Occupation means the same thing as job.
"My new occupation is lifeguarding."
"My new job is lifeguarding."
Buildings and structures designed to house special industrial processes that require large areas... IBC 503.1.1
Yes! You can search www.craigslist.org for many results that may fit your criteria for singlel room occupancies.
i believe its once a month for schools. Arizona has adopted the International Fire Code as its standard, with a few modifications. Under 408.3.1, in Group E occupancies, the first school drill must be held within 10 days of beginning classes. Under 405.2, Group E (education) occupancies must hold drills monthly, with slight deviation permitted for inclement weather.
In occupancies required to be equipped with a fire alarm system, theback-flowpreventer valves shall be electrically supervised by a tamper switch installed in accordance with NFPA 72 and separately annunciated.
Two seats here in the US. European and Japanese Second Generation RX-7's had a rear bench in place of storage bins for a total of four occupancies. These back seats could only fit legless midgets though :-\
For dwellings, per NEC, convenience outlets are included in the general lighting load calcs, figured at 3VA per square foot, measured to the outside walls. For other occupancies, each receptacle is figured at 180VA.
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Probably not. NFPA 1 "Hazard of Contents" are defined as High (with 5 levels), Ordinary or Low. The only occupancies that have "low" rating are those primarily for storage of non-combustibles. A church is primarily an assembly occupancy and could not be rated as "low hazard", based upon the risks to numerous human occupants. Types of occupancies other than "storage", even if incidentally storing non-combustibles, would qualify as an "ordinary" hazard, under the theory that some combustible materials will be introduced or hazardous operations conducted, or some psychological factor introduced in case of any fire or other emergency, thus requiring at least "ordinary" fire prevention and means of egress.
Row housing, or terraces as they are sometimes called, save space because there is no space between occupancies. And indeed the boundary wall of one occupancy is the boundary wall of the adjacent occupancy, thus saving much material.
Yes, portable fire extinguishers can be used on very small fires in the incipient stage, well before they trigger any automatic suppression system. Fire codes require fire extinguishers in all commercial occupancies and all multi-dwelling structures, whether or not there are other suppression systems.
It refers to the fire hazards associated with the activity conducted on the premises, and was used to select fire protection levels. The classes were low, ordinary, extra, and extra II. Based on potential sources of ignition and fuel loading, an office might be low, a warehouse of metal goods ordinary, and a paint manufacturer extra (or extra Grade II)
NCO (National Classification of Occupations) codes are used to categorize and standardize job roles across different industries. These codes help employment exchanges and other organizations match job seekers with job vacancies based on their skills and qualifications, making the process more efficient and systematic.