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2013-09-05 17:58:52 | 1801 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD |
| PERMIT #13070446 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| PROVIDE A LEGIBLE SITE. INDICATE THE ORIENTATION AND |
| DISTANCE OF THE TEMPORARY TRAILER IN REGARDS TO |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES. |
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| PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2 |
| TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| TABLE 4.2.1. PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
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| HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR. |
| HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND |
| NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, |
| MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE |
| LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE |
| RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR SHALL TERMINATE AT |
| NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A |
| DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN |
| 2 INCHES. GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL, SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS (STAIRS, |
| MEZZANINE, ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| OPEN GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH |
| DIAMETER SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE |
| TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND |
| BOTTOM ELEMENT OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE |
| PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE. STAIR RISERS SHALL |
| BE BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 7 INCHES IN HEIGHT. STAIRS |
| SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT AND HAVE A MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH |
| OF 11 INCHES AND PREVENT THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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