SPRAY BOOTHS, DIP TANKS AND BAKE OVENS

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. THREE, pt. IIID, tit. XI, ch. 385, pt. SPRAY BOOTHS, DIP TANKS AND BAKE OVENS

in effect

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.01 Scope and Application of Provisions

§ 385.01 Scope and Application of Provisions (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, the provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall apply to equipment, installations and storage for, and the application of, flammable finishes by spraying or dipping, and shall also apply to the processes incidental to the application of flammable finishes, such as drying or baking. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, the applicable provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall also govern the equipment, installations and storage for, and the application of flammable finishes by brushing, flow coating or roller coating whenever the volatility or flammability of the finishing material, or the manner or extent of the application of the finishing material, creates a fire or health hazard comparable to or greater than that created by spraying or dipping. (c) The provisions of Sections 385.01 to 385.17 shall not apply to the interior or exterior finishing of buildings or other structures, nor to the occasional use in a safe manner of small portable spraying equipment where the quantity of finishing material used on any working day does not exceed one (1) gallon. (d) As used in this Fire Prevention Code, “finishing room” means a room in which flammable finishes are applied to objects by spraying or dipping or in which highly flammable finishes are applied to objects by brushing, flow coating or roller coating. (e) Sections 3155.46 to 3155.69 shall govern blower and exhaust systems installed for the purpose of removing or conveying flammable vapors, including paint spraying residues, by means of air either under positive pressure or exhaust suction. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.02 Permits and Plans Required

§ 385.02 Permits and Plans Required (a) A permit from the Fire Chief shall be required whenever flammable finishes are applied to objects by spraying or dipping or highly flammable finishes are applied by brushing, flow coating or roller coating, and more than one (1) gallon of flammable finishing material is used on any working day, or more than five (5) gallons of flammable finishing material are stored for use. (b) Whenever a permit is required for installations made or installations altered after June 27, 1949, and before a permit is issued, floor plans showing the proposed arrangement of all equipment, storage rooms and mixing rooms, and the provisions for ventilation and fire protection, shall first be submitted to and approved by the Chief and the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.03 Storage and Mixing of Flammable Finishing Material

§ 385.03 Storage and Mixing of Flammable Finishing Material (a) The storage of flammable finishing material not in actual use, within finishing rooms, shall be restricted as follows: (1) Not to exceed twenty (20) gallons, with no container exceeding one (1) gallon capacity, may be stored on a substantial shelf with suitable guard strips to prevent containers from falling at a height not less than four (4) feet above the floor level; provided that in no case shall the quantity so stored exceed that required for one (1) day’s operations. (2) Not more than fifty (50) gallons, with no container exceeding five (5) gallons capacity, may be stored within a standard storage cabinet as specified in Section 3129.43(d). (b) Quantities in excess of those permitted in subsections (a)(1) and (2) hereof shall be stored outside the finishing room in separate rooms conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), or in another approved manner permitted by this Fire Prevention Code. (c) Containers with a total capacity not exceeding five (5) gallons may be opened and their contents mixed in a finishing room during such times as the ventilating system is in operation; the mixing of flammable finishes from containers exceeding a total capacity of five (5) gallons shall be done only in rooms conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), or in special mixing rooms of equivalent construction, except that flammable liquid may be added to dip tanks, or to pressure tanks used for spraying, by pumping from approved containers not exceeding sixty (60) gallon capacity. (d) Receptacles containing flammable finishes shall be kept tightly covered whenever practicable. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.04 Containers for Flammable Finishes

§ 385.04 Containers for Flammable Finishes (a) All storage containers of flammable finishes shall be of metal suitably constructed to prevent leakage. (b) Containers used as part of spraying equipment shall be of metal except that glass containers not exceeding one (1) pint capacity, and properly guarded containers with glass inner linings not exceeding one (1) gallon capacity, may be used. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.05 Dope in Hangar

§ 385.05 Dope in Hangar Application of dope or other flammable finishes indoors shall be only in separate isolated buildings and under approved safeguards. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.06 Ventilation

