FDNY Proposing Rule Repeals

By Renee Sosnowski

The FDNY is proposing to repeal ten Fire Department rules, the content of which was incorporated into the 2014 Fire Code. Six Fire Department rules are proposed to be amended to make various editorial revisions in conjunction with the repeal of these Rules, as well as to conform the rules to the renumbering of Fire Code sections in the 2014 Fire Code.

The Rules proposed for repealed are:

3 RCNY §104-04, entitled “Modification of Rules”

3 RCNY §301-01, entitled “Boatyards, Marinas and Similar Facilities””(subdivisions (c),(d) and (e))

3 RCNY §603-01, entitled “Fuel-Oil Transfer Supervision and Maintenance”

3 RCNY §901-03, entitled “Portable Fire Extinguisher Sales”

3 RCNY §906-01, entitled “Portable Fire Extinguishers for Cranes”

3 RCNY §906-02, entitled “Portable Fire Extinguishers for Fuel Oil-Burning Equipment”

3 RCNY §2801-01, entitled “Aerosols”

3 RCNY §3405-02, entitled “Storage, Handling and Use of Concentrated Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs”

3 RCNY §3501-01, entitled “Acetylene”

3 RCNY §3601-01, entitled “Flammable Solids”

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