R432-12-16. Ceilings

(1) Ceiling height in the facility shall be a minimum of eight feet with the following exceptions:

(a) Rooms containing ceiling-mounted equipment shall have adequate height for the proper functioning of that equipment.

(b) Ceilings in corridors, storage rooms, and toilet rooms shall be at least seven feet ten inches.

(c) Building components and suspended tracks, rails and pipes located in the path of normal traffic may not be less than seven feet above the floor.

(2) Where existing conditions make the above impractical, clearances shall be sufficient to avoid injury and at least six feet four inches above the floor.