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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2023-07-24 14:12:38	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY CAITLIN L FRANCIS,
	FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

	1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF VINYL FLOORING BUT NO
	SPECIFICATIONS SHEETS THAT INDICATE MEETING THE
	REQUIREMENTS PER NFPA'

	PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 10 SECTION 10.2.7

	10.2.7* INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH TESTING AND
	CLASSIFICATION.
	10.2.7.1* CARPET AND CARPET LIKE INTERIOR FLOOR
	FINISHES SHALL
	COMPLY WITH ASTM D 2859, STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR
	IGNITION
	CHARACTERISTICS OF FINISHED TEXTILE FLOOR COVERING
	MATERIALS.
	10.2.7.2* FLOOR COVERINGS, OTHER THAN CARPET FOR WHICH
	10.2.2.2
	ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE, SHALL
	HAVE A
	MINIMUM CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF 0.1 W/CM2.

	10.2.7.4 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES SHALL BE GROUPED IN
	THE CLASSES SPECIFIED
	IN 10.2.7.4.1 AND 10.2.7.4.2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
	CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX
	REQUIREMENTS.
	10.2.7.4.1 CLASS I INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH. CLASS I
	INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH
	SHALL HAVE A CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF NOT LESS THAN
	0.45 W/CM2, AS DETERMINED
	BY THE TEST DESCRIBED IN 10.2.7.3.
	10.2.7.4.2 CLASS II INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH. CLASS II
	INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH
	SHALL HAVE A CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF NOT LESS THAN
	0.22 W/CM2, BUT LESS
	THAN 0.45 W/CM2, AS DETERMINED BY THE TEST DESCRIBED IN
	10.2.7.3.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SPEC SHEETS.



	CAITLIN L FRANCIS
	FIRE INVESTIGATOR
	561-804-4728
	[email protected]