| 2016-04-28 11:04:03 | 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) THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM(S) SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE CODE WITHIN NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7 MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS. |
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| | CONTROLLED EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.1.5.6 ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES. DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE ELECTRICALLY LOCKED IF |
| | EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED, LISTED HARDWARE, PROVIDED THAT |
| | ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE HARDWARE FOR OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LOCK IS |
| | AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (2) THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION |
| | THAT IS READILY OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (3) THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE |
| | HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (4) OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE INTERRUPTS THE POWER |
| | SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (5)* LOSS OF POWER TO THE LISTED RELEASING HARDWARE |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (6) HARDWARE FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS IS LISTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI/UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS |
| | CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS. |
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| | 7.2.1.6* SPECIAL LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS. |
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| | 7.2.1.6.1 DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKING SYSTEMS. |
| | 7.2.1.6.1.1 APPROVED, LISTED, DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKING |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES SERVING LOW AND ORDINARY HAZARD CONTENTS IN |
| | BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 9.6 OR AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7, AND WHERE |
| | PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, PROVIDED THAT ALL |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS UPON ACTUATION OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| | (B) NOT MORE THAN ONE HEAT DETECTOR OF AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6 |
| | (C) NOT MORE THAN TWO SMOKE DETECTORS OF AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6 |
| | (2) THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS UPON LOSS OF POWER CONTROLLING THE LOCK OR |
| | LOCKING MECHANISM. |
| | (3)* AN IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS SHALL RELEASE THE LOCK IN |
| | THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS WITHIN 15 SECONDS, OR 30 |
| | SECONDS WHERE APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION, UPON APPLICATION OF A FORCE TO THE |
| | RELEASE DEVICE REQUIRED IN 7.2.1.5.10 UNDER ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 15 LBF |
| | (67 N). |
| | (B) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY |
| | APPLIED FOR MORE THAN 3 SECONDS. |
| | (C) THE INITIATION OF THE RELEASE PROCESS SHALL |
| | ACTIVATE AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE DOOR |
| | OPENING. |
| | (D) ONCE THE LOCK HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE APPLICATION |
| | OF FORCE TO THE RELEASING DEVICE, RELOCKING SHALL BE BY |
| | MANUAL MEANS ONLY. |
| | (4)* A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT |
| | LESS THAN 1 IN. (25 MM) HIGH AND NOT LESS THAN 1?8 IN. |
| | (3.2 MM) IN STROKE WIDTH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND |
| | THAT READS AS FOLLOWS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE DOOR LEAF |
| | ADJACENT TO THE RELEASE DEVICE IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS: |
| | PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS |
| | DOOR CAN BE OPENED IN 15 SECONDS |
| | (5) THE EGRESS SIDE OF DOORS EQUIPPED WITH |
| | DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9. |
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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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| | 2) ALL DEVICES SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED PER THE |
| | APPLICABLE CODE ABOVE BY A FIRE INSPECTOR. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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