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.