| 2021-03-05 11:39:39 | 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. |
| | |
| | 1) ALL INSTALLED EQUIPMENT SHALL FUNCTION AS PER THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS AS |
| | APPLICABLE BELOW PER EACH DOOR/ENTRY/EXIT. |
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| | |
| | 7.2.1.5.6 DOOR HARDWARE RELEASE OF ELECTRICALLY LOCKED |
| | EGRESS |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES. DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED ELECTRICAL |
| | LOCKING SYSTEMS |
| | RELEASED BY THE OPERATION OF DOOR HARDWARE PROVIDED |
| | THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE HARDWARE FOR EGRESS-SIDE OCCUPANT RELEASE OF |
| | THE ELECTRICAL |
| | LOCK IS AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (2) THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION |
| | THAT IS READILY |
| | OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UNDER ALL LIGHTING |
| | CONDITIONS. |
| | (3) THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE |
| | HAND IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (4) OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE DIRECTLY INTERRUPTS THE |
| | POWER SUPPLY TO |
| | THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE |
| | DIRECTION |
| | OF EGRESS. |
| | (5)* LOSS OF POWER TO THE LISTED RELEASING HARDWARE |
| | AUTOMATICALLY ELECTRICALLY |
| | UNLOCKS THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | (6) HARDWARE FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS IS LISTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ANSI/UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS. |
| | |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.6* SPECIAL LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS. |
| | 7.2.1.6.1 DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING SYSTEMS. |
| | 7.2.1.6.1.1 APPROVED, DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON DOOR ASSEMBLIES SERVING |
| | LOW- AND |
| | ORDINARY- |
| | HAZARD CONTENTS IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.6 OR AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7, AND WHERE PERMITTED IN |
| | CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| | ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE DELAY OF THE DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| | SYSTEM SHALL |
| | DEACTIVATE ALLOWING UNOBSTRUCTED EGRESS UPON ACTUATION |
| | OF ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| | (B) NOT MORE THAN ONE HEAT DETECTOR OF AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 9.6 |
| | (C) NOT MORE THAN TWO SMOKE DETECTORS OF AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 9.6 |
| | (2) THE DELAY OF THE DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| | SYSTEM SHALL |
| | DEACTIVATE ALLOWING UNOBSTRUCTED EGRESS UPON LOSS OF |
| | POWER CONTROLLING |
| | THE LOCK OR LOCKING MECHANISM. |
| | (3)* AN IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS SHALL RELEASE THE |
| | ELECTRICAL LOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS WITHIN 15 SECONDS, OR 30 SECONDS |
| | WHERE |
| | APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, UPON |
| | APPLICATION OF |
| | A FORCE TO THE RELEASE DEVICE REQUIRED IN 7.2.1.5.10 |
| | UNDER ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 15 LBF |
| | (67 N). |
| | (B) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY |
| | APPLIED FOR |
| | MORE THAN 3 SECONDS. |
| | (C) THE INITIATION OF THE RELEASE PROCESS SHALL |
| | ACTIVATE AN AUDIBLE |
| | SIGNAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE DOOR OPENING. |
| | (D) ONCE THE ELECTRICAL LOCK HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE |
| | APPLICATION |
| | OF FORCE TO THE RELEASING DEVICE, REARMING THE DELAY |
| | ELECTRONICS |
| | SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS ONLY. |
| | (4)* A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN THAT CONFORMS TO |
| | THE VISUAL CHARACTERS |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF ICC/ANSI A117.1, ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE |
| | BUILDINGS |
| | AND FACILITIES, SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE DOOR LEAF |
| | ADJACENT TO THE |
| | RELEASE DEVICE IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND SHALL |
| | READ AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS, DOOR CAN BE OPENED |
| | IN 15 SECONDS, FOR DOORS THAT SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS TRAVEL |
| | (B) PULL UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS, DOOR CAN BE OPENED |
| | IN 15 SECONDS, FOR DOORS THAT SWING AGAINST THE |
| | DIRECTION |
| | OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| | |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.6.1.2 THE PROVISIONS OF 7.2.1.6.2 FOR |
| | SENSOR-RELEASE OF ELECTRICAL |
| | LOCKING SYSTEMS SHALL NOT APPLY TO DOOR ASSEMBLIES WITH |
| | DELAYED-EGRESS |
| | ELECTRICAL LOCKING SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.6.2 SENSOR-RELEASE OF ELECTRICAL LOCKING SYSTEMS. |
| | WHERE PERMITTED |
| | IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR-RELEASE |
| | ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| | SYSTEM HARDWARE PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO ELECTRICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAF IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION |
| | OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT. |
| | (2) DOOR LEAVES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY ELECTRICALLY UNLOCK |
| | IN THE DIRECTION |
| | OF EGRESS UPON LOSS OF POWER TO THE SENSOR OR TO THE |
| | PART OF THE |
| | LOCKING SYSTEM THAT ELECTRICALLY LOCKS THE DOOR LEAVES. |
| | (3) DOOR LOCKS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO ELECTRICALLY 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, |
| | EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 7.2.1.6.2(3)(C). |
| | (B) THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.6.2(3)(A) TO LOCATE THE |
| | MANUAL RELEASE |
| | DEVICE WITHIN 60 IN. (1525 MM) OF THE SECURED DOOR |
| | OPENING |
| | SHALL NOT APPLY TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXISTING |
| | INSTALLATIONS. |
| | (C) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND |
| | CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | PUSH TO |
| | EXIT. |
| | (D) WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT |
| | INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE ELECTRICAL 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 ELECTRICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES |
| | IN |
| | THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL |
| | REMAIN ELECTRICALLY |
| | 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. |
| | (6) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER OR |
| | FIRE DETECTION |
| | SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY ELECTRICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR |
| | LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND THE DOOR LEAVES |
| | SHALL REMAIN |
| | ELECTRICALLY UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS |
| | BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | (7) THE EGRESS SIDE OF SENSOR-RELEASE ELECTRICALLY |
| | LOCKED EGRESS DOORS, |
| | OTHER THAN EXISTING SENSOR-RELEASE ELECTRICALLY LOCKED |
| | EGRESS DOORS, |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH |
| | SECTION 7.9. |
| | (8) HARDWARE FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE LISTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ANSI/UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS. |
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| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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