EXHIBIT N - Life Safety Inspection Report - NFPA 2021.pdf

RLP#: 36C24W24R0121 – EXHIBIT N – LIFE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT

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Life Safety Inspection Report Existing Business Occupancies

(All Code References are NFPA 101 – 2021 unless otherwise noted.)

This checklist is a summation of the major requirements found in Chapter 39, Existing Business Occupancies, of the Life Safety Code. The user is cautioned to consult the code prior to answering the following questions.

Facility Name:

Facility Address:

Date Inspected: Inspected By:

Recommendations:

Item Standard Reference Yes No N/A 1-1 There are no minimum construction requirements for existing business occupancies.

39.1.6 X

2-1 Do all means of egress meet Chapter 7 requirements?

Are exits separated? Do they have adequate headroom?

Are exits free from storage or other impediments?

39.2.1.1

2-2 Are doors complying with 7.2.1 provided?

Is the egress direction obvious and direct?

Are doors at least 28" minimum clear width?

Is the floor elevation within 1/2" on each side of the door for at least the width of the door leaf?

Are thresholds no higher than 1/2" and beveled?

Are doors side hinged or pivoted swinging type (see Item #2-6 for sliding door requirements)?

Do doors serving 50 or more people swing in the direction of egress?

39.2.2.2.1

7.2.1.1.2

7.2.1.2.3.2(4)

7.2.1.3.1

7.2.1.3.3

7.2.1.4.1

7.2.1.4.2(1)

7.2.1.4.2(3)

Checklist for Existing Business Occupancies (2021 Edition)

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Item Standard Reference Yes No N/A Do exit enclosure doors and doors from high hazard areas swing in the direction of egress?

Is the force needed to manually open egress doors less than 15 pounds to release the latch, 30 pounds to set the door in motion, and 15 pounds to open to its full width?

7.2.1.4.5.1 7.2.1.4.5.2

2-3 If key operated locks are provided on doors to principal exits:

1) Is there a sign (with at least 1" high letters) on or adjacent to the door that reads "THIS DOOR TO

REMAIN OPEN WHEN THE BUILDING IS

OCCUPIED"?

2) Is the locking device of a type that is readily distinguishable as being locked?

3) Is a key immediately available to any occupant inside the building when it is locked?

39.2.2.2.3*

7.2.1.5.6.2(3)

7.2.1.5.6.2(4)

7.2.1.5.6.2(5)

2-4 If installed, do delayed egress locks comply with 7.2.1.6.1?

(Note: The building must have a complete automatic fire detection or sprinkler system.)

Is the building provided with complete automatic fire detection or automatic sprinkler detection?

Do doors unlock upon activation of the approved sprinkler system or approved fire-detection system?

Do doors unlock upon power loss?

Does an irreversible process release the lock within 15 seconds when a force is applied for 3 seconds to the release device (exit hardware)?

Must the locking device be manually reset?

Is there a sign on the door adjacent to the release device that reads, "PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS? Door can be opened in 15 seconds."

39.2.2.2.6*

7.2.1.6.1.1

7.2.1.6.1.1(1) (a)

7.2.1.6.1.1(2)

7.2.1.6.1.1(3)

7.2.1.6.1.1(3) (d)

7.2.1.6.1.1(4)

2-5 If installed, do access controlled locks comply with 7.2.1.6.2?

Is a sensor provided on the egress side arranged to detect the occupant approaching that unlocks the door?

Does the door unlock upon power loss to the sensor?

Does the door unlock upon power loss to any part of the access-control system?

Are the doors arranged to unlock from a manual release device located 40" to 48" above the floor within 5 feet horizontally from the door; and is this device clearly identified by a sign that reads "PUSH TO EXIT"?

39.2.2.2.7*

7.2.1.6.2.1(1)

7.2.1.6.2.1(2)

7.2.1.6.2.1(2)

7.2.1.6.2.1(3)

(c)

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Item Standard Reference Yes No N/A

When the manual device is activated, does the door remain unlocked for at least 30 seconds?

If provided, does activation of the building fire-protective signaling system unlock the door; and do the doors remain unlocked until the fire-protective system is manually reset?

If provided, does activation of the building sprinkler system or fire-detection system unlock the door?

7.2.1.6.2.1(4)

7.2.1.6.2.1(6)

2-6 Are existing horizontal or vertical rolling fire doors in an egress path held open by fusible links 165°F or higher temperature?

1) Are fusible links located no higher than 10 feet above the door?

2) Is the fusible link in immediate proximity to the door opening?

3) Is the fusible link not located above the ceiling?

4) Is the door not required for protection required by the

Life Safety Code?

39.2.2.2.9* 39.2.2.2.9(1) and (2) 39.2.2.2.9(3)

39.2.2.2.9(4)

39.2.2.2.9(5) 39.2.2.2.9(6)

2-7 Do horizontal and vertical rolling security grills, used as part of the required means of egress from a tenant space, comply with 7.2.1.4.1(3)?

Are the grills open to their full position when the building is occupied by the general public?

Is a sign readily visible on or adjacent to the door that reads: “THIS DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN WHEN THE

BUILDING IS OCCUPIED”?

