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| 2020-03-11 14:37:08 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THE FENCED AREA APPEARS TO BE CLOSE OFF A PATH OF |
| | EGRESS TO A PUBLIC WAY FROM THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE. |
| | |
| | THE DOOR/GATE NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AS AN EXIT AND |
| | PROVIDED WITH HARDWARE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL |
| | KNOWLDGE OR EFFORT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.1.4.5 DOOR LEAF OPERATING FORCES. |
| | 7.2.1.4.5.1 THE FORCES REQUIRED TO FULLY OPEN ANY DOOR |
| | LEAF |
| | MANUALLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 LBF |
| | (67 N) TO |
| | RELEASE THE LATCH, 30 LBF (133 N) TO SET THE LEAF IN |
| | MOTION, AND 15 |
| | LBF (67 N) TO OPEN THE LEAF TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
| | WIDTH, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE SPECIFIED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) THE OPENING FORCES FOR INTERIOR SIDE-HINGED OR |
| | PIVOTEDSWINGING |
| | DOOR LEAVES WITHOUT CLOSERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 5 LBF |
| | (22 N). |
| | (2) THE OPENING FORCES FOR EXISTING DOOR LEAVES IN |
| | EXISTING |
| | BUILDINGS SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 LBF (222 N) APPLIED TO |
| | THE LATCH |
| | STILE. |
| | (3) THE OPENING FORCES FOR HORIZONTAL-SLIDING DOOR |
| | LEAVES IN |
| | DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE AS |
| | PROVIDED |
| | IN CHAPTERS 22 AND 23. |
| | (4) THE OPENING FORCES FOR POWER-OPERATED DOOR LEAVES |
| | SHALL BE |
| | AS PROVIDED IN 7.2.1.9. |
| | 7.2.1.4.5.2 THE FORCES SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.4.5 SHALL BE |
| | APPLIED TO THE |
| | LATCH STILE. |
| | 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM |
| | THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| | 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY |
| | TO DOOR |
| | LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER EXPOSURE TO |
| | ELEVATED |
| | TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING, BASED ON |
| | LABORATORY |
| | FIRE TEST PROCEDURES. |
| | 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. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT/PROVIDE |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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