IFC and IBC Hazardous Materials Provisions

Course Description:  The IFC® and IBC® Hazardous Materials Provisions seminar addresses requirements for buildings utilizing hazardous materials and requiring coordination between the fire and building codes. It reviews the requirements found in Chapters 50 through 67 of the International Fire Code® (IFC®), as well as Chapter 3, and Sections 414 and 415 of the International Building Code® (IBC®). The goal of this seminar is for participants to examine the application of code requirements in the 2018 IFC and the 2018 IBC to determine compliance for the storage use, handling and dispensing of hazardous materials.

The following publications are recommended to ensure success in the course:

• Recommended – 2018 IFC(IFC®) and IBC(IBC®) Hazardous Materials Provisions
• Recommended – 2018 International Building Code® (IBC®)
• Recommended – 2018 International Fire Code® (IFC®)

Course Objectives:

• Locate and describe applicable hazardous materials in the IFC and IBC.
• Classify materials as to their appropriate hazard and determine allowable exempt amounts for each material.
• Explain conditions which exempt a structure from Group H occupancy classifications.
• Define control areas and identify when control areas can be applied as an alternative to Group H classification.
• Define the Group M display and Group S storage option for certain hazardous materials as an alternative to a Group H classification.
• Determine when a building or structure should be classified as Group H occupancy.
• Describe how each Group H classification impacts corresponding height and area limitations, mixed uses and means of egress for a building or structure.

Note: ICC CEUs will be provided. 0.6 CEU / 6.0 ICC Contact Hours
This is a SoCal FPO-Hosted course; NorCal Members, contact the office to receive the member discount code.

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