§ 385.06 Ventilation (a) Unless suitable ventilated spray booths are used for all finishing operations, finishing rooms shall be continuously ventilated mechanically when in use. Ventilation shall be adequate to prevent fire and health hazards and the provisions therefor shall be subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control. Ventilation shall be such that the percentage of flammable vapor present in any room or exhaust duct at anytime shall not exceed one-fifth (1/5) the lower explosive limit and that toxicity will be reduced by dilution to a safe concentration. (b) Exhaust outlets in finishing rooms shall be located at the level where flammable vapors accumulate and generally not more than five (5) feet above the floor level, and shall discharge directly outside the building in an approved location. Stacks and ducts shall be of incombustible material and constructed so that there will be no leakage of flammable vapor therefrom. Exhaust ducts of metal shall be constructed of not lighter than twenty (20) U.S. gauge. Exhaust ducts shall be kept not less than six (6) inches from combustible surfaces and shall have approved incombustible ventilating thimbles where passing through combustible floor, wall or roof construction. Where such exhaust ducts extend through other stories of a building, they shall be enclosed with incombustible enclosures having a fire resistance rating of not less than two (2) hours. The discharge outlets of exhaust ducts shall be located so that the discharge of vapors or residue therefrom or, in the event of fire, the discharge of flame, hot gases or smoke, shall not create a hazardous fire, fume or smoke condition or nuisance. All such exhaust systems shall be independent of all other ventilating systems and shall conform to the applicable provisions of Sections 3155.75 to 3155.77. (c) So far as practicable, all exhaust ducts shall be installed without ledges or crevices in which paint residue may lodge. Provisions shall be made to permit cleaning the interiors of such exhaust ducts. Such provisions shall include access openings at the bottom of every vertical riser and access openings, spaced not more than twenty (20) feet on centers, in horizontal sections. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.07 Lighting and Electrical Equipment

§ 385.07 Lighting and Electrical Equipment (a) Artificial lighting in finishing rooms, spray rooms, spray booths and dipping rooms shall be by electricity only. Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, all electric wiring and equipment in rooms where flammable finishing materials are applied shall be in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 3161, governing installations in hazardous locations. (b) Where spraying is done in properly arranged and ventilated spray booths, portions of the finishing room more than twenty (20) feet from such booths need not be considered as hazardous locations in determining requirements for electrical installations unless such portions are so classified as the result of other operations. In the area within twenty (20) feet of properly arranged and ventilated spray booths, provisions governing electrical installations in hazardous locations may be modified to allow motors of the totally enclosed type or of the open-induction type having no brushes, make or break contacts, collects or other arcing or sparking parts, and to allow lamps of the enclosed vapor-tight type. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.08 Maintenance and Construction

§ 385.08 Maintenance and Construction (a) Finishing rooms in which flammable finishes are applied shall be kept free from all unnecessary combustible material and refuse. (b) Floors of finishing rooms shall be of incombustible material. Floors of finishing rooms, drain boards and the interiors of spray booths, shall be thoroughly cleaned at least once a day, and all fans, ducts, side-walls and ceilings kept as clean as practicable at all times. In cleaning, care shall be taken to use implements which will not create sparks. Wherever practicable, surfaces to be cleaned shall be sprayed or otherwise wetted down with water before cleaning. Sweepings or deposits from spray booths or rooms, ducts or stacks shall be immediately removed from the building and safely disposed. (c) Metal waste cans with self-closing covers shall be provided for all waste and rags which have come in contact with flammable finishing material. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.09 Open Flames and Heating

§ 385.09 Open Flames and Heating For heating purposes, indirect systems only, such as steam, forced warm air or hot water, shall be used and no open flame shall be permitted in storage cabinets, finishing rooms, dipping rooms, spray rooms or spray booths, except that when approved by the Chief of Fire, direct-fired drying ovens or other drying ovens, and direct-fired unit heaters installed not less than eight (8) feet above the floor level and of a type approved for use in garages and airplane hangars, may be installed in finishing rooms where proper safeguards are provided to prevent flammable vapor travel to a source of ignition. Gravity warm air systems shall not be used. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.10 Grounding

§ 385.10 Grounding All metal spray booths, dip tanks, bake ovens, mixers, filters, pumps, motors and shafting shall be electrically grounded in an effective and approved manner. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.11 Fire Extinguishing Equipment

§ 385.11 Fire Extinguishing Equipment (a) Sprinklers. (1) Whenever a building containing rooms in which flammable finishes are applied is classified as a high hazard occupancy, such building shall be equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinklers or other approved automatic fire- extinguishing equipment. (2) In buildings equipped throughout with automatic sprinklers, all areas within finishing rooms and dipping rooms, including ceilings, walls and interiors of spray rooms and booths, shall be thoroughly protected by automatic wet-pipe sprinklers, or by a system of open sprinklers connected to an approved quick-operating valve actuated by an approved thermostatic system. In buildings not equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems or other approved automatic fire extinguishing equipment, spray rooms and booths shall be equipped with sprinklers supplied by a pipe of not less than one (1) inch in diameter connected to the domestic water system and installed in conformity with the provisions of Section 389.32. (3) Sprinkler heads shall be located so that they will not become covered with paint and shall be kept clean. (b) Hand Fire Extinguishing Equipment. Hand fire extinguishing equipment shall be provided in or immediately outside finishing rooms, and near storage cabinets, spray rooms, and booths, and shall be of such type and in such number as determined by the Fire Chief. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.12 Motor Vehicles

§ 385.12 Motor Vehicles Unless approved adequate safeguards are provided, motor vehicles shall not be moved by their own power while in finishing rooms or within spray rooms or booths. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.13 Spraying and Booth Requirements

