Hand Hygiene - Corridor Dispensers of Alcohol-based Hand Products
What are the "conditions" that have to be met to be able to install alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) dispensers in egress corridors?
Any examples are for illustrative purposes only.
Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) gel dispensers can be installed in egress corridors as follows:
Reference NFPA 101-2012: 18/19.3.2.6
Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) gel dispensers can be installed in egress corridors as follows:
- The corridor width is 6 feet or greater
- Dispensers are installed no less than 4 feet apart (horizontal spacing)
- Dispensers are not installed directly above an electrical outlet or switch
- Dispensers are not installed less than 1 inch adjacent to an electrical outlet or switch
- Dispensers installed directly over carpeted surfaces are permitted only in sprinklered smoke compartments
- ABHR does not contain more than 95 percent alcohol content by volume
- Operation of the dispenser complies with NFPA 101-2012: 18/19.3.2.6(11)
- Each smoke compartment may contain a maximum aggregate of 10 gallons (37.8 liters) of ABHR gel, in dispensers and a maximum of 5 gallons (18.9 liters) in storage
- Maximum individual dispenser fluid capacity is 0.32 gallons (1.2 liters) for dispensers in rooms, corridors, and areas open to corridors
- Maximum dispenser size for individual dispensers in areas designated as suites of rooms is 0.53 gallons (2.0 liters)
- And also with other requirements contained in NFPA 101-2012: 18/19.3.2.6
- Maximum capacity of the aerosol dispenser is 18 ounces (0.51 kg) and limited to Level 1 aerosols defined by NFPA 30B
- A maximum of 1135 ounces (32.2 kg) of Level 1 aerosols, or a combination of gel and Level 1 aerosols not to exceed, in total, the equivalent of 10 gallons (37.8 L) in use in a single smoke compartment
Reference NFPA 101-2012: 18/19.3.2.6
Last updated on August 17, 2020
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