Are doors and grills not brought to the closed position when the space is occupied?

Are doors and grills operable from within the space without the use of any special knowledge or effort?

When two or more means of egress are required, are not more than half equipped with grills?

39.2.2.2.8

7.2.1.4.1.(3)

(b)

(c)

(e)

2-8 Do stairs comply with 7.2.2?

Are handrails provided within 44 inches of the required egress width?

Are stairs enclosed by two-hour fire-rated construction if connecting four or more stories and one-hour fire-rated construction for three or less stories? One-hour fire constructed rating if sprinkled?

39.2.2.3.1

7.2.2.4.1.2(2) (a)

7.1.3.2.1(3)

7.1.3.2.1(3) (b)

7.1.3.2.1(1)

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Item Standard Reference Yes No N/A Are doors to stairs rated at 3/4-hour for 1-hour enclosures and 1-1/2-hour for 2-hour enclosures?

Are doors self or automatic closing?

Are doors mounted in approved doorframes?

Is the door hardware listed for fire doors?

Is approved glazing installed in fire rated doors in metal frames?

Are identification signs installed at the landings of stairs serving five or more stories indicating the terminus of the top and bottom of the enclosure, the stair identification, and the story of and direction to the exit discharge?

7.1.3.2.1(2)

7.2.1.8.1

7.1.3.2.1(7)

7.2.2.5.1.1 7.1.3.2.1(7) Table 8.3.3.2.2

7.2.2.5.4.1 (A)-(P)

2-9 Is the minimum clear width of any corridor or passageway serving an occupant load of 50 or more persons at least 44" in clear width?

(Note: If a corridor serves fewer than 50 persons, the minimum 36-inch width, mandated by 101: 7.3.4.1 for egress components in general, would apply.)

39.2.3.2

2-10 Are at least two separate exits provided for every story that is accessible from every part of every story and mezzanine?

Note: There are five exceptions to this requirement. Please consult the code.

39.2.4.1 (1)-(3)

39.2.4.2- 39.2.4.6

2-11 Are dead-end corridors limited to 50 ft. maximum length? 39.2.5.3 2-12 Is the common path of travel limited to 75 ft. for non-sprinkler protected floors and 100 ft. for sprinkler-protected floors?

39.2.5.2.1 - 39.2.5.2.3

2-13 Is the travel distance to the exit 200 feet or less in non-sprinkler protected floors and 300 feet or less for sprinkler-protected floors?

39.2.6.2 and 39.2.6.3

2-14 Do exits discharge at a public way or at an exterior exit discharge?

Note: Up to 50% of the exits may discharge through the level of exit discharge, provided the provisions of 7.7.2 are met.

39.2.7 7.7.1

2-15 Are means of egress continuously illuminated during occupancy to at least the one ft-candle intensity level?

39.2.8 7.8.1.3(2)

2-16 Is emergency lighting installed in buildings that:

• Are three or more stories in height above the level of exit discharge?

• Have occupancy loads of 100 or more people above or below the exit discharge level?

• Have occupancy loads of 1000 or more?

• Are windowless or underground structures?

39.2.9.1 39.2.9.1(1)

39.2.9.1(2)

39.2.9.1(3)

39.2.9.2

2-17 Are means of egress marked in accordance with 7.10? 39.2.10 7.10.1.2.1

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Item Standard Reference Yes No N/A 3-1 Are vertical openings enclosed? 39.3.1.1

(1)-(4)

3-2

Are hazardous areas, including but not limited to areas used for general storage, boilers and furnace rooms, and maintenance shops including woodworking and painting areas, separated by one-hour fire barriers and ¾-hour fire doors, or provided with sprinkler protection?

39.3.2.1 and 8.7.1.1(1)-(3)

3-3 Are high-hazard areas provided with one-hour fire rated enclosures and automatic sprinkler protection?

39.3.2.2 (1)-(2)

3-4 Is interior wall and ceiling finish Class A or Class B in exits and corridors, and Class A, Class B or Class C in office areas?

Note: If the building is sprinkler-protected, Class C finish is permitted in exits and corridors.

39.3.3.2.1 and 39.3.3.2.2

3-5 Is a fire alarm system installed if:

• The building is three or more stories in height?

• The occupancy is subject to 100 or more occupants above or below the level of exit discharge?

• The total building occupancy is 1000 or greater.

Note: Compute occupancy based upon one person per 100 gross square feet.

39.3.4.1 39.3.4.1(1)

39.3.4.1(2)

39.3.4.1(3)

3-6 Is initiation of the required fire alarm system by manual means, or the building-wide fire detection system, or the complete fire-sprinkler system?

39.3.4.2

3-7 Does the required fire alarm provide occupant notification in accordance with 9.6.3?

39.3.4.3

3-8 Are portable fire extinguishers provided? 39.3.5 3-9 There are no requirements for corridors. 39.3.6 4-1 Are high-rise buildings provided with complete automatic-sprinkler protection, or a combination of the following:

partial sprinkler protection, smoke detection alarms, smoke control, compartmentation, or other approved systems?

39.4.2.1 39.4.2.2

4-2 Do HVAC systems comply with the provisions of Section 9.2?

39.5.2

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Existing Business Occupancies