| Date |
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| 2023-05-15 13:12:45 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY CAITLIN L FRANCIS, |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | |
| | 1) ON THE LIFESAFETY PLAN KEY NOTES INDICATE ON #1 |
| | EXISITING PATH OF TRAVEL BUT IN THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| | STATES A REPLACEMENT OF PATH OF TRAVEL. PLEASE CLARIFIY |
| | WHICH IS CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 2) ANY REMOVAL AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CEILING/WALL |
| | AREAS MAY REQUIRE AN EVALUATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS FOR CODE COVERAGE |
| | AND COMPLIANCE BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
| | |
| | 3) ANY AND ALL WORK ON THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
| | |
| | 4) THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL |
| | REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DEMO AND CONSTRUCTION |
| | PERIODS. |
| | |
| | 5) DOOR SCHEDULE PAGE INDICATES THE REVOLVING DOORS |
| | CABIABLITY OF COLLAPSING BUT DOES NOT SHOW THE |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE TWO CREATED PARALLEL EGRESS PATHS |
| | BY THE COLLAPSING OF THE DOOR, PER NFPA 101 7.2.1.10 |
| | REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | |
| | 6) PROVIDE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SIDE DOOR AND THE |
| | REVOLVING DOOR MEETING NFPA 101 7.2.1.10 REVOLVING DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.10.1 REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES, WHETHER USED OR |
| | NOT USED |
| | IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS, SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) REVOLVING DOOR WINGS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING |
| | COLLAPSED |
| | INTO A BOOK-FOLD POSITION, UNLESS THEY ARE EXISTING |
| | REVOLVING |
| | DOORS APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
| | (2) WHEN REVOLVING DOOR WINGS ARE COLLAPSED INTO THE |
| | BOOKFOLD |
| | POSITION, THE PARALLEL EGRESS PATHS FORMED SHALL |
| | PROVIDE |
| | AN AGGREGATE WIDTH OF 36 IN. (915 MM), UNLESS THEY |
| | ARE APPROVED EXISTING REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | (3) REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL NOT BE USED WITHIN |
| | 10 FT |
| | (3050 MM) OF THE FOOT OR THE TOP OF STAIRS OR |
| | ESCALATORS. |
| | (4) A DISPERSAL AREA ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION |
| | SHALL BE LOCATED BETWEEN STAIRS OR ESCALATORS AND |
| | THE REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLY. |
| | (5) THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) OF REVOLVING DOOR |
| | WINGS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE VALUES IN TABLE 7.2.1.10.1. |
| | (6) EACH REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE A |
| | CONFORMING |
| | SIDE-HINGED SWINGING DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE SAME WALL AS |
| | THE REVOLVING DOOR WITHIN 10 FT (3050 MM) OF THE |
| | REVOLVING |
| | DOOR, UNLESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLIES: |
| | (A) REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | WITHOUT |
| | ADJACENT SWINGING DOOR ASSEMBLIES, AS REQUIRED BY |
| | 7.2.1.10.1(6), IN STREET FLOOR ELEVATOR LOBBIES, |
| | PROVIDED |
| | THAT NO STAIRWAYS OR DOOR OPENINGS FROM OTHER |
| | PARTS OF THE BUILDING DISCHARGE THROUGH THE LOBBY AND |
| | THE LOBBY HAS NO OCCUPANCY OTHER THAN AS A MEANS OF |
| | TRAVEL BETWEEN THE ELEVATORS AND STREET. |
| | (B) THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.10.1(6) SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| | EXISTING REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES WHERE THE NUMBER |
| | OF REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES DOES NOT EXCEED THE |
| | NUMBER OF SWINGING DOOR ASSEMBLIES WITHIN 20 FT |
| | (6100 MM) OF THE REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLY. |
| | 7.2.1.10.2 WHERE PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | REVOLVING |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PERMITTED AS A COMPONENT IN |
| | A MEANS OF EGRESS, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA |
| | ARE MET: |
| | (1) REVOLVING DOOR OPENINGS SHALL NOT BE GIVEN CREDIT |
| | FOR |
| | MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED EGRESS CAPACITY. |
| | (2) EACH REVOLVING DOOR OPENING SHALL NOT BE CREDITED |
| | WITH |
| | MORE THAN A 50-PERSON CAPACITY OR, IF OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | A 9 FT |
| | (2745 MM) DIAMETER, A REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLY SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED EGRESS CAPACITY BASED ON THE CLEAR OPENING |
| | WIDTH PROVIDED WHEN COLLAPSED INTO A BOOK-FOLD |
| | POSITION. |
| | (3) REVOLVING DOOR WINGS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING |
| | COLLAPSED |
| | INTO A BOOK-FOLD POSITION WHEN A FORCE NOT EXCEEDING |
| | 130 LBF |
| | (580 N) IS APPLIED TO THE WINGS WITHIN 3 IN. (75 MM) OF |
| | THE |
| | OUTER EDGE. |
| | 7.2.1.10.3 REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES NOT USED AS A |
| | COMPONENT |
| | OF A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL HAVE A COLLAPSING FORCE NOT |
| | EXCEEDING 180 LBF (800 N) APPLIED AT A POINT 3 IN. (75 |
| | MM) |
| | FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF THE OUTER WING STILE AND 40 IN. |
| | (1015 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | 7.2.1.10.4 THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.10.3 SHALL NOT |
| | APPLY TO |
| | REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES, PROVIDED THAT THE COLLAPSING |
| | FORCE |
| | IS REDUCED TO A FORCE NOT TO EXCEED 130 LBF (580 N) |
| | UNDER ALL OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) POWER FAILURE, OR REMOVAL OF POWER TO THE DEVICE |
| | HOLDING |
| | THE WINGS IN POSITION |
| | (2) ACTUATION OF THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, WHERE |
| | SUCH A |
| | SYSTEM IS PROVIDED |
| | (3) ACTUATION OF A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM THAT IS |
| | INSTALLED TO |
| | PROVIDE COVERAGE IN ALL AREAS WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT |
| | ARE |
| | WITHIN 75 FT (23 M) OF THE REVOLVING DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | (4) ACTUATION OF A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED MANUAL CONTROL |
| | SWITCH IN |
| | AN APPROVED LOCATION THAT REDUCES THE |
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| | CAITLIN L. FRANCIS |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | 561.804.4728 |
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