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Life Safety Elements (IDFX/PRAC) Flashcards

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1
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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?

A

3

IBC 1006.3.3

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Egress

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

A

4

IBC 1006.3.3

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4
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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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10
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Egress

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

A
  • 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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12
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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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14
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Egress

Where is the “area of refuge” commonly located?

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Stairways or elevators

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15
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Egress

Where does the travel distance end?

A

the exit door

not exit access

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16
Q

Egress

Is an open stair considered an exit or exit access?

A

Exit access

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17
Q

Egress

Travel distance through an open stairway is measured by what?

A

The angle fo the stairs

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Egress

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

A
  • 20FT - not sprinklered
  • 50FT - sprinklered

IBC 1020.4

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19
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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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20
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Egress

An exit access has fire resistant rating of what?

A

1hr

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

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21
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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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22
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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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23
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Egress

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

A

1hr

IBC 713.4

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24
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Egress

Exit discharge may inlcude?

A
  • Egress courts
  • Turnstiles
  • Doors
  • Vesibules or foyers
  • Protected areas (lobbies)
  • Direct exting to the exterior at grade
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25
Q

Egress

Lobbies need to be protected with the same rating as what?

A

Exit

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26
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Egrees

An egress door clear width must be at least what but no more than what?

A

At least 32”
No more than 48”

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27
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Egress

What is the min width for stairs with an occupancy load of 50 or more?

A

44”

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28
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What is the min width for stairs with an occupancy load of 49 or less?

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36”

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29
Q

Egress

Exit signs cannot exceed what distance for visibility?

A

100FT MAX

visible from ANY direction of exit access

30
Q

Fire Seperation

Fire Walls

A

Walls that separate the buildings
* Most Stringent type

2, 3 or 4 HR rated assemblies (IBC 706)

31
Q

Fire Separation

Fire Barrier

A

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).

32
Q

Fire Separation

Fire Partitions

A

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)

33
Q

Fire Separation

Smoke Barriers

A

Intended to restrict the movement of smoke and fire

1HR fire-resistance rating (IBC 709)

34
Q

Fire Separation

Horizontal assemblies

A

Used with a fire-resistnat assemblies to provide compartmentation.

1, 2, 3, or 4-hr rated

35
Q

Fire Separation

Smoke Partition

A

Non rated partitions that limit the passage of smoke through the buiding

May only reach the GWB ceiling (IBC 710)

36
Q

Fire Separation

What are fire areas?

A

Areas created to offer fire protection

Based on occupancy, refer to table IBC-2018 707.3.10.

37
Q

Fire Separation

Shaft Enclosures and EXIT Stairways must be constructed as fire barriers or horizontal assemblies with a minimum of

A
  • 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)

38
Q

Fire Separation

Elevator Lobbies

A

Must be constructed with a fire partition if the buidling is NOT sprinklered

Smoke partition if sprinklered (IBC-2018 709.4.2)

39
Q

Fire Separation

What table indicates fire seperation between two different occupancies?

A

Table 508.4

40
Q

Fire Separation

Lobbies and vestibules are required to be what?

A

smoke-proof

41
Q

Fire Separation

Refuge Areas have a fire rating of what

A

1-HR

depending on location

42
Q

Fire Separation

EXIT Passageways of a fire rating of what

A

MIN of 1 or 2-HR

Must have the same rating as an egress route

43
Q

Fire Separation

Exit access corridors must have a fire rating of what

A

1/2 or 1-HR

(IBC-2018 Table 1020.1)

44
Q

Fire Separation

To determine the rating of a corridor, what must be known?

A
  • Occupant Classification
  • Occupant Load
  • Presence of Sprinklers
45
Q

Fire Separation

Doors in a corridor must have what type of rating?

A

20 min AND have a self-closing mechanism

46
Q

Fire Separation

If ceilings are rated, then corridor walls can finish where?

A

Ceiling

Otherwise must to do deck or rated horizontal barrier

47
Q

Fire Separation

When ducts penetrate fire resistant rated enclosures such as corridors they must have what?

A

Fire dampers

48
Q

Fire Separation

Ratings for openings in a wall are determined by what?

A

The wall in which it is located

IBC 716.1.2

49
Q

Fire Separation

Doors require protection as part of fire/smoke separation but the ratings depend on the fire protection of the

A

Wall assembly

50
Q

Fire Separation

Any space with an occupant load of 50+ must use what type of door hardware?

A

Fire exit hardware

Different than panic exit hardware

51
Q

Fire Seperation

Hardware in many cases is dictated by what?

A

Occupancies and occpuancy load

52
Q

Fire Seperation

Fire Exit Hardware is typically

A

Self closing or has an automatic closing

53
Q

Fire Seperation

What rating must glazing in a door be?

A

Same as the door rating

54
Q

Fire Separation

Basic illustration of Fire separation

55
Q

Fire Separation

Where in section in the codes cover safety glazing?

A

716.5.8.4 and 716.6.3

56
Q

Fire Seperation

What table has ratings for windows?

A

Table 716.1.3

57
Q

Fire Seperation

If Fire Resistive glass is used (ASTM 119), what is the limitaton percentage of glazing?

A

None since the assembly is already rated

58
Q

Fire Seperation

Fire resistive glass 101

59
Q

Fire Seperation

Illustration shows fire protective and resistive glazing as it applies to corridor walls

60
Q

Fire Seperation

What are fire and smoke dampers?

A

They are intended to block the passage of flame or smoke from one side to the next

61
Q

Fire Seperation

Fire dampers are required where?

A

At ALL ducts and air transfer openings that penetrate walls that are rated

62
Q

Fire Seperation

What are the fire partition applications?

A
  • 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
63
Q

Fire Seperation

What are the fire barriers applications?

A
  • Enclosed stairways, exit passageways, horizontal exits & incidental use areas
  • Seperate different occupancies in mixed-use
  • Seperated single occupanices into different fire areas
64
Q

Fire Seperation

Textile wallcoverings must comply with one of three conditions

A
  • Must be rated Class A
  • Sprinklered building
  • Must meet Method B testing or NFPA 265
65
Q

Fire Seperation

Decorations and trim suspended from a wall or ceiling in occupancies A, E, I and R-1/R-2 must be what?

A

Flame resistant

66
Q

Fire Seperation

Flame resistant decorative material is limited to what percentage?

67
Q

Fire Seperation

Interior trim must meet what Class?

68
Q

Egress

The force for pushing/pulling/swigning interior egress door shall not exceed how many lbs?

A

5 lbs

IBC 1010.1.3

69
Q

Egress

A unlatch fire door can not exceed how many lbs?

70
Q

Egress

Emergency lighintg must be included where?

A
  • Aisles
  • Corridors
  • Passageways
  • Stairways
  • Ramps
  • Lobbies
  • Any compenents of the means of egress
71
Q

Egress

Exit signs are not required where?

A

In rooms or areas that require one exit or exit acess

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