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| 2019-07-24 13:28:48 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SITE PLAN - A REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL SITE AREA SHOWS |
| | FEATURES THAT ARE NOT INDICATED OF THE SUBMITTED |
| | DRAWINGS. |
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| | THERE IS AN EXTERIOR CONCRETE WALL, ELECTRICAL |
| | DISCONNECTS AND WINDOWS ON THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR WALL |
| | LOCATION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL WITH ALL APPLICABLE |
| | DIMENSIONS TO MORE ACTUALLY REFLECT EXISTING |
| | CONSTRUCTED FEATURES. |
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| | 2) THERE ARE NO FIRE CODE REFERENCES OF COMPLIANCE. |
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| | THE INSTALL SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 110 AND NFPA 54. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE AN |
| | APPLICABLE CODE REFERENCE NOTE. |
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| | 3) WHAT CLASS OF TYPE IS THE PROPOSED GENERATOR AS THIS |
| | IS HOW IT WILL BE TESTED. |
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| | PER NFPA 110 |
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| | CHAPTER 4 CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY |
| | SYSTEMS (EPSSS) |
| | 4.1* GENERAL. THE EPSS SHALL PROVIDE A SOURCE OF |
| | ELECTRICAL |
| | POWER OF REQUIRED CAPACITY, RELIABILITY, AND QUALITY TO |
| | LOADS FOR |
| | A LENGTH OF TIME AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 4.1(A) AND |
| | WITHIN A SPECIFIED |
| | TIME FOLLOWING LOSS OR FAILURE OF THE NORMAL POWER |
| | SUPPLY |
| | AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 4.1(B). |
| | 4.2* CLASS. THE CLASS DEFINES THE MINIMUM TIME, IN |
| | HOURS, FOR |
| | WHICH THE EPSS IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE AT ITS RATED LOAD |
| | WITHOUT |
| | BEING REFUELED OR RECHARGED. [SEE TABLE 4.1(A).] |
| | 4.3 TYPE. THE TYPE DEFINES THE MAXIMUM TIME, IN |
| | SECONDS, |
| | THAT THE EPSS WILL PERMIT THE LOAD TERMINALS OF THE |
| | TRANSFER |
| | SWITCH TO BE WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER. TABLE |
| | 4.1(B) |
| | PROVIDES THE TYPES DEFINED BY THIS STANDARD. |
| | 4.4* LEVEL. THIS STANDARD RECOGNIZES TWO LEVELS OF |
| | EQUIPMENT |
| | INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE, AND MAINTENANCE. |
| | 4.4.1* LEVEL 1 SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE FAILURE |
| | OF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE |
| | OR |
| | SERIOUS INJURIES. |
| | 4.4.2* LEVEL 2 SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE FAILURE |
| | OF THE |
| | EPSS TO PERFORM IS LESS CRITICAL TO HUMAN LIFE AND |
| | SAFETY. |
| | 4.4.3 ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED. |
| | 4.4.4* LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 SYSTEMS SHALL ENSURE THAT |
| | ALL LOADS |
| | SERVED BY THE EPSS ARE SUPPLIED WITH ALTERNATE POWER |
| | THAT |
| | MEETS ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (1) OF A QUALITY WITHIN THE OPERATING LIMITS OF THE |
| | LOAD |
| | (2) FOR A DURATION SPECIFIED FOR THE CLASS AS DEFINED |
| | IN TABLE |
| | 4.1(A) |
| | (3) WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED FOR THE TYPE AS DEFINED |
| | IN TABLE |
| | 4.1(B) |
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| | PLEAE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| | 4) PLEASE SHOW THE ROUTE OF THE NG LINE ON THE SITE |
| | PLAN, A SCHEMATIC IS PROVIDED BUT NOT THE ACTUAL ROUTE. |
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| | ADDITIONALLY, PER NFPA 54 |
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| | 7.1.2.1 COVER REQUIREMENTS. UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH A MINIMUM OF 12 IN. (300 MM) OF |
| | COVER. |
| | (A) THE MINIMUM COVER SHALL BE INCREASED TO 18 IN. |
| | (460MM)IF |
| | EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PIPE OR TUBING FROM EXTERNAL |
| | FORCES IS |
| | LIKELY TO RESULT. |
| | (B) WHERE A MINIMUM OF 12 IN. (300 MM) OF COVER CANNOT |
| | BE |
| | PROVIDED, THE PIPE SHALL BE INSTALLED IN CONDUIT OR |
| | BRIDGED |
| | (SHIELDED). |
| | 7.1.3.2 UNDERGROUND PIPING SHALL COMPLY WITH ONE OR |
| | MORE |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING UNLESS APPROVED TECHNICAL |
| | JUSTIFICATION IS PROVIDED |
| | TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PROTECTION IS UNNECESSARY: |
| | (1) THE PIPING SHALL BE MADE OF CORROSION-RESISTANT |
| | MATERIAL THAT |
| | IS SUITABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT WILL BE |
| | INSTALLED. |
| | (2) PIPE SHALL HAVE A FACTORY-APPLIED, ELECTRICALLY |
| | INSULATING |
| | COATING. FITTINGS AND JOINTS BETWEEN SECTIONS OF COATED |
| | PIPE SHALL BE COATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COATING |
| | MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | (3) THE PIPING SHALL HAVE A CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | INSTALLED, |
| | AND THE SYSTEM SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 7.1.3.3 OR 7.1.3.6. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 6) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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