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| 2011-09-08 11:15:39 | 1 NORTH CLEMATIS STREET |
| | PERMIT # 11090106 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | INDICATE ALL NEW OR EXISTING DOORS THAT ARE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC HARDWARE. INTERLOCK WITH THE |
| | SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE NOTED ON THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY PLANS, FIRE ALARM PLANS AND ACCESS CONTROL |
| | PLANS. ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | ALL EIGHT REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF |
| | NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2007. INTERLOCK WITH THE |
| | SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE REFERENCED ON |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS AND ELECTRICAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | DRAWINGS. |
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| | SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2007 |
| | ALLOWS ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS PROVIDED THAT ALL |
| | EIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO |
| | UNLOCK THE DOORS. |
| | 8. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | DERRICK L. DANIELS, BATTALION CHIEF |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | FIRE & LIFE SAFETY PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561) 805-6722 |
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