| 2018-10-02 10:49:24 | 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) THIS INSTALL & FUNCTION OF TURNSTILES SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7.2.1.11 TURNSTILES AND SIMILAR DEVICES. |
| | 7.2.1.11.1 TURNSTILES OR SIMILAR DEVICES THAT RESTRICT |
| | TRAVEL TO ONE |
| | DIRECTION OR ARE USED TO COLLECT FARES OR ADMISSION |
| | CHARGES SHALL |
| | NOT BE PLACED SO AS TO OBSTRUCT ANY REQUIRED MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.11.1.1, |
| | 7.2.1.11.1.2, AND |
| | 7.2.1.11.1.3. |
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| | 7.2.1.11.1.2 WHERE TURNSTILES ARE APPROVED BY THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION AND PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | EACH |
| | TURNSTILE SHALL BE CREDITED FOR A CAPACITY OF 50 |
| | PERSONS, PROVIDED |
| | THAT SUCH TURNSTILES MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA: |
| | (1) THEY FREEWHEEL IN THE EGRESS DIRECTION WHEN PRIMARY |
| | POWER IS |
| | LOST, AND FREEWHEEL IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| | UPON |
| | MANUAL RELEASE BY AN EMPLOYEE ASSIGNED IN THE AREA. |
| | (2) THEY ARE NOT GIVEN CREDIT FOR MORE THAN 50 PERCENT |
| | OF THE |
| | REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH. |
| | (3) THEY ARE NOT IN EXCESS OF 39 IN. (990 MM) IN HEIGHT |
| | AND HAVE |
| | A CLEAR WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 16? IN. (420 MM). |
| | 7.2.1.11.1.3* SECURITY ACCESS TURNSTILES THAT IMPEDE |
| | TRAVEL IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS UTILIZING A PHYSICAL BARRIER SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED |
| | TO BE CONSIDERED AS A COMPONENT OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS, |
| | WHERE |
| | PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, PROVIDED THAT ALL |
| | THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH |
| | SECTION 9.7. |
| | (2) EACH SECURITY ACCESS TURNSTILE LANE CONFIGURATION |
| | HAS A |
| | MINIMUM CLEAR PASSAGE WIDTH OF 22 IN. (560 MM). |
| | (3) ANY SECURITY ACCESS TURNSTILE LANE CONFIGURATION |
| | PROVIDING A |
| | CLEAR PASSAGE WIDTH OF LESS THAN 32 IN. (810 MM) SHALL |
| | BE |
| | GIVEN AN EGRESS CAPACITY OF 50 PERSONS. |
| | (4) ANY SECURITY ACCESS TURNSTILE LANE CONFIGURATION |
| | PROVIDING A |
| | CLEAR PASSAGE WIDTH OF 32 IN. (810 MM) OR MORE SHALL BE |
| | GIVEN AN EGRESS CAPACITY AS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH |
| | SECTION 7.3. |
| | (5) EACH SECURED PHYSICAL BARRIER SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | RETRACT OR |
| | SWING TO AN UNOBSTRUCTED OPEN POSITION IN THE DIRECTION |
| | OF |
| | EGRESS, UNDER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) UPON LOSS OF POWER TO THE TURNSTILE OR ANY PART OF |
| | THE |
| | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM THAT SECURES THE PHYSICAL BARRIER |
| | (B) UPON ACTUATION OF A READILY ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY |
| | IDENTIFIED MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE THAT RESULTS IN DIRECT |
| | INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO EACH SECURED PHYSICAL BARRIER, |
| | REMAINS IN THE OPEN POSITION FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| | SECONDS, AND IS POSITIONED AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | LOCATIONS: |
| | I. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE IS LOCATED ON THE EGRESS |
| | SIDE OF EACH SECURITY ACCESS TURNSTILE LANE. |
| | II. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE IS LOCATED AT AN |
| | APPROVED LOCATION WHERE IT CAN BE ACTUATED BY AN |
| | EMPLOYEE ASSIGNED TO THE AREA. |
| | (C) UPON ACTUATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING |
| | SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, AND FOR WHICH THE FOLLOWING APPLY: |
| | I. THE PHYSICAL BARRIER REMAINS IN THE OPEN POSITION |
| | UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM IS |
| | MANUALLY RESET. |
| | II. THE ACTUATION OF MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES THAT |
| | ACTUATE THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING |
| | SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.11.1.3(5) (C)I. |
| | (D) UPON ACTUATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | OR |
| | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, AND FOR WHICH THE PHYSICAL |
| | BARRIER |
| | REMAINS IN THE OPEN POSITION UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM IS MANUALLY RESET |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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