Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18020064
Permit Number 18020064
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-02-05 09:46:19THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
 FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO:
  
 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.
  
  
 1) ENSURE THAT THE DECIBEL LEVELS AT THE PILLOW MEET
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 101 & 72.
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 31.3.4.3 NOTIFICATION.
 31.3.4.3.1 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PROVIDED
 AUTOMATICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6, AND ALL
 OF THE FOLLOWING SHALL ALSO APPLY:
 (1) VISIBLE SIGNALS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN UNITS
 DESIGNED FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.
 (2) POSITIVE ALARM SEQUENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.3.4
 SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 (3) EXISTING APPROVED PRESIGNAL SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.3.3.
  
 9.6.1.3 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE SHALL
 BE INSTALLED, TESTED, AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 70, NATIONAL
 ELECTRICAL CODE, AND NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND
 SIGNALING CODE, UNLESS IT IS AN APPROVED EXISTING
 INSTALLATION, WHICH SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE CONTINUED
 IN USE.
  
  
 PER NFPA 72
  
 18.4.5 SLEEPING AREA REQUIREMENTS.
 18.4.5.1* WHERE AUDIBLE APPLIANCES ARE INSTALLED TO
 PROVIDE SIGNALS FOR SLEEPING AREAS, THEY SHALL HAVE A
 SOUND LEVEL OF AT LEAST 15 DB ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMBIENT
 SOUND LEVEL OR 5 DB ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SOUND LEVEL
 HAVING A DURATION OF AT LEAST 60 SECONDS OR A SOUND
 LEVEL OF AT LEAST 75 DBA, WHICHEVER IS GREATER,
 MEASURED AT THE PILLOW LEVEL IN THE AREA REQUIRED TO BE
 SERVED BY THE SYSTEM USING THE A-WEIGHTED SCALE (DBA).
 18.4.5.2 IF ANY BARRIER, SUCH AS A DOOR, CURTAIN, OR
 RETRACTABLE PARTITION, IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE
 NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE AND THE PILLOW, THE SOUND
 PRESSURE LEVEL SHALL BE MEASURED WITH THE BARRIER
 PLACED BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE PILLOW.
 18.4.5.3* EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, AUDIBLE APPLIANCES
 PROVIDED FOR THE SLEEPING AREAS TO AWAKEN OCCUPANTS
 SHALL PRODUCE A LOW FREQUENCY ALARM SIGNAL THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) THE ALARM SIGNAL SHALL BE A SQUARE WAVE OR PROVIDE
 EQUIVALENT AWAKENING ABILITY.
 (2) THE WAVE SHALL HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY OF 520
 HZ ? 10 PERCENT.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  


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