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THE 2012 EDITION OF THE LIFE SAFETY CODE®
NURSING HOME EDITION
SESSION #2
WELCOME
Moderator: Richard Schieferdecker
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Audio
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QUESTIONS
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THE 2012 EDITION OF THE LIFE SAFETY CODE®
NURSING HOME EDITION
SESSION #2
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
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AGENDA
What is the Means of Egress?
Egress Components
Door Locking, Doors, Door Components
Means of Egress NEW Information Doors
Exit Enclosures
Stairs
Corridor Projections
Suites
Illumination of the Means of Egress
MEANS OF EGRESS: A continuous and unobstructed way of exit travel from any point in the building to a public way.
Means of egress consist of three distinct parts as follows…
Exit access
Exit
Exit discharge
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
HINT: THE “MEANS OFEGRESS” IS A COMPLETE
SYSTEM TO GETOCCUPANTS TO A “POINT
OF SAFETY”
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Exit Access Exits Exit Discharge
MEANS OF EGRESS
EXIT ACCESS – A portion of the means of egress that leads to an exit
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
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EXIT – A portion of the means of egress separated from all others spaces of the building by construction.
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
EXIT DISCHARGE – A portion of the means of egress between the termination of an exit and a public way.
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
HINT: EXIT DISCHARGENEEDS TO BE KEPT
CLEAR AND PROVIDED W/ NORMAL & EMERGENCY
LIGHTING, ETC.
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PUBLIC WAY – The end of the means of egress.
Not regulated (not part of the means of egress)“A public way is a street or parcel meant for public use, with clear width and height of at least 10 ft.”
MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS
DOOR LOCKING IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS is not permitted on doors within the means of egress, unless:
Locking complies with 19.2.2.2.5
Delayed egress locks
Access Control Doors
Elevator Lobby Access as in Chapter 7
Approved existing door locking installations
Section 19.2.2.2.4 (New Text)
DOOR LOCKING
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DOOR LOCKING CONCEPTS
Clinical Needs
Safety and Security
Delayed Egress
Access Control
DOOR LOCKING
DOOR LOCKING – CLINICAL NEEDS
2000: “... where the clinical needs of the patients require specialized security measures for their safety...”
2012: “...where the clinical needs of patients require specialized security measures (19.2.2.2.5.1)or where patients pose a security threat (19.2.2.2.5.2)
DOOR LOCKING
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DOOR LOCKING – CLINICAL NEEDS
19.2.2.2.6 – requires (a) remote control of locks, (b) keying of all locks to keys carried by staff at all times, or (c) other such reliable means available to staff at all times. No change from 2000‐2012
DOOR LOCKING
DOOR LOCKING – SAFETY & SECURITY (New Text)
Door‐locking arrangements shall be permitted where patient special needs require specialized protective measures for their safety
Pediatric Units
Maternity Units
Emergency Departments
DOOR LOCKING
HINT: DOESN’T MEANTHESE DOORS ARESIMPLY “OK TO BE
SECURED” – YOU MUST MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS
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DOOR LOCKING ‐ DELAYED EGRESS
DOOR LOCKING
Removed the requirement that permitted only one delayed egress device per egress path.
DOOR LOCKING ‐ DELAYED EGRESS
DOOR LOCKING
Note: This requirement existed in the 2000 Edition of LSC but was not as obvious.
Egress side of a door with delayed egress locking shall be provided with emergency lighting.
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DOOR LOCKING – ACCESS CONTROL DOORS
A motion sensor (40” – 48”) is installed on the egress side of the door
The doors unlock upon loss of power
The doors unlock upon activation of a manual device located within 5 feet of the doors
The manual device is appropriately labeled as “Push to Exit”
DOOR LOCKING
DOOR LOCKING – ACCESS CONTROL DOORS
Activation of the building sprinkler or fire detection system, where installed, automatically unlocks the doors (not necessary for manual pulls to unlock)
Equipment is listed and approved
Egress side of “new” doors with access‐controlled locks shall be provided with emergency lighting
DOOR LOCKING
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DOOR LOCKING ‐ ELEVATOR LOBBY LOCKING
Section 7.2.1.6.3 (New Text)
Lock is listed per ANSI/UL 294
Building protected by fire alarm system
Building fully sprinklered
Waterflow devices activate fire alarm system
Elevator Lobby protected by supervised smoke detectors
Smoke detectors activate fire alarm system
Fire alarm initiation unlocks Lobby doors
DOOR LOCKING
DOOR LOCKING ‐ ELEVATOR LOBBY LOCKING
Complying with 7.2.1.6.3 (New Text)
Manual pull boxes not required to unlock doors
Doors “fail safe” upon loss of power
Remain unlocked until fire alarm is manually reset
Use of latch‐releasing hardware is obvious
Two‐way communication from Elevator Lobby to “central point”
Staff at “central point” are capable, trained, & authorized to provide emergency assistance
Delayed egress is not used on Lobby doors
Access‐control is not used on Lobby doors
DOOR LOCKING
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“APPROVED EXISTING” DOOR LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS
“That which is already in existence on the date this edition of the Code goes into effect and is acceptable to the AHJ”
It does not matter how an earlier AHJ ruled…..the current AHJ must evaluate the situation and determine whether it is acceptable for continued use
DOOR LOCKING
HINT: DON’T FORGETOUR DEFINITION OF
“APPROVED EXISTING”!
