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| 2017-03-08 14:02:12 | PERMIT #17021038 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | FAILED COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THE DRAWINGS SUBMITTED ARE ONLY FOR THE ELECTRICAL |
| | WORK DONE ON THIS PROJECT. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC |
| | REFERENCE TO THE ACCESS CONTROL EXCEPT FOR SHEET E1.0 |
| | THAT INDICATES THAT THE CARD READERS ARE INSTALLED BY |
| | OTHERS. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE YOUR SCOPE OF WORK |
| | RELATES TO THE ACCESS CONTROL THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. |
| | IF THE ACCESS CONTROL IS INSTALLED BY "OTHERS" THAT |
| | ENTITY IS THE ONE SHOULD BE APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT. |
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| | 2) INDICATE ALL NEW OR EXISTING DOORS THAT ARE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC HARDWARE. INTERLOCK WITH THE |
| | SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE NOTED ON THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY PLANS, FIRE ALARM PLANS AND ACCESS CONTROL |
| | PLANS. |
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| | 3) ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL |
| | SEVEN REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA |
| | 101 FLORIDA EDITION, 2012. INTERLOCK WITH THE SPRINKLER |
| | AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE REFERENCED ON THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLANS AND ELECTRICAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DRAWINGS. |
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| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.5, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE PERMITTED IF EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED |
| | LISTED HARDWARE THAT INCORPORATES A BUILT-IN SWITCH AND |
| | THE FOLLOWING FIVE CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE HARDWARE FOR OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE 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. |
| | 3. THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE |
| | HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 4. OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE INTERRUPTS THE POWER |
| | SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 5. LOSS OF POWER TO THE HARDWARE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS |
| | THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF FOR MAGNETIC LOCKS WHEREBY AN OCCUPANT |
| | SENSOR AND PUSH TO EXIT BUTTON ARE NEEDED IN ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 644-7326 |
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