| Date |
Text |
| 2013-11-30 16:46:56 | 1700 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY |
| | PERMIT #13110391 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | DAY-CARE REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | |
| | DAY-CARE DESIGN SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 2010 EDITION OF |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE |
| | 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANT LOADS, |
| | EXIT DOORS, EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCES, COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL ETC. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EXTINGUISHERS |
| | SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE |
| | TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET. |
| | |
| | MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM |
| | REQUIRED. FOR ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT, |
| | SECTION 105.3.1.2(4) OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | REQUIRES AN ENGINEER'S SEALED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WHEN THE FIRE ALARM JOB VALUE |
| | EXCEEDS $5,000. A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND A THIRD |
| | PARTY MONITORING/VERIFICATION (UL OR ETL) CERTIFICATE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED AT TIME OF FINAL FIRE ALARM |
| | INSPECTION. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM |
| | OF 1.5 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL |
| | LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT |
| | LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT, |
| | NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF |
| | EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| | EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | ALL DOORS 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 SEVEN 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. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN 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. 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. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR KEY SAFE TO ALLOW EMERGENCY |
| | RESPONDERS NON-FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING DURING |
| | NON-BUSINESS HOURS. A KEY SAFE CAN BE ORDERED FROM |
| | WWW.KNOXBOX.COM. |
| | |
| | EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE SUCH THAT CLIENTS CAN |
| | OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CLOSET. |
| | |
| | EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW |
| | OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BY AN |
| | OPENING DEVICE THAT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| | STAFF. |
| | |
| | |
| | PROVIDE DRAWING NOTES INDICATING THE FOLLOWING: |
| | ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THE WALLS |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL WALL |
| | AREA. |
| | |
| | THE LOCK/LATCH RELEASING MECHANISM ON ALL DOORS SHALL |
| | OPEN THE DOOR WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING |
| | OPERATION. THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL HAVE AN |
| | OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION THAT IS READILY OPERATED |
| | UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. THE RELEASING DEVICE |
| | SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE HAND AND |
| | SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, TIGHT PINCHING OR |
| | TWISTING OF THE WRIST TO OPERATE. |
| | |
| | SPECIAL PROTECTIVE COVERS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL |
| | RECEPTACLES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ALL AREAS OCCUPIED BY |
| | CLIENTS. |
| | |
| | AN EMERGENCY PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED AND POSTED IN |
| | BUILDING PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. EMERGENCY EGRESS DRILLS |
| | SHALL BE CONDUCTED MONTHLY. ALL DRILLS SHALL BE SOUNDED |
| | ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED MONTHLY |
| | BY A TRAINED SENIOR MEMBER OF THE STAFF, AFTER WHICH A |
| | COPY OF THE LATEST INSPECTION REPORT SHALL BE POSTED IN |
| | A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE DAY-CARE FACILITY. IT SHALL |
| | BE THE DUTY OF THE STAFF TO INSPECT ALL EXITS DAILY TO |
| | ENSURE THAT ALL DOORS AND EXIT PATHS ARE MAINTAINED |
| | CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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