or when in contact with glowing materials.
         (ii)   The term "non-flammable" as used in these rules when applied to liquids shall mean any liquid which will not generate a flammable vapor at a temperature of 300° F or less when tested in a Tagliabue open cup tester.
      Volatile flammable oils or solvents. The term "volatile flammable oils or solvents" as used in these rules shall mean any liquid mixture or compound that will generate a flammable vapor at a temperature of 110° F or less when in a Tagliabue open cup tester.
   (b)   Medium hazards. 
      Bagging, manufacturing
      Bags, Cloth, Paper or Burlap, manufacturing
      Bakeries except retail bakeries and except bakeries where all products baked are consumed on the premises
      Bamboo or Rattan Products, manufacturing
      Baskets (other than metal), manufacturing
      Bookbinding Boots or Shoes, manufacturing
      Burlap, manufacturing Buttons, manufacturing, except non-flammable buttons
      Candles, or wax products, manufacturing
      Canvas, manufacturing
      Cardboard, manufacturing
      Cereal Mills
      Chemical Works (except where volatile flammable oils or solvents are used, stored or manufactured)
      Cloth, Backing
      Cloth, Dyeing or Printing Works
      Cloth, manufacturing
      Confectionery Products, manufacturing
      Cotton Batting or Waste, manufacturing
      Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Industrial Plants (except those using volatile flammable oils)
      Distilleries
      Envelope, manufacturing
      Excelsior or Excelsior Products, manufacturing or storage
      Feed, Flour or Grist Mills
      Felt or Felt Products, manufacturing
      Furniture, manufacturing, repairing or refinishing
      Furs or Fur Products, manufacturing or processing
      Gloves, manufacturing
      Handbags, Luggage or Trunks, manufacturing
      Hats, manufacturing
      Knitting, Weaving or Embroidering
      Laundries
      Leather Goods, manufacturing
      Lithographing
      Millinery, manufacturing (except custom)
      Paper Pulp Mills
      Paper Boxes or Cartons, manufacturing
      Pencil, manufacturing
      Picture Frame, manufacturing
      Plastic Articles (except non-flammable)
      Printing except incidental to primary use with area not exceeding 2,000 feet
      Rag sorting or processing
      Rope, Cordage and Twine, manufacturing
      Rubber Products, manufacturing
      Rugs, manufacturing
      Shades, Window, manufacturing
      Silk, manufacturing
      Straw Goods, manufacturing
      Synthetic Yarns or Fabric, manufacturing, except non-flammable
      Tanneries
      Tobacco Products, manufacturing
      Umbrella, manufacturing
      Upholstering
      Woodworking
   (c)   High hazards. 
      Aluminum, powdered, manufacturing
      Artificial Flowers, manufacturing
      Artificial Leather, manufacturing
      Carpet cleaning, using volatile flammable oils or solvents
      Chemical manufacturing using volatile flammable oils or solvents
      Combustible or flammable mixtures, manufacturing
      Compressed Gases, manufacturing, flammable or explosive
      Cotton Picking and Opening Operations
      Dry Cleaning Plants, using volatile flammable solvents
      Enameling (except vitrous enameling) using more than 2 qts. per day or storing more than 20 gals.
      Essential Oils or Perfumes, manufacturing
      Feathers, processing
      Fireworks
      Linoleum, manufacturing
      Linseed Oil
      Mills
      Lithographing Inks (except non-flammable), manufacturing
      Magnesium (powdered), manufacturing or processing (Chemical Extinguishing system only)
      Mattress manufacturing or repairing
      Matches, manufacturing
      Nail Polish, manufacturing
      Nitrocellulose Products, manufacturing or processing
      Painting or Lacquering using more than 2 qts. per day or storing more than 20 gals.
      Paint, Varnish, Enameling, Lacquers, Lithographing ink (except non-flammable), manufacturing
      Pharmaceutical Products, manufacturing
      Plastics, manufacturing, except non-flammable
      Raincoats, manufacturing (using rubber)
      Rubber Cement, manufacturing
      Shoddy Mills
      Silk Screen Printing
      Starch or Sugar Mills
      Surgical Sutures, manufacturing, processing or packing
      Solvent Extracting (other than non-flammable)
      Tallow, manufacturing
      Tires (rubber), re-capping, re-treading or vulcanizing
      Volatile, Flammable Oils, Solvents, or Mixtures, manufacturing
      Woodworking with painting, varnishing, lacquering or shellacking
(Renumbered City Record 4/4/2019, eff. 5/5/2019)