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| 2020-09-29 11:26:21 | |
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| | THIS 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. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.6.2* ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | WHERE |
| | PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN |
| | THE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH |
| | ELECTRICAL |
| | LOCK HARDWARE THAT PREVENTS EGRESS, PROVIDED THAT ALL |
| | OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAF IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION |
| | OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT. |
| | (2) DOOR LEAVES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS |
| | UPON LOSS OF POWER TO THE SENSOR OR TO THE PART OF THE |
| | ACCESS |
| | CONTROL SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOOR LEAVES. |
| | (3) DOOR LOCKS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE COMPLYING WITH ALL |
| | OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (A) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE |
| | EGRESS |
| | SIDE, 40 IN. TO 48 IN. (1015 MM TO 1220 MM) VERTICALLY |
| | ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND WITHIN 60 IN. (1525 MM) OF THE |
| | SECURED DOOR OPENINGS. |
| | (B) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE |
| | AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | (C) WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN |
| | DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK ? INDEPENDENT |
| | OF THE LOCKING SYSTEM ELECTRONICS ? AND THE LOCK SHALL |
| | REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. |
| | (4) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM, IF |
| | PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN |
| | THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL REMAIN |
| | UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS |
| | BEEN |
| | MANUALLY RESET. |
| | (5) THE ACTIVATION OF MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES THAT |
| | ACTIVATE THE |
| | BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM SPECIFIED IN |
| | 7.2.1.6.2(4) SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR |
| | LEAVES. |
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| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
| | (6) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER OR |
| | FIRE |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE |
| | DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND THE DOOR |
| | LEAVES |
| | SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING |
| | SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | (7) THE EGRESS SIDE OF ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS, |
| | OTHER THAN |
| | EXISTING ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS, SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED |
| | WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9. |
