Consulting-Specifying Engineer - February 2008 - (Page 40) Most remote point Exit Length of exit access travel Exit Figure 4: Maximum travel distance, measured from the most remote point in a building, along the natural unobstructed path of travel to exit. Source: NFPA board-and-care occupancies (regardless of size) are required by code to be either quick response or residential-type sprinklers, while existing small facilities are not required to have an automatic sprinkler system installed if each individual sleeping area has two fully separate means of escape. It is generally accepted under current life-safety codes that fires typically occuring in board-and-care occupancies are simi- lar in nature to those in other residential occupancies. As such, NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D for sprinkler systems are considered acceptable for use in small facilities of both new and existing construction. NFPA 13R-based systems remain limited to use in facilities with 4 or fewer stories, and the Life Safety Code does not mandate any major provisions for their use in this type of occupancy. Designing an NFPA 13D sprinkler system, on the other hand, requires two major provisions for use in board-and-care facilities with respect to the Life Safety Code. The first requires that valve supervision be provided in the form of either electrical supervision, audible valve closure alarms, or a separately listed shutoff for both domestic and sprinkler systems, in addition to a domestic-only shutoff. The second requirement is to increase the water supply from the 10 min standard to 30 min of water to ensure sprinkler operation throughout the anticipated evacuation timeframe. Though these standards are applicable for large residential board-and-care facilities, the inherent story height limitations of NFPA 13R and 13D sprinkler systems make them less likely to be used instead of a NFPA 13 sprinkler system. To engineer a safe environment for senior citizens, form follows function. Hallways, ramps, stairs, doorways, and floor Input #218 at csemag.com/quickResponse http://www.selindustrial.com/cse2 http://www.selinc.com http://www.selindustrial.com/cse2 http://www.selindustrial.com http://csemag.com/quickResponse
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