Life Safety Systems

Question 1

These are all?
1. examine which areas in a building are vulnerable to hazards
2. determine which areas elicit feelings of insecurity
3. buildings should be analyzed during normal operating conditions and envision how people would react in a crisis situtation

Answer 1

Steps to safety preparedness

Question 2

What are common passageway problems?

Answer 2

fill with smoke, debris, and total darkness. Emergency lighting can be very difficult or impossible to see through smoke

Question 3

what are 3 safety and insecurity concerns?

Answer 3

Disability glare, dark areas, shadows

Question 4

What areas in a building are vulnerable to hazards?

Answer 4

staircases, bathrooms, kitchens and any space that involved potentially dangerous tasks

Question 5

These all describe what type of lighting?
can be operated via battery or generator. Designer should know the difference, anticipate worst case locations. should be placed to light the means of egress in a power failure. include wherever more than 3 people may gather- assembly areas, restrooms, lobbies etc. indicated by symbols on RCP

Answer 5

Emergency lighting

Question 6

lighting for emergecny and exit lighting have special considerations such as?

Answer 6

emergency lighting operates in the event of a power failure

Question 7

If a building has a dedicated “back-up” emergency circuit then this means?

Answer 7

battery lights are not necessary
can use the same luminares to be “emergency fixtures”
confirm ballast or driver is suitable
cannot use low voltage for “e” fixtures
takes attention to symbols

Question 8

Staircases should be ______ to have a clear distinction between risers and treads.

Answer 8

illuminated.
effective lighting eliminates shadows on every step

Question 9

____ is when light energy, or photons, stimulate the emission of a photon.

Answer 9

photoluminescence