What are extra hazard occupancies?
Extra hazard occupancies are occupancies that present significant risks to life and property due to flammable or explosive contents, processes, or conditions, These occupancies include:- Factories using chemicals that burn rapidly and intensely.
- Factories processing or using highly flammable or explosive materials.
- Aircraft hangars housing aircraft with fuel tanks equal to or greater than 570 litres total capacity.
- Storage facilities housing more than 12,000 litres of flammable or combustible liquids above ground.
- Bulk oil storage establishments handling more than 57,000 litres of petroleum products or other flammable or combustible liquids.
- Factories producing cellulose nitrate or pyroxylin plastics.
- Grain elevators
- Cotton gins