§ 385.13 Spraying and Booth Requirements (a) All spraying with flammable finishes of objects, manufactured articles, motor vehicles, etc., shall be done in an approved spray room or spray booth conforming to the provisions of this section. (b) When spraying is done outside of spray booths, the room or rooms in which such spraying is done shall be separated from the remainder of the building by walls, floors and ceiling construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than three- fourths (3/4) hour, and all openings in such enclosure shall be equipped with self-closing or automatic closing opening protectives having a fire resistance rating of not less than three-fourths (3/4) hour. Floor surfaces in such rooms shall be of incombustible material. Ventilation shall be provided as specified in Section 385.06. (c) Spray booths shall be of metal or other approved incombustible material and shall be of ample size to accommodate the object to be sprayed. (d) Spray booths shall be provided with exhaust systems of sufficient capacity to adequately remove vapors and residues. The average face velocity at the booth shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet per minute, and greater velocities shall be provided, as approved or directed by the Fire Chief or the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control, for continuous heavy spraying using flammable or toxic material. The supply of air entering the room where spray booths are located shall be substantially equivalent to the exhaust capacity provided for such room and shall be from an uncontaminated source. Each spray booth shall have an independent stack or vent, except that not more than three (3) booths, each with less than six (6) square feet face area, may connect to one (1) stack. Exhaust ducts and their installation shall conform to the applicable provisions of Sections 385.06 and 3155.75 to 3155.77. (e) Ventilating fans for spray rooms and booths shall be kept in continuous operation while spraying is being done and shall not be stopped until all flammable vapor has been removed. (f) Pails or receptacles for gravity feed to a spray gun shall not exceed ten (10) gallons capacity, shall be kept covered with tight fitting incombustible covers and shall be securely and substantially supported. Where cables are used for support of gravity feed pails, only wire cables, or ropes containing stranded wire cores, shall be used. (g) Pails or receptacles containing flammable finishes shall be returned to storage cabinets or fire resistive storage rooms or other approved storage places at the close of each day. (h) No portable lamps except those specifically approved for the purpose shall be used inside spray rooms or booths. No lighting installation shall be made so that it is possible for the spray to come into contact with a lamp or with hot surfaces of a lighting fixture. (i) Electric motors shall not be placed within spray rooms or booths, or in exhaust ducts from spray rooms or booths. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.14 Dip Tanks

§ 385.14 Dip Tanks (a) Dip tanks having an area in excess of ten (10) square feet shall be provided with approved fixed automatic fire extinguishing equipment or approved incombustible manually operative proper fitting covers arranged to close automatically in case of fire. Dip tanks ten (10) square feet or less in area shall be provided with suitable incombustible covers or with asbestos blankets which can be placed over the tanks, or with approved automatic fire extinguishing equipment. (b) All rooms in which dip tanks are installed shall conform to the applicable provisions of Section 3129.43(c), and the enclosures of such rooms shall have not less than the minimum fire resistance specified therein. (c) All rooms in which dip tanks are installed shall be located above grade level. During nonoperating periods all dip tanks shall be covered, or drained and cleaned. (d) All dip tanks having a liquid surface of twenty-five (25) square feet or over shall be provided with trapped drainpipes and manually operative valves arranged to operate automatically in case of fire to drain the contents of the dip tanks into drain tanks installed in an approved location, preferably outside of the building. (e) Whenever the liquid used in a dip tank and the exposed face area thereof are such that a fire or health hazard is created, the ventilation specified in Section 385.06 shall be provided at the dip tank or tanks. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.15 Drying Ovens

§ 385.15 Drying Ovens Drying ovens and drying rooms used in drying or baking flammable material shall not be installed in contact with combustible material. Drying ovens and rooms shall be so located that no fire-hazardous condition shall be created and shall be ventilated as required for finishing rooms in Section 385.06. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.16 Fire and Explosion Venting

§ 385.16 Fire and Explosion Venting All finishing rooms, spray rooms, drying ovens and drying rooms, in which flammable or explosive vapor may accumulate, and all dipping rooms, shall have provisions for fire and explosion venting as required in Section 3129.43(c). (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 385.17 Supplementary Rules and Regulations

§ 385.17 Supplementary Rules and Regulations (a) Installations for the application of flammable finishes within finishing rooms, spray booths or rooms, and in dip tanks, and the installation and use of drying ovens and other equipment in connection with the application of flammable finishes shall conform to the applicable provisions of statutes and rules and regulations promulgated by authority of statute, to the applicable rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control, the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code, and accepted safe practice. When deemed necessary the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may promulgate rules or regulations supplementary to this Code to further define accepted safe practice. In the absence of such supplementary rules or regulations, conformity with the requirements and recommendations of NFPA Standard No. 33 entitled “Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Liquids” and NFPA Standard No. 34 entitled “Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquids” shall be accepted as conformity with accepted safe practice. (b) When deemed necessary for safety to life or property the Fire Chief may require compliance with any requirement or recommendation of NFPA Standard No. 33 and 34. (Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)

Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-17379Fetched: 11/1/2026