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safety film is used, projection ports may be increased in

size to an area not to exceed 4,500 square centimeters.

(2) Shutters — Each port and every other opening in

projection room walls, including, any fresh-air inlets but

excluding exit doors and exhaust ducts, shall be provided

with a shutter of not less than 2.4 millimeters thick sheet

metal or its equivalent large enough to overlap at least 25

millimeters on all sides of such openings. Shutters shall

be

arranged

to

slide

without

binding

in

gudes

constructed or material equal to the shutters in strength

and fire-resistance. Each shutter shall be equipped with a

74º fusible link, which when fused by heat will cause

closure of the shutter by gravity. Shutters of a size greater

than 1,300 square centimeters shall be equipped with a

counter-balance. There shall also be a fusible link located

over the upper magazine of each projector, which upon

operating, will close all the shutters. In addition, there

shall be provided suitable means for manually closing all

shutters simultaneously from any projector head and

from a point within the projection room near each exit

door. Shutters may be omitted when only acetate safety

film is used.

(e) Ventilation — (1) Inlet — A fresh-air inlet from the

exterior

of

the

building

not

less

than

900

square

centimeters and protected with wire netting, shall be

installed within 50 millimeters of the floor in every

projection room, the source of which shall be remote

from other outside vents or flues.

(2) Outlets — Ventilation shall be provided by one or more

mechanical exhaust systems which shall draw air from

each are lamps housing to outdoors either directly or

through an incombustible flue used for no other purpose.

Exhaust capacity shall not be less than 0.50 cubic meter

nor more than 1.40 cubic meter per minute for each arc

lamp plus 5.60 cubic meters for the room itself. Systems

shall be controlled from within the enclosure and shall

have

pilot

lights

to indicate operation. The exhaust

systems serving the projection room may be extended to

cover rooms associated therewith such as rewind rooms.

No dampers shall be installed in such exhaust systems.

Ventilation of these rooms, shall not connected in any

way with ventilating or air-conditioning systems serving

other portions of the building. Exhaust ducts shall be of

incombustible

material

and

shall

either be kept 25

millimeters from combustible material or covered with 10

millimeters of incombustible heat-insulating material.

(f) Regulation of Equipment — All shelves, fixtures, and

fixed

equipment

in

a

projection

room

shall

be

constructed of incombustible materials. All films not in

actual use shall be stored in metal cabinets having

individual compartments for reels or shall be in generally

accepted shipping containers. No solders shall be used in

the construction of such cabinets.

SECTION 1215. Lathing, Plastering, and Installation of Wall

Boards . — The installation of lath, plaster and gypsum

wall

board

shall

conform to the fire-resistive rating

requirements and the type of construction of building.

CHAPTER 13 Electrical and Mechanical

Regulations

SECTION

1301.

Electrical

Regulations .

—All

electrical

systems equipment and installation mentioned in this

Code shall conform to the provisions of the Philippine

Electrical Code, as adopted by the board of Electrical

Engineering pursuant to Republic Act No. 184 otherwise

known as the Electrical Engineering Law .

SECTION 1302. Mechanical Regulations . — All mechanical

systems, equipment and installations mentioned in this

Code shall conform to the provisions of the Philippine

Mechanical Engineering Code, as adopted by the Board

of Mechanical Engineering pursuant to Commonwealth

Act

No.

294

as

amended , otherwise known as the

Mechanical Engineering Law.

CHAPTER 14 Photography and X-ray Films

SECTION 1401. Storage and Handling . —(a) Storage rooms

of unexposed photographic and x-ray films shall be

provided with automatic fire extinguishing systems in the

following cases:

(1) When unexposed films in generally accepted safety

shipping containers exceed the aggregate 14.00 cubic

meters.

(2)

Where

shelving

used

for

storage

of

individual

packages not in said shipping containers exceed 1.40

cubic meters in capacity; and

(3) Storage is not in generally accepted safety shipping

containers in any section exceeding 14.00 cubic meters.

(b) Film negatives in storage or in process of handling

shall be kept in heavy manila envelopes, not exceeding 12

films to an envelope. Expanding envelopes shall not be

used.

(c) Film negatives shall be kept in properly insulated

vented cabinets, vented storage vaults or outside storage

houses. Not more than 110 kilograms shall be stored in

any single cabinet. Where the film stored exceeds 450

kilograms, it shall be in vented storage vault or in a

detached structure or roof vault. Door openings in vault

shall be of four-hour fire-resistive construction and shall

be kept closed except when in use.

(d) Only incandescent electric light shall be permitted:

protected with substantial wire guards or vapor roof

globes or both. Portable lights on extension cords are

prohibited. Conspicuous "NO SMOKING" signs shall be

posted.

(e) No films shall be stored within 600 millimeters of

steam pipes, chimneys, or other sources of heat.

(f) There shall be first aid provisions of types using water

or water solutions. Discarded films shall be stored and

handled in the same manner as other films until removed

from the premises.

SECTION 1402. Classes of Film Exempted. — (a) The

provisions of this Section do not apply to the following:

film for amateur photographic use in original packages or

"roll" and "film pack" films in quantities of less than 1.40

cubic

meters;

safety

film;

dental

X-ray

film;

establishments manufacturing photographic films and

their storage incidental thereto and films stored or being

used in standard motion picture booths.

(b) Safety photographic X-ray film may be identified by

the marking on the edge of the film.

SECTION

1403.

Fire

Extinguishing

System . — Unless

otherwise provided in this Code, all fire extinguishing

system when so required shall be of a type, specifications,

and methods of installation as prescribed in accordance

with the requirements of the Secretary.

CHAPTER 15 Pre-Fabricated Construction

SECTION 1501. Prefabricated Assembly . —(a) Prefabricated

assembly is a structural unit, the integral parts of which

have built up or assembled prior to incorporation in the

building.

(b)

The

Secretary

shall

prescribe

special

tests

to

determine the structural adequacy, durability, soundness,

weather

and

fire

resistance

of

the

prefabricated

assemblies.

(c) Every device or system to connect prefabricated

assemblies shall be capable of developing the strength of

the different members as an integral structure, Except, in

the case of members forming part of a structural frame

as specified in this Code. Anchorages and connections

between members and the supporting elements of the

structure or walls shall be capable of withstanding all

probable external and internal forces or other conditions

for

structurally

adequate

construction.

In

structural

design, proper allowances shall be made for any material

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