BISP ASSEMBLY PRE 2008 Flashcards
Under the 1968 building code, a minimum of 3 exits is required in Assembly spaces for _______ or more occupant loads
501
Under the 1968 building code a minimum of 4 exits is required in Assembly spaces for ______ or more occupant loads
1000
Under the 1968 building code, a minimum of 2 exits is required in Assembly spaces for _______ or more occupant loads
76
Exits signs are required in all Assembly spaces to indicate exits AND direction to exits and must be clearly visible from all parts of the Assembly space. The bottom of such signs shall be at least _____ feet above floor level
7
Exit signs shall be internally lighted where the general illumination in an Assembly space is reduced to less than _____ foot candles during a performance or during occupancy
5
All assembly spaces shall be provided with emergency lighting sufficient to provide at least ______ foot candles of illumination at the floor level
5
Regarding exit and corridor openings in assembly spaces, or would be correct to state
- The minimum corridor width is 44 inches
- Exit openings must be at least 36 inches wide for single doors for spaces up to 300 persons
- Exit openings must be at least 44 inches wide for single doors for spaces over 300 persons
- Exit openings must be at least 66 inches to 88 inches wide for doors swinging in pairs
Places of Assembly used as cabarets and all stages, dressing rooms and property rooms used in conjunction with places of assembly used as cabarets require
- A Supervised Fire Alarm Signal System
* A Sprinkler System throughout
Catering establishments and banquet halls with occupant loads over ______ persons require sprinkler systems
300
The following may be permitted in cellars, basements and other below grade areas if there is a sprinkler system in place throughout in places of Assembly
Class 2 Combustible liquids
Class 3 Combustible liquids
NOT permitted is Flammable liquids
Can LPG equipment and containers be used indoors for the purpose of performing emergency indoor repairs including such emergency use in an OCCUPIED place of public assembly
NOT allowed in an OCCUPIED place of public assembly
Cut natural tress may be displayed in what type of place of public Assembly?
Only Houses of Worship
Regarding spaces for standing audience members, it would be correct to state that rope, tape or other thin material must separate the space to be left clear at a height of ________ feet
3-4 feet
True or False
It shall be unlawful to stand, or allow any person to stand, in or at the head of an isle
True
How many row of persons are allowed to stand in balconies
1 Row
Regarding the standing audience members allowed in passageways in places of Assembly, if the passageway is more than 6 feet and less than 16 feet deep, persons may stand therein provided an unobstructed passageway of at least _____ feet in depth is left open, and there is no more than ______ rows of persons standing
6 Feet
4 Rows
Regarding the standing audience members allowed in passageways in places of Assembly, if the passageway is more than 16 feet deep, persons may stand therein provided an unobstructed passageway of at least _____ feet in depth is left open, and there is no more than ______ rows of persons standing
10 Feet
Any number of rows
True or False
All Assembly spaces require signs posted indicating the number of persons who may legally occupy the space UNLESS seating is fixed in place as per an approved seating plan and NO provision is made for standing spaces
True
In order for an Assembly space to be considered a Cabaret as per Local law 41, it must be a room, place or space where _______ or more persons occupy
75 or more people
Cabarets are rooms, places or spaces of 75 or more in which any musical entertainment, singing, dancing, or other forms of amusement is permitted in conjunction with
- The restaurant business
- The business of directly or indirectly selling to the public food or drink
- Incidental musical entertainment is provided with dancing
- Dancing is carried on, the public may gain admission with or without paying a fee and food or beverages are sold, served or dispensed
True or False
A room, place or space, used, leased or hired out, serving food or drink with entertainment, for a particular function or event (wedding, dinner dance) to which bonafide members and their guests are invited, BUT the General Public is not admitted or invited is not a cabaret
True
Occupancies must comply with the 1968 Building Code requirements for “Places of Assembly” when they are
- Enclosed spaces of 75 or more or
* Outdoor spaces of 200 or more
