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| 2006-11-01 16:18:35 | THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A SUBMITTAL PACKAGE FROM ROBERT |
| | BROWN, ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL REGARDING EXIT STAIR |
| | DOORS, TRANSOMS AND SIDE LIGHTS. THIS SUBMITTAL PACKAGE |
| | WAS DENIED BY ROBERT BROWN ON 10/28/06. NFPA 80, THE |
| | STANDARD FOR FIRE DOORS AND WINDOWS, 2007 EDITION |
| | DEFINES THESE ITEMS WITHIN THE CODE. |
| | |
| | 1) SIDE LIGHT - "AN OPENING IN A FIRE DOOR FRAME ALONG |
| | THE SIDE THE FIRE DOOR OPENING THAT IS FILLED WITH |
| | GLAZING MATERIAL". PLEASE SEE NFPA 80, 3.3.107 |
| | 2) TRANSOMS - "AN OPENING IN A FIRE DOOR FRAME ABOVE |
| | THE DOOR OPENING THAT IS FILLED BY A SOLID PANEL OR |
| | WITH GLAZING MATERIAL". PLEASE SEE NFPA 80, 3.3.125 3) |
| | FIRE DOOR - " THE DOOR COMPONENT OF A FIRE DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLY". PLEASE SEE NFPA 80, 3.3.52. |
| | 4) FIRE PROTECTION RATING - " FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS |
| | STANDARD, THE DESIGNATION INDICATING THE DURATION OF |
| | THE FIRE TEST EXPOSURE TO WHICH A FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLY OR |
| | FIRE WINDOW ASSEMBLY WAS EXPOSED AND WHICH IT |
| | SUCCESSFULLLY MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AS DETERMINED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 252, STANDARD METHODS OF FIRE |
| | TESTS OF DOOR ASSEMBLIES, OR NFPA 257, STANDARD ON FIRE |
| | TEST FOR WINDOW AND GLASS BLOCK ASSEMBLIES" PLEASE SEE |
| | NFPA 80, 3.3.59. |
| | |
| | ACCORDING TO NFPA 80, THE STANDARD FOR FIRE DOORS AND |
| | WINDOWS, SECTION 6.3.3.4 "FRAMES WITH TRANSOM LIGHTS, |
| | SIDE LIGHTS, OR BOTH INSTALLED WITH FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE-RATED GLAZING TESTED AS AN ASSEMBLY IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 251, STANDARD METHODS OF TESTS OF |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED WHERE A FIRE PROTECTION RATING THAT |
| | EXCEEDS 3/4 HOUR IS REQUIRED" |
| | |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED |
| | PROBLEMS WITH THE SUBMITTAL AND AT LEAST ONE COPY WAS |
| | DIFFICULT TO READ. FURTHER THE CODE, NFPA 80 PROVIDES |
| | FOR A PERFORMANCE BASE DESIGN ALTHOUGH ONE HAS NOT BEEN |
| | FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO THE ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | OR CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER. THE CODE MANDATES |
| | THAT ONLY LABELED GLAZING MATERIAL BE USED AT THESE |
| | AREAS. THE CODE FURTHER IDENTIFIES WHAT LABELED MEANS |
| | IN SECTION 3.2.3. |
| | |
| | THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A FIRE RATING AT THE EXIT STAIRS SO |
| | PERSONS CAN SAFELY EXIT THE BUILDING IN AN EMERGENCY. |
| | |
| | |
| | THIS REVIEW DOES NOT RELIEVE RESPONSIBLE PERSONS OR |
| | FIRMS FROM OBTAINING ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL REVIEWS OR |
| | APPROVALS. |
| | |
| | MIKE CARSILLO, CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | 500 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401 |
| | (561) 804-4709 PHONE |
| | (561) 804-4774 FAX |
