6__CHK_Office_Space_Design.pdf
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- 140F1B25R0004
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The file is a New Office Design Checklist that provides comprehensive guidelines for reviewing and designing office spaces, with a focus on safety and compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code and International Building Code (IBC). The checklist covers critical aspects of office design including doors, exits, lighting, signage, hazard protection, and other essential elements.
The checklist systematically addresses requirements such as door width and swing, exit accessibility, emergency lighting, fire extinguisher placement, electrical outlet design, and protection of hazardous areas. It includes mandatory checkboxes for verifying compliance with specific safety codes, with sections dedicated to doors, exits, lighting/signs, protection from hazards, and other miscellaneous design considerations. The document is designed to ensure that office spaces meet rigorous safety standards and can be used for both new construction and remodeling activities.
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New Office Design Checklist
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The following checklist is to be used as a guide for reviewing designs of business and office spaces, including new construction and remodeling activities. This list is not complete, and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (2018) and the International Building Code (IBC) shall be referenced for complete details on all requirements. All items are mandatory unless listed as a recommendation. Most of the references below can be found in Chapter
38 of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. Questions or unusual situations may be addressed to your Joint
Administrative Operations (JAO) Responsible Safety Specialist or Manager.
# DOORS Yes No NA
1 All doors are in compliance with NFPA 101, 7.2.1. Width, height, direction of swing, etc.
2 Doors are arranged to open readily from the egress side. NFPA 101, 7.2.1.4.2
Locks on egress doors shall not require the use of a key, tool, or special knowledge to open.
There is an exception for principal entrance doors, but must meet all conditions of NFPA 101, 7.2.1.5.4
4 Access-control doors (automatic doors) will comply with 101, 7.2.1.6.2.
5 All security grilles or doors in a means of egress will comply with NFPA 7.2.1.4.1
Adjacent to the egress door/grille, a durable, readily visible sign shall be posted reading:
THIS DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN WHEN THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED
Letters shall be no less than 1 inch high on a contrasting background
Any required fire-rated doors will be listed, labeled, and installed to meet NFPA standards.
# EXITS Yes No NA
At least two separate exits are provided on every story or section and are accessible from every part of every story. Any exceptions will comply with requirements of 101, 38.2.4.1 thru .6.
The minimum clear width of any corridor serving an occupant load of 50 or more shall be 44”.
The minimum clear width of any corridor serving an occupant load less than 50 shall be 36”.
The width of exit access (i.e. an aisle from a set of cubicles leading to a corridor) formed by furniture and movable partitions, will comply with 101, 7.3.4. New 36”, existing 28”, see Code.
Access to a required exit is not through a storeroom, restroom, closet, or other lockable space.
Exit access is not through an area that is more hazardous (storeroom, lab, kitchen, shop, etc.).
Exit access is not through another room or space that is not accessory to the area. NFPA 101, 7.5.1.6.
Required exits are remotely located in accordance with requirements of NFPA 101, 7.5.1.3.
Exits are clearly recognizable, do not have mirrors, nor are obscured with hangings or draperies.
16 Dead-end corridors do not exceed 20 ft (50 ft with approved automatic fire sprinklers).
Common paths of travel do not exceed 75 ft (100 ft if meets exceptions). NFPA101, 38.2.5.3.
18 Travel distance to exits shall not exceed 200 ft. (300 ft in buildings with fire sprinklers).
Corridors, providing access to exits, will have a fire resistance rating of not less than 1 hour. Exceptions for open areas, sprinklers, see NFPA 101, 38.3.6.1. Exception 2 not permitted per IBC 1020.
Exit discharge will be to a public way, area of refuge, or as otherwise permitted in NFPA 101, 7.7.
# LIGHTING and SIGNS Yes No NA
Emergency lighting is recommended for all offices, and is required when the building is three or more stories, has 50 or more occupants above or below the level or exit discharge, or is subject to more than 300 people. Will emergency lighting be installed?
Means of egress will be marked in accordance with NFPA 101, 7.10. Exits, other than main exterior doors that obviously and clearly are identifiable as exits, shall be marked by approved signs visible from any direction of access. In most cases, this means internally lighted exit signs are required. It is recommended that LED-type signs be used.
An approved sign with a directional indicator showing the direction of travel shall be placed in every location where the direction of travel to reach the nearest exit is not apparent.
Any door, passage, or stairway that is neither an exit nor a way of exit access and is located so that it is likely to be mistaken for an exit, shall be identified as noted below and meets
NFPA 101 7.10.8.3.2
NO
EXIT
# PROTECTION from HAZARDS Yes No NA
Where required by provisions of NFPA 101, Chapters 11 through 43, occupancies with storage, use, and handling of hazardous materials shall comply with the following codes unless otherwise modified by other provisions of this Code: NFPA 30, NFPA 54, NFPA 55, NFPA 58, NFPA 400, and NFPA 495.
The specific NFPA Code depends on the hazard present.
• The Joint Administrative Operations Safety Personnel can assist with the code requirements.
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Hazardous areas including, but not limited to, areas used for general storage, boiler and furnace rooms, and maintenance shops that include woodworking and painting areas will be protected in accordance with Section 8.4 (except as detailed below). In many cases, either one-hour fire rated enclosures or an approved automatic fire sprinkler system is needed.
Furnace Rooms will have 1-hour fire separation and/or automatic sprinkler protection.
(NFPA 101 38.3.2.1)
Storage rooms (with ordinary hazards) more than 100 sq ft will have fire separation.
There is an exception for rooms used to store routine office supplies, NFPA 101, Annex A,
38.3.2.1. It is not the intent of this provision that rooms inside individual tenant spaces that are used to store routine office supplies for that tenant be required to be either separated or sprinklered.
28 High Hazard content areas shall be protected by one-hour barriers and fire sprinklers.
29 Laboratories will be separated and protected in accordance with NFPA 45.
30 Will a fire sprinkler system be installed in any portion of the building?
# OTHER Yes No NA
Electrical connections, outlets, etc. are designed with future furniture use, office equipment, and office layout in mind. For systems furniture, it is highly recommended that panels wired with electrical outlets be used. If not, the use of systems furniture may dictate the installation of floor-mounted outlets, etc.
To avoid the common problem of extension cords and power strips, an adequate number of properly placed building outlets will be installed to address anticipated uses. May need more than minimum number of outlets, four-plexes where multiple needs are anticipated, etc.
Portable fire extinguishers (minimum 2A, 10B:C) shall be mounted and accessible so that no occupant is more than 75 feet from an extinguisher.
34 Mix occupancies shall comply with NFPA 101, 6.1.14
Will there be any portions of the building that will be an Assembly or Educational Occupancy?
A fire alarm system meeting NFPA 101, 38.3.4 will be installed when buildings are three or more stories, when there are 50 or more occupants above or below the level of exit discharge, or when the building is subject to 300 or more total occupants. Will a fire alarm system be installed?
If a fire alarm or fire sprinkler system will be installed, the contract will specify that drawings, completion certificates, test certificates, owner’s manuals, and other written documents will be submitted per NFPA 13 and 72 requirements.
This checklist is not intended to be a substitute for, nor an interpretation of the code requirements found in the NFPA Life Safety Code (LSC). The full version of the LSC needs to be adhered to. Does the design incorporate the full version of the current Life Safety Code?
In the event that applicable IBC or local building codes are stricter than the LSC, have the more stringent of the requirements been incorporated into the design?
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