Theatre Catalog (1946-47)

shut down the projection machine and are lamps, operate the shutter release at the nearest point to him, turn on the auditorium lights, leave the projection room, and notify the manager of the theatre or building. Section 22—Motion Picture Film Exchanges (See Part I General Provisions which also apply) 221. Sprinkler Protection.—Buildings not of fireproof construction, housing an exchange, shall be completely equipped with automatic sprinklers. Buildings of fireproof construction shall be equipped from and including the lowest floor on which film is handled to the top of the building with an approved automatic sprinkler system. It is recommended that the sprinkler system extend throughout the building. 222. Exchanges shall be provided with one or more independent rooms to be used exclusively for receiving and delivering film, and also one or more separate rooms for the purpose of inspecting, examining and repairing film, and one or more rooms for the storage of posters or other combustible materials. 223. Shipping Room.—One or more vaults or cabinets shall be provided in connection with the receiving and shipping room of exchanges into which all film shall be placed and kept except during such time as is necessary for checking, sorting and shipping. All film outside the vaults and cabinets, except while actually being handled, shall be kept in I.C.C. containers. NotEe—With the enforcement of the above general principles of operation, the total quantity of film, including that which is in I.C.C. containers, in the receiving and shipping room of any exchange should ordinarily not exceed 100 to 150 standard rolls or 50 to 75 double rolls, with a maximum limit, which should never be exceeded, of 300 standard rolls or 150 double rolls or 1,500 pounds. 224. Quantity of Film.—In inspection, projection, rewinding and other rooms (not including shipping room) there shall not be in excess of 16 standard rolls or 8 double rolls for each person handling film in such rooms, of which not in excess of 2 standard rolls or one double roll for each person shall be exposed outside of closed containers. All film in excess of this quantity shall be kept in cabinets or vaults, Section 23—Motion Picture Film Laboratories (See Part I General Provisions which also apply) 231. All buildings used for, or housing a motion picture film laboratory shall be equipped throughout with automatic sprinklers. 232. Quantity of film.—In all the various work rooms in which film is handled (not including shipping rooms) the quantity of film not in containers shall not exceed two standard rolls per person handling film; this should not be construed, however, as restricting the quantity of film which may be in process on printing, developing or drying machines to two standard rolls. There shall not be more than 10 standard rolls of film not in approved cabinets for each ‘person working in such rooms; provided, » 1946-47 THEATRE CATALOG however, that in developing rooms there shall not be more than 20 standard rolls of film not in approved cabinets for each developing unit. All film in excess of the above quantities shall be kept in cabinets or vaults. 233. Printing.—On all future installations, unless printing machines are so spaced that the distance from the film on any machine to that on any other machine is at least six feet, they shall be separated from each other by incombustible partitions of %-inch hard asbestos board or its equivalent in heat. insulation and durability, and extending from the floor to at least 3 feet above the top of the film on the machines. If partitions carried to this height would extend higher than 2 feet below sprinkler deflectors, they shall be built up to the ceiling. If partitions are extended to the ceiling one sprinkler head shall be located in each of the sections thus formed. In any event, sprinklers shall be so arranged that not more than two machines are dependent upon the protection afforded by any one head. 234. Drying—Drying machines of the cabinet type shall be of metal and wired glass. Heating units shall be located outside the cabinet, and shall be provided with thermostatic control so that the temperature in the cabinet shall not exceed 120° F. 235. Waxing.—Waxing film shall be done in a separate room. Waxing processes which require the waxed film to be left exposed to dry shall be in a room used for no other purpose and not over 5 such machines shall be located in one room. Not over 25 standard rolls or 25,000 feet of film shall be exposed at one time. 236. Projectors.—Not more than 5 motion picture projectors shall be located in one room, unless the projectors are of a type using incandescent electric lights of not over 25 watt size when not more than 10 projectors shall be located in one room. 237. Shipping Room.—(a) The shipping room shall be separated from the rest of the building by partitions constructed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section 112. No other process than packing of film shall be conducted in the shipping room. (b) Not over 500 standard rolls of film shall be in a shipping room at one time of which the quantity not in shipping cases shall not exceed 250 standard rolls. See sub-section 181. Section 24—Motion Picture Studios (See Part I General Provisions which also apply) 241. Buildings housing motion picture studios shall be completely equipped with automatic sprinklers, except that upon specific approval of the inspection department having jurisdiction, sprinklers may be omitted in rooms of a construction having a fire retardant classification of not less than one hour and used only for housing valuable electrical equipment and in which no film or other hazardous materials are handled or stored, Nore—For sound recording studios an picture titling studios see Section 21. Peis an 242. (a) On the studio stage there shall be no film except in the magazines of cameras or sound recording apparatus of which there shall not exceed two magazine units for each camera or recording apparatus. In other sections of a motion picture studio the quantity of film not in containers shall not exceed one standard roll per person handling such film. (b) Extra, loaded magazines may be kept in a special magazine room. The number of loaded magazines in one such room shall not exceed 50. They shall be kept on open metal racks. Such rooms shall be used for the loading and storing of magazines only. (c) In all sections of a motion picture studio other than the stage and magazine rooms, the quantity of film in a room shall not exceed 10 standard rolls per person in handling film, in addition to what may be kept in cabinets. (d) All film in excess of the quantities permitted above shall be kept in cabinets or vaults. 243. Vaults and/or cabinets shall be located in a section separated from the studio stage by partitions. (See subsection 112.) 244. Sections of a studio in which the work is of the same general character as that in a laboratory shall be governed by the provisions of Section 23 Laboratories. 245. (a) Carpenter shops, property storage rooms, costume rooms and dressing rooms shall be separated from the studio stage by fire partitions constructed of 8 inches of brick, or of some other construction of incombustible materials and suitable stability, having a fire retardant classification of not less than 2 hours as determined by the Standard Fire Test. (b) Only such openings as are necessary shall be provided in such fire partitions and shall be protected by approved fire doors of a type suitable for use in Class B situations as defined in the Regulations for the Protection of Openings in Walls and Partitions Against Fire; openings of larger than standard size may be provided when necessary if protected by approved oversize fire doors. 246. Materials constituting a permanent finish or interior surfacing on ceilings, permanent partitions and walls, and used to reduce the reflection or transmission of sound, shall, if not incombustible, be or treated so as to be of an approved slow burning composition or character. 247. All fabrics of monk’s cloth, canvas, muslin, burlap, silk, satin, velvet, velour or similar material suspended from ceilings or gridirons or hanging against walls or partitions, and all back drops, cycloramas and other theatrical appurtenances constructed in whole or in part of muslin, canvas, burlap, and all artificial or natural trees, shrubbery, grass mats, straw, hay and similar combustible material shall be painted, sprayed or saturated with fire retarding or flame proofing material or otherwise rendered safe against fire; provided, however, that furnishings of silk, satin, velvet and velour which are used in sets and included in the photographing of scenes need not be so treated. 495 Leen