Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20060551
Permit Number 20060551
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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2020-06-12 13:45:41THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET E 1 - THE DRAWINGS AND NOTES INDICATE 4 TOTAL
 GENERATORS, 6, 10 ,14 & 15
  
 UNER SCOPE OF WORK THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF TWO
 GENERATORS PLUS 3.
  
 PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
  
  
 1A) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF CLASS AND LEVEL OF
 PROTECTION.
  
 PER NFPA 110, STANDARD FOR
 EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, 2013 EDITION
  
 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).
  
 CLASS 0.083 0.083 HR (5 MIN)
 CLASS 0.25 0.25 HR (15 MIN)
 CLASS 2 2 HR
 CLASS 6 6 HR
 CLASS 48 48 HR
 CLASS X OTHER TIME, IN HOURS, AS REQUIRED BY THE
 APPLICATION, CODE, OR USER
  
 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.
  
  
  
  
 2) SHEET E 1 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF WHAT APPEARS TO
 BE SLABS UNDER EACH GENERATOR.
  
 THERE ARE NO SLAB DETAILS INCLUDING TIE-DOWNS.
  
 PER NFPA 110, STANDARD FOR
 EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, 2013 EDITION
  
 7.4 MOUNTING.
 7.4.1 ROTATING ENERGY CONVERTERS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON
 SOLID
 FOUNDATIONS TO PROHIBIT SAGGING OF FUEL, EXHAUST, OR
 LUBRICATINGOIL
 PIPING AND DAMAGE TO PARTS RESULTING IN LEAKAGE AT
 JOINTS.
 7.4.1.1 SUCH FOUNDATIONS OR STRUCTURAL BASES SHALL
 RAISE THE
 ENGINE AT LEAST 150 MM (6 IN.) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR GRADE
 LEVEL
 AND BE OF SUFFICIENT ELEVATION TO FACILITATE
 LUBRICATING-OIL DRAINAGE
 AND EASE OF MAINTENANCE.
 7.4.2 FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE OF THE SIZE (MASS) AND TYPE
 RECOMMENDED
 BY THE ENERGY CONVERTER MANUFACTURER.
 7.4.3 WHERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION OF
 VIBRATION
 DURING OPERATION, THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE ISOLATED FROM
 THE
 SURROUNDING FLOOR OR OTHER FOUNDATIONS, OR BOTH, IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACCEPTED
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
 7.4.4 THE EPS SHALL BE MOUNTED ON A FABRICATED METAL
 SKID
 BASE OF THE TYPE THAT SHALL RESIST DAMAGE DURING
 SHIPPING AND
 HANDLING. AFTER INSTALLATION, THE BASE SHALL MAINTAIN
 ALIGNMENT
 OF THE UNIT DURING OPERATION.
 7.5* VIBRATION. VIBRATION ISOLATORS, AS RECOMMENDED BY
 THE
 MANUFACTURER OF THE EPS, SHALL BE INSTALLED EITHER
 BETWEEN THE
 ROTATING EQUIPMENT AND ITS SKID BASE OR BETWEEN THE
 SKID BASE
 AND THE FOUNDATION OR INERTIA BASE.
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE.
  
  
  
 3) THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATION SHEETS TO
 REVIEW AND CONFIRM RELATED REQUIRERMENTS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE.
  
  
 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 5) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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