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Code Requirements, Laws, Standards and Regulations 30% (Life Safety Elements) IDFX/PRAC Flashcards

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Egress

Occupant load of more than 49 but fewer than 500 require how many exits?

A

2

IBC 1006.3.3

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Egress

Occupant load of more than 500 but fewer than 1,000 require how many exits?

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3

IBC 1006.3.3

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Egress

Occupant load of more than 1,000 require how many exits?

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4

IBC 1006.3.3

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Egress

When a building IS sprinklered what is the exit distance requirements?

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1/3 diagonal distance

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Egress

When a building is NOT sprinklered what is the exit distance requirements?

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NO LESS than 1/2 the distance

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Egress

MIN. width of a corridor for 50+ occupants is what?

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44”

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Egress

MIN. width of a corridor for 49 and under occupants is what?

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36”

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Egress

Exit travel distance for a non-sprinklered building is what?

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150ft

not permitted in H and most I Occupancy Groups

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Egress

Exit travel distance for a sprinklered building is what?

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250ft

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Egress

Occupant loads determine what when it comes to means of egress?

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  • Direction of door swings
  • Exits required
  • Stair width requirements
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Egress

The required number of Exits is based on what?

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  • Occupant load
  • Occupancy of space
  • Lenght of common path of travle
  • Sprinklers (have or not have)
  • Requiremnts for large occupant loads
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Egress

Required minimum width of exits are determined by multiplying OL (Occupancy Load) by what?

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  • 0.3 for stairways
  • 0.2 for other components (doors/corridors)
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Egress

What are the compents of means of egress?

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  • Exit
  • Exit access
  • Exit discharge
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Egress

Where is the “area of refuge” commonly located?

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Stairways or elevators

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Egress

Where does the travel distance end?

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the exit door

not exit access

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Egress

Is an open stair considered an exit or exit access?

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Exit access

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Egress

Travel distance through an open stairway is measured by what?

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The angle fo the stairs

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Egress

What is the MAX. distance of a dead end corridor?

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  • 20FT - not sprinklered
  • 50FT - sprinklered

IBC 1020.4

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Egress

Exit access may inlcude?

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  • Aisle access ways
  • Aisles
  • Exit access doorways
  • Corridors
  • Enclosed stairways (between 2 levels within the same tentant)
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Egress

An exit access has fire resistant rating of what?

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1hr

(buildings with multiple tentants or in a non-sprinklered building)

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Egress

Exits may inlcude?

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  • Exterior/interior exit stairways or ramps
  • Exterior exit doors at ground level
  • Exit passageways
  • Horizontal exits
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Egress

Interior EXIT stairways and ramp enclosures serving 4 stores or more will have a fire resistance rating of what?

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2hr

IBC 713.4

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Egress

Three (3) stories or less will have no less than what fire resistance rating?

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1hr

IBC 713.4

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Egress

Exit discharge may inlcude?

