| 2016-03-31 14:28:48 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | 1. PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.1.6.2* ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | WHERE PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | BE EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICAL LOCK HARDWARE THAT PREVENTS |
| | EGRESS, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE |
| | MET: |
| | (1) A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAF IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS UPON DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT. |
| | (2) DOOR LEAVES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON LOSS OF POWER TO THE SENSOR OR |
| | TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE |
| | DOOR LEAVES. |
| | (3) DOOR LOCKS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (A) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE, 40 IN. TO 48 IN. (1015 MM TO 1220 MM ) |
| | VERTICALLY ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND WITHIN 60 IN. (1525 MM) |
| | OF THE SECURED DOOR OPENINGS. |
| | (B) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | AS FOLLOWS: PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | (C) WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCKING SYSTEM ELECTRONICS .AND THE |
| | LOCK SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| | SECONDS. |
| | (4) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND |
| | THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY |
| | RESET. |
| | (5) THE ACTIVATION OF MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES THAT |
| | ACTIVATE THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM |
| | SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.6.2 (4) SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES. |
| | (6) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER OR |
| | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND |
| | THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY |
| | RESET. |
| | (7) THE EGRESS SIDE OF ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS, |
| | OTHER THAN EXISTING ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS, |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 7.9. |
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