If you work in a state/county/town/township that has a “fire code” inspector, how would your facility measure up to these Top Citations for Group H Occupancies? By the way, here is an excellent summary of the five sub-groups in Group H:
- High-hazard Group H-1 buildings and structures which contain materials that pose a detonation (explosion) hazard.
- High-hazard Group H-2 buildings and structures which contain materials that pose a deflagration hazard or a hazard from accelerated burning.
- High-hazard Group H-3 buildings and structures which contain materials that readily support combustion or pose a physical hazard.
- High-hazard Group H-4 buildings and structures which contain materials that are health hazards.
- High-hazard Group H-5 semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used and the aggregate quantity of materials is more than those listed in Tables 5003.1.1.(1) and 5003.1.1(2).
Here are the top items found in Group H Occupancies: