BayPointArchitect
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Given: NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, Chapter 18, Existing hospital.
All storage and mechanical rooms shall be one-hour fire-rated - or - protected with an automatic fire sprinkler system.
Situation:
Local inspector is requiring me to analyze all existing doors and write a report that identifies:
(1) which doors need to be rated and
(2) which doors need to be replaced because they do not have the required fire rating.
Conclusion:
The existing hospital is sprinkled and none of the existing storage and mechanical rooms need to be fire-rated.
Question:
Am I missing something here?
All storage and mechanical rooms shall be one-hour fire-rated - or - protected with an automatic fire sprinkler system.
Situation:
Local inspector is requiring me to analyze all existing doors and write a report that identifies:
(1) which doors need to be rated and
(2) which doors need to be replaced because they do not have the required fire rating.
Conclusion:
The existing hospital is sprinkled and none of the existing storage and mechanical rooms need to be fire-rated.
Question:
Am I missing something here?