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Hazardous Areas - Enclosure

Tag No.: K0321

Based on observations, the facility failed to properly protect hazardous areas in accordance to NFPA 101 section 19.3.2.1. The deficient practice affected the entire facility on day of survey.

Findings include:

During the building inspection on 2/3/2020 at 8:40 AM, observation revealed deficiencies in the following hazardous areas of the facility:

1) Unsealed penetrations in the ceiling and walls of the Paint Storage Room of the facility
2) Unsealed vertical penetration in the Old Communication Room of the facility. The vertical penetration was open to the 3rd Floor of the facility.
These hazardous areas were incapable of resisting the passage of smoke throughout the facility.