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| 2016-02-18 11:04:56 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS RE-POSTED FOR 2ND REVIEW. |
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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. SHEET A 12.10 - ALL DOOR LOCKS AND HARDWARE SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, INCLUDING BUT NOT |
| | LIMITED TO, |
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| | 7.2.1.5.5.1 EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO HAVE KEY-OPERATED LOCKS FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET. |
| | (1) THIS ALTERNATIVE IS PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43 FOR THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY. ( IT IS |
| | PERMITTED UNDER CHAPTER 39, EXISTING BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY) |
| | (2) A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT LESS |
| | THAN 1 IN. HIGH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND THAT READS |
| | AS FOLLOWS IS LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. |
| | (3) THE LOCKING DEVICE IS OF A TYPE THAT IS READILY |
| | DISTINGUISHABLE AS LOCKED. |
| | (4) A KEY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO ANY OCCUPANT |
| | INSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN IT IS LOCKED. |
| | SHOULD ALL OF THE ABOVE NOT BE POSSIBLE: |
| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. |
| | 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| | OF A KEY, A TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR |
| | OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. |
| | 7.2.1.5.10 A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR |
| | LEAF SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS |
| | AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY |
| | OPERATED UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE |
| | DOOR LEAF WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION. |
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| | AND |
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| | 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. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.5, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE PERMITTED IF EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED |
| | LISTED HARDWARE THAT INCORPORATES A BUILT-IN SWITCH AND |
| | THE FOLLOWING FIVE CRITERIA 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 HARDWARE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS |
| | THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF FOR MAGNETIC LOCKS WHEREBY AN OCCUPANT |
| | SENSOR AND PUSH TO EXIT BUTTON ARE NEEDED IN ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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