It’s a new year, which means you have a new budget. So, start 2021 right with LSS Life Safety Services®, to help you keep your facility’s fire barriers maintained and up-to-date with fire and life safety codes and standards. As a reminder for the New Year, below is a list of core services LSS offers.
Dampers prevent the spread of fire and smoke within the facility’s ductwork.
According to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 80 and 105, each damper in non-healthcare facilities must be tested and inspected every 4 years, and every 6 year in healthcare facilities. NFPA also requires that fire and smoke damper repairs begin without delay.
Fire doors, if kept in the closed position, prevent the spread of fire and smoke between the facility’s fire barriers. They serve as a regular door by giving you an easy outlet during a fire, while also compartmentalizing the building to help prevent the spread of fire, smoke as well as other toxic fumes. The best places for a fire door is leading to a stairwell or any horizontal exits, hazardous areas, hallways or corridors, and any fully enclosed room to another.
NFPA 80 requires that, “Fire door assemblies must be inspected and tested annually, with a written record of the inspection signed and kept for the inspection by the AHJ”.
Firestopping the maintenance of fire barrier walls. It is crucial that walls, floors, and ceilings be properly repaired when damaged, altered, breached or penetrated in any way. Caulking is the procedure used to seal joints in structures and some types of piping.
According to both the International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC), “Firewalls, partitions, smoke barriers, ceilings and floors must be maintained annually and properly repaired, restored or replaced when damaged, altered, breached or penetrated”.
PL Egress Markers and Exit Signage are designed to clearly mark exit pathways and doors, making it easy for building occupants to follow. Egress signs should be placed in key locations throughout the facility to indicate the safe areas in which occupants can exit to
According to both the International Building Code and International Fire Code, “luminous egress path markings that outline the exit path should be provided in buildings having floors that are located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of a fire department vehicle”. Other Codes That Requires Means of Egress:
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