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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-205" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each building in a fireworks plant shall be constructed as provided in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies to a building that is constructed or improved after July 1, 1970, or to which an addition is made after July 1, 1970.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The following buildings in a fireworks plant shall have exterior walls and roofs that are constructed of noncombustible material and shall be constructed to be frangible:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a finishing and assembling building;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a press building; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a mixing building.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A building in a fireworks plant may not contain a basement or exceed one story.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The interior wall surfaces and ceilings of a building in a fireworks plant shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>be smooth, free from cracks and crevices, and fire resistant; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>contain a minimum number of horizontal ledges on which dust may accumulate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A floor or work surface in a building in a fireworks plant may not have cracks or crevices in which explosives may lodge.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A wall joint or opening for wiring or plumbing in a building in a fireworks plant shall be sealed to prevent entry of dust.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A mixing building or press building in a fireworks plant shall contain conductive flooring that is properly grounded.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A building in a fireworks plant shall be heated by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>steam;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>indirectly radiating hot air;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>hot water; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other means approved by the State Fire Prevention Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>All electric wiring in a fireworks plant shall be permanent and installed in approved conduits.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All electrical service shall comply with applicable electrical codes.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Temporary or loose electric wiring or extension lights may not be used except:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>during repair operations while using approved temporary extensions; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>after the area has been cleared of all explosive composition and washed of dust.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Each fireworks plant shall have a master switch that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is located at the point where electric current enters the fireworks plant; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on being opened, immediately cuts off all electric current to the fireworks plant.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Other than in a warehouse, an open knife switch may not be used inside a building of a fireworks plant.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Artificial lighting in a fireworks plant shall be provided by electric, vapor-proof, keyless lamps.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each building shall contain:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least two exits for each work area; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at least two exits from the building.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each small building with a designated capacity of one individual may have only one exit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Each exit shall be at least 30 inches wide.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Exits shall be located:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>so that the path of travel from the work area is unobstructed; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at opposite ends of the work area.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>An exit door shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>open outward;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>remain unlocked during the hours that the work area or building is occupied; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>remain unobstructed.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
