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shall be sufficient to permit continuous operation for at least 24
hours at full load.
(M) Fire alarm system. A fire alarm system which complies
with NFPA 101, §18-3.4, and with NFPA 72, Chapter 3 requirements,
shall be provided in each facility. The required fire alarm system
components are as follows:
(i) A fire alarm control panel (FACP) shall be installed
at a continuously attended (24 hour) location. A remote fire alarm
annunciator listed for fire alarm service and installed at a continuously
attended location and is capable of indicating both visual and audible
alarm, trouble and supervisory signals in accordance with the requirements
of NFPA 72 may be substituted for the FACP.
(ii) Manual fire alarm pull stations shall be installed
in accordance with NFPA 101, §18-3.4.
(iii) Smoke detectors for door release service shall
be installed on the ceiling at each door opening in the smoke partition
in accordance with NFPA 72, §2-10.6, where the doors are held
open with electromagnetic devices conforming with NFPA 101, §18-2.2.6.
(iv) Ceiling mounted smoke detector(s) shall be installed
in room containing the FACP when this room is not attended continuously
by staff as required by NFPA 72, §1-5.6.
(v) Smoke detectors shall be installed in supply air
ducts in accordance with NFPA 72, §2-10.4.2 and §2-10.5,
and with NFPA 90A §4-4.2.
(vi) Smoke detectors shall be installed in return air
ducts in accordance with requirements of NFPA 72, §2-10.4.2.2
and §2-10.5, and NFPA 90A, §4-4.2(2).
(vii) Fire sprinkler system water flow switches shall
be installed in accordance with requirements of NFPA 101, §9-6.2;
NFPA 13, §3-10; and NFPA 72, §3-8.5.
(viii) Sprinkler system valve supervisory switches
shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 72,
§3-8.6.
(ix) Audible alarm indicating devices shall be installed
in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 101, §18-3.4., and
NFPA 72, §6-3.
(x) Visual fire alarm indicating devices which comply
with the requirements of §134.122(d)(1)(F) of this title (relating
to New Construction Requirements) and NFPA 72, §6-4, shall be
provided.
(xi) Devices for transmitting alarm for alerting the
local fire brigade or municipal fire department of fire or other emergency
shall be provided. The devices shall be listed for the fire alarm
service by a nationally recognized laboratory, and be installed in
accordance with such listing and the requirements of NFPA 72.
(xii) A smoke detection system for spaces open to
corridor(s) shall be provided when required by NFPA 101, §18-3.6.1.
(xiii) A fire alarm signal notification which complies
with NFPA 101, §9-6.3, shall be provided to alert occupants of
fire or other emergency.
(xiv) Wiring for fire alarm detection circuits and
fire alarm notification circuits shall comply with requirements of
NFPA 70, Article 760.
(xv) A smoke detection system for elevator recall shall
be located in elevator lobbies, elevator machine rooms and at the
top of elevator hoist ways as required by NFPA 72, §3-9.3.7.
(I) The elevator recall smoke detection system in new
construction shall comply with requirements of American Society of
Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute (ASME/ANSI)
A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, 1996 edition. The
publications of the ASME/ANSI referenced in this section may be obtained
by writing ASME/ANSI, United Engineering Center, 345 East 47th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10017.
(II) The elevator recall smoke detection system in
existing facilities shall comply with requirements of ASME/ANSI A17.3,
Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, 1995 edition.
(xvi) A smoke detection system for initiating smoke
removal from atriums shall be located above the highest floor level
of the atrium and at return intakes from the atrium in accordance
with National Fire Protection Association 92B, Guide for Smoke Management
Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Areas, 1995 edition.
(xvii) Smoke detector(s) for shut-down of air handling
units shall be provided. The detectors shall be installed in accordance
with NFPA 90A, §4-4.2.
(xviii) New or modified fire alarm systems shall be
certified as meeting pplicable NFPA standards such as NFPA 101, 72A,
72E, etc. on form FML-009 040392 of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
A copy of the fire alarm system certification shall be submitted to
the department.
(N) Telecommunications and information systems. Telecommunications
and information systems central equipment shall be installed in a
separate location designed for the intended purpose. Special air
conditioning and voltage regulation shall be provided as recommended
by the manufacturer.
(O) Lightning protection systems. When installed, lightning
protection systems shall comply with National Fire Protection Association
780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems,
1997 edition.
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