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Text |
| 2021-05-03 14:13:51 | FIRE PROVISO |
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| | THERE ARE INDICATION OF SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN TWO |
| | CLASSROOMS. |
| | |
| | THEY SHALL MEETING THE FOLLOWING EGRESS REQQUIRMENTS |
| | WHERE APPLICABLE. |
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| | (4) HORIZONTAL-SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED UNDER ANY |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) HORIZONTAL-SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN DETENTION AND |
| | CORRECTIONAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 22 AND 23, SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED. |
| | (B) SPECIAL-PURPOSE HORIZONTALLY SLIDING ACCORDION OR |
| | FOLDING DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.14 SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| | (C) UNLESS PROHIBITED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | HORIZONTALSLIDING |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF FEWER THAN 10 SHALL BE PERMITTED, PROVIDED THAT |
| | ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | I. THE AREA SERVED BY THE DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS NO HIGH |
| | HAZARD |
| | CONTENTS. |
| | II. THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS READILY OPERABLE FROM EITHER |
| | SIDE |
| | WITHOUT SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT. |
| | III. THE FORCE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN |
| | THE |
| | DIRECTION OF DOOR LEAF TRAVEL IS NOT MORE THAN 30 LBF |
| | (133 N) |
| | TO SET THE DOOR LEAF IN MOTION AND IS NOT MORE THAN 15 |
| | LBF |
| | (67 N) TO CLOSE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY OR OPEN IT TO THE |
| | MINIMUM |
| | REQUIRED WIDTH. |
| | IV. THE DOOR ASSEMBLY COMPLIES WITH ANY REQUIRED FIRE |
| | PROTECTION |
| | RATING, AND, WHERE RATED, IS SELF-CLOSING OR |
| | AUTOMATICCLOSING |
| | BY MEANS OF SMOKE DETECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 7.2.1.8 AND IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 80. |
| | V. CORRIDOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SELF-LATCHING HAVE |
| | A LATCH OR OTHER MECHANISM THAT ENSURES THAT THE DOOR |
| | LEAF |
| | WILL NOT REBOUND INTO A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION IF |
| | FORCEFULLY |
| | CLOSED. |
| | (D) WHERE PRIVATE GARAGES, BUSINESS AREAS, INDUSTRIAL |
| | AREAS, AND |
| | STORAGE AREAS WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT EXCEEDING 10 |
| | CONTAIN |
| | ONLY LOW OR ORDINARY HAZARD CONTENTS, DOOR OPENINGS TO |
| | SUCH |
| | AREAS AND PRIVATE GARAGES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | HORIZONTALSLIDING |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | THE FIRE INSPECTOR WILL CONFIRM COMPLIANCE ON |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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