Life Safety Codes: Chapter 3 Definitions Flashcards
3.2.1 Approved.
Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Author Note: Approved
The FDI (Fire Door Inspector) should understand that the AHJ is the only entity that approves. The listing and labeling provide assistance to the AHJ so they can approve fire door assemblies.
3.2.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction
An organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
Author Note: Authority
AHJ will be the fire marshal, building department official or anyone a municipality , township or city designates as being the AHJ.
3.2.3 Labeled
Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with project evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in specified manner.
Author Note: Labeled
A product or component of a fire door assembly has info on the product typically consisting of the listing and labeling agency logo and other required marking info.
Examples pg. 16 Photo 2-1 & 2-2
3.2.4 Listed
Equipment, materials or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that either the equipment, material, or service meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.
Arthor Note: Listed
Products that comply with applicable fire test standards are listed by approved listing and labeling agency.
3.3 General Definitions
Author Note
The follow is a list of fire door assembly products specified under general definitions.
NFPA 80
3.3.2 Active Leaf
The first operating door of a pair, which is usually the door in which a lock is installed.
3.3.5 Astragal
There is no definition.
3.3.5.1 Overlapping Astragal
A horizontal or vertical molding attached to one leaf of a pair of doors.
3.3.5.2 Split Astragal
A horizontal or vertical molding attached to both leaves of a pair of doors.
3.3.6 Automatic-Closing Device
A device that causes the door or window to close when activated by a fusible link or detector.
3.3.7 Automatic Closing Door
A door that normally is open but that closes when the automatic-closing device is activated.
3.3.26 Closing Device
A means of closing a door from the partially or fully opened position.
3.3.30 Coordinator
A device used on pairs of swinging doors that prevents the active leaf from closing before the inactive leaf closes,
3.3.39 Door Closer (swinging)
A labeled device that, where applied to a door and frame, causes an open door to close by mechanical force. The closing speed can be regulated by this device.
3.3.40 Door Holder/Release Device
A labeled, fail-safe device, controlled by a detection device, used on an automatically closing door to release the door at the time of fire.
3.3.42 Door Protection Plate
Protective material applied to the face of a door and generally made of approximately 0.05 in. (1.2 mm) thick brass, bronze, aluminum, or stainless steel or 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) thick laminated plastic.
3.3.45 Double Egress Door
A pair of swinging doors, each leaf of which swing in the opposite direction of the other.
3.3.48 Egress Side
The side of an opening from which traffic exits.
3.3.52 Fire Door
The door component of a fire door assembly.
3.3.53 Fire Door Assembly
Any combination of a fire door, a frame, hardware, and other accessories that together provide a specific degree of fire protection to the opening.
3.3.54 Fire Door Frame
A component forming the perimeter of an opening in a fire door assembly that is supplied welded or knocked down and anchored to the surrounding structure.
3.3.55 Fire Door Frame for Lights
A frame that, in addition to a door opening, contains an opening(s) for use with glazing materials.
3.3.58 Fire Exit Hardware
Labeled devices for swinging fire doors installed to facilitate safe egress of persons and generally consisting of a cross bar and various typed of latch mechanisms that cannot hold the latch in a retracted locked position.
3.3.68 Flush Bolts
No Definition
3.3.68.1 Automatic Flush Bolts
A mortised bolt installed near the top or bottom of the inactive leaf of a pair of doors that holds the inactive leaf in a closed position until the active leaf is opened.
3.3.68.2 Manual Flush Bolts
A mortised bolt installed near the top or bottom of the inactive leaf of a pair of doors in which the bolts are manually extended or retracted into or out of the header or sill by means of a leaver.
3.3.71 Glazing Material
A transparent or translucent material used in fire door assemblies and fire windows.
3.3.79 Hollow Metal Frame
A frame formed of sheet metal.
3.3.80 Inactive Leaf
One door of a pair of doors that ordinarily is latched closed; the second operating door of a pair.
3.3.85 Latching Device
A spring-loaded latch bolt or gravity-operated steel bar that, after release by physical action, returns to it operating position and automatically engages the strike plate when it is returned to the closed position,
3.3.87 Mullion
A fixed or removable vertical member set in a double door opening that allows both leaves to be active or set between a door and a side light or a separate, framed glazed area.
3.3.88 Multiple Opening Frame
A door assembly that consists of more than two doors.
3.3.92 Plant-On
A decorative trim applied to the surface of a door.
3.3.95 Qualified Person (2010 NFPA 80)
A person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, professional standing, or shill, and who by knowledge, training, and experience, has demonstrated the ability to deal with the subject matter, the work, or the project.
Author Note: Qualified Person
In the 2007 NFPA 80 5.2.3.1 version of this code standard the inspector only needed to be knowledgeable in doors, frames, and hardware. In the 2010 version the requirement for the inspector is defined. DHI, Door and Hardware Institute and IFDIA, International Fire Door Inspector Association offers a certificate program. ALOA,offers a certification program where the hardware installer can earn their CFDI Certified Fire Door Inspector credential by completing their required curriculum. Intertek offers a CFDI, and their credential has similar requirements as ALOAs program.
3.3.101 Self-Closing Door
Doors that, when opened and released, return to the closed position.
3.3.102 Self-Latching Bolt
An automatic-latching device that engages in a keeper to hold a door leaf in a closed position and that can be released manually.
3.3.107 Side Lights
An opening in a fire door frame alongside the fire door opening that is filled with glazing material.
3.3.108 Side Light Frame
A fire door frame prepared for the application of a glazing material alongside the door opening.
3.3.112 Single Point Latch
A latch located in the edge of a door to engage either in the frame or in the edge of the inactive leaf of a pair of doors.
3.3.116 Spring Hinge
A closing device i the form of a hinge with a build-in spring used to hang and close the door.
3.3.121 Strike
No Deffinition
3.3.121.1 Electric Strike
A strike that, when activated, either releases or retains a projected latch or dead bolt.
3.3.121.2 Open Back Strike
A strike applied to the inactive leaf of a pair of doors and cut away at the back to allow either leaf to open or close independently.
3.3.122 Strike Plate
A wear plate for projecting hardware or a wear plate and keeper for a latch bolt.
3.3.125 Transom
An opening in a fire door frame above the door opening that is filled by a solid panel or with glazing material.
3.3.126 Transom and sidelight frame
A fire door frame, prepared for the application of glazing material above and alongside the door opening.
3.3.134 Viewer
A viewing device installed in a door to allow observation of persons opposite the security side of the door without having to open the door.
3.3.141 Wire Glazing Clips
Small, spring wire clips used to hold glass in place where windows are glazed only with glazing compound.