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  • Egress courts
  • Turnstiles
  • Doors
  • Vesibules or foyers
  • Protected areas (lobbies)
  • Direct exting to the exterior at grade
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# Egress Lobbies need to be protected with the same rating as what?
Exit
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# Egrees An egress door clear width must be at least what but no more than what?
At least 32" No more than 48"
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# Egress What is the min width for stairs with an occupancy load of 50 or more?
44"
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What is the min width for stairs with an occupancy load of 49 or less?
36"
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# Egress Exit signs cannot exceed what distance for visibility?
100FT MAX | visible from ANY direction of exit access
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# Fire Seperation Fire Walls
Walls that separate the buildings * Most Stringent type | 2, 3 or 4 HR rated assemblies (IBC 706)
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# Fire Separation Fire Barrier
Walls that go from structure below to structure above * Must go from floor structure to ceiling structure | 1, 2, 3 or 4 hour assemblies (IBC 707).
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# Fire Separation Fire Partitions
These walls have limited degree of fire and smoke protection * Can be made of wood * Doesn't need to go to structure * May terminate at a fire rated floor/ceiling/roof assembly | 1-HR fire rating. no limit in protected openings (IBC 708)
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# Fire Separation Smoke Barriers
Intended to restrict the movement of smoke and fire | 1HR fire-resistance rating (IBC 709)
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# Fire Separation Horizontal assemblies
Used with a fire-resistnat assemblies to provide compartmentation. | 1, 2, 3, or 4-hr rated
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# Fire Separation Smoke Partition
Non rated partitions that limit the passage of smoke through the buiding | May only reach the GWB ceiling (IBC 710)
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# Fire Separation What are fire areas?
Areas created to offer fire protection | Based on occupancy, refer to table IBC-2018 707.3.10.
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# Fire Separation Shaft Enclosures and EXIT Stairways must be constructed as fire barriers or horizontal assemblies with a minimum of
* 2-HR if connecting 4+ stories OR * where penetrating a floor assembly of 2 HR or more. * 1-HR if connecting 3 or fewer stories | (IBC 2018 Section 713.4)
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# Fire Separation Elevator Lobbies
Must be constructed with a fire partition if the buidling is NOT sprinklered | Smoke partition if sprinklered (IBC-2018 709.4.2)
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# Fire Separation What table indicates fire seperation between two different occupancies?
Table 508.4
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# Fire Separation Lobbies and vestibules are required to be what?
smoke-proof
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# Fire Separation Refuge Areas have a fire rating of what
1-HR | depending on location
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# Fire Separation EXIT Passageways of a fire rating of what
MIN of 1 or 2-HR | Must have the same rating as an egress route
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# Fire Separation Exit access corridors must have a fire rating of what
1/2 or 1-HR | (IBC-2018 Table 1020.1)
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# Fire Separation To determine the rating of a corridor, what must be known?
* Occupant Classification * Occupant Load * Presence of Sprinklers
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# Fire Separation Doors in a corridor must have what type of rating?
20 min AND have a self-closing mechanism
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# Fire Separation If ceilings are rated, then corridor walls can finish where?
Ceiling | Otherwise must to do deck or rated horizontal barrier
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# Fire Separation When ducts penetrate fire resistant rated enclosures such as corridors they must have what?
Fire dampers
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# Fire Separation Ratings for openings in a wall are determined by what?
The wall in which it is located | IBC 716.1.2
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# Fire Separation Doors require protection as part of fire/smoke separation but the ratings depend on the fire protection of the
Wall assembly
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# Fire Separation Any space with an occupant load of 50+ must use what type of door hardware?
Fire exit hardware | Different than panic exit hardware
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# Fire Seperation Hardware in many cases is dictated by what?
Occupancies and occpuancy load
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# Fire Seperation Fire Exit Hardware is typically
Self closing or has an automatic closing
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# Fire Seperation What rating must glazing in a door be?
Same as the door rating
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# Fire Separation Basic illustration of Fire separation
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# Fire Separation Where in section in the codes cover safety glazing?
716.5.8.4 and 716.6.3
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# Fire Seperation What table has ratings for windows?
Table 716.1.3
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# Fire Seperation If Fire Resistive glass is used (ASTM 119), what is the limitaton percentage of glazing?
None since the assembly is already rated
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# Fire Seperation Fire resistive glass 101
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# Fire Seperation Illustration shows fire protective and resistive glazing as it applies to corridor walls
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# Fire Seperation What are fire and smoke dampers?
They are intended to block the passage of flame or smoke from one side to the next
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# Fire Seperation Fire dampers are required where?
At ALL ducts and air transfer openings that penetrate walls that are rated
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# Fire Seperation What are the fire partition applications?
* Corridor walls * Elevator lobby (high rise/I-2 & I-3 occupancies * Walls seperating dwelling units * Walls seperating guest rooms in residential and institutional occupancies * Walls seperating tentnats in covering shopping malls
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# Fire Seperation What are the fire barriers applications?
* Enclosed stairways, exit passageways, horizontal exits & incidental use areas * Seperate different occupancies in mixed-use * Seperated single occupanices into different fire areas
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# Fire Seperation Textile wallcoverings must comply with one of three conditions
* Must be rated Class A * Sprinklered building * Must meet Method B testing or NFPA 265
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# Fire Seperation Decorations and trim suspended from a wall or ceiling in occupancies A, E, I and R-1/R-2 must be what?
Flame resistant
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# Fire Seperation Flame resistant decorative material is limited to what percentage?
10%
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# Fire Seperation Interior trim must meet what Class?
Class C
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# Egress The force for pushing/pulling/swigning interior egress door shall not exceed how many lbs?
5 lbs | IBC 1010.1.3
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# Egress A unlatch fire door can not exceed how many lbs?
15 lbs
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# Egress Emergency lighintg must be included where?
* Aisles * Corridors * Passageways * Stairways * Ramps * Lobbies * Any compenents of the means of egress
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# Egress Exit signs are not required where?
In rooms or areas that require one exit or exit acess

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