Statewide code of fire safety and building laws; adoption of
national codes
Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and
IC 22-13-2.5 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and
building laws.
(b) Before December 1, 2003, the commission shall adopt the
most recent edition, including addenda, of the following national
codes by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5:
(1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
(2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an
American National Standard).
(3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and
Stairway Chairlifts, American National Standard).
(4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator
Inspectors, an American National Standard).
(5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Automated People Mover Standard 21.
(6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.
(c) Before July 1, 2006, the commission shall adopt the most
recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for
Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard)
by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5.
(d) The commission shall adopt the subsequent edition of each
national code, including addenda, to be adopted as provided under
subsections (b) and (c) within eighteen (18) months after the
effective date of the subsequent edition.
(e) The commission may amend the national codes as a condition
of the adoption under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
(f) To the extent that the following sections of the International
Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC
22-2.3-1, apply to tents or canopies in which cooking does not occur,
the commission shall suspend enforcement of the following sections
of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, until the office of the
state fire marshal recommends amendments to the commission under
subsection (h) and the commission adopts rules under subsection (i)
based on the recommendations:
(1) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(2) Section 2406.2.
(3) Section 2406.3.
(g) To the extent that section 2403.2 of the International Fire
Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1,
applies to a tent or canopy in which there is an open flame, the
commission shall suspend enforcement of section 2403.2 until the
office of the state fire marshal recommends amendments to section
2403.2 to the commission under subsection (h) and the commission
adopts rules under subsection (i) based on the recommendations and
amending section 2403.2.
(h) The office of the state fire marshal shall recommend
amendments to the commission to the following sections of the
International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675
IAC 22-2.3-1:
(1) Section 2403.2.
(2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(3) Section 2406.2.
(4) Section 2406.3.
(i) After receiving and considering recommendations from the
office of the state fire marshal under subsection (h), and using the
procedure set forth in IC 4-22-2-38, the commission shall amend the
following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as
adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1:
(1) Section 2403.2.
(2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(3) Section 2406.2.
(4) Section 2406.3.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-1997,
SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.7; P.L.44-2005, SEC.1.
Last modified: May 27, 2006