HORIZONTAL DOORS complying with 19.2.2.2.10.2
(New Text):
MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
Horizontal sliding doors permitted in the Means of Egress if:
Only for doors serving an occupant load of 10
Area served by door has no high hazard contents
Door is readily operable without special knowledge
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HORIZONTAL DOORS complying with 19.2.2.2.10.2
(New Text):
MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
HINT: RELIEVESREQUIREMENT FOR
“BREAKAWAY” FUNCTION
Horizontal sliding doors permitted in the Means of Egress if:
Meets requirements for force to open and close
Is rated & self or auto closing where required
If corridor door, equipped with latch or other mechanism to prevent rebound
DOORS WITH TWO RELEASING OPERATIONS complying with 7.2.1.5.10.6 (New Text):
2000 Edition 2012 Edition
Area served has occupant load of 3 or less
Door release does not require simultaneous operation
MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
NOT ALLOWED
ALLOWED
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DOOR WITH FIRE PINS complying with 7.2.1.5.2 (New Text):
Doors with fire pins or fusible links that render the door inoperable at elevated temperatures are exempt from the requirement to be “opened readily from the egress side whenever the building is occupied”
MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED DOORS complying with 7.2.1.5.6 (New Text):
MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
Release hardware is affixed to door
Hardware is obvious to use
One hand operations
Hardware unlocks door
“Fail safe” upon loss of power
“New” hardware is listed per ANSI/UL 294
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OPENINGS IN EXIT ENCLOSURES complying with 2000 Edition of the Life Safety Code:
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
Limited openings in exit enclosures to doors from normally occupied spaces and corridors
Mechanical spaces are not considered “normally occupied spaces”
OPENINGS IN EXIT ENCLOSURES complying with 7.1.3.2.1(10) (New Text):
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
Mechanical equipment spaces are permitted to open onto exit enclosures if:
“Existing” opening
Protected by fire‐rated door assemblies
Contains non‐fuel‐fired equipment
No storage
Building is fully sprinklered
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MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
STAIR SIGN REQUIREMENTS complying with 7.2.2.5.4.1 (Revised Text)
Applies to “new” stairwells serving three (3) or more stories
Applies to “existing” stairwells serving five (5) or more stories
Specific text heights
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
STAIRS OR RAMPS THAT CONTINUE MORE THAN ½ STORY BEYOND LEVEL OF DISCHARGE
7.7.3.4 (Revised Text)
Need an “approved means to prevent or dissuade occupants from traveling past the level of discharge during emergency building evacuation”
HINT: CHANGED FROM 2000 LSC THATREQUIRED TO BE:
“INTERRUPTED AT THE LEVEL OF EXITDISCHARGE BY PARTITIONS, DOORS, OR
OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS”
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MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS FOR WHEELED EQUIPMENT Complying with 19.2.3.4(4): (New Text)
Equipment in use and carts in use
Medical emergency equipment not in use
Patient Lift and transport equipment
HINT: VERIFIEDEXISTING CMS S&C
LETTERS ALLOWING THIS
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS FOR WHEELED EQUIPMENT Complying with 19.2.3.4(4): (New Text)
Equipment in use and carts in use
Medical emergency equipment not in use
Patient lift and transport equipment
HINT: ADDED “PATIENTLIFT AND TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT”
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MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS FOR WHEELED EQUIPMENT Complying with 19.2.3.4(4): (New Text)
Equipment does not reduce corridor width to less than 60 in
Fire Safety Plan addresses relocation of wheeled equipment equip.
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS FOR FIXED FURNITURE Complying with 19.2.3.4(5): (New Text)
Corridor is at least 8 ft. wide AND furniture:
– is securely attached to the floor or wall
– does not reduce corridor width below 6’
– is located on one side of corridor
– groupings do not exceed 50 ft2
– groupings separated by at least 10’
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MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS FOR FIXED FURNITURE Complying with 19.2.3.4(5): (New Text)
Furniture does not obstruct access to
building service and fire equipment
Corridors throughout smoke compartment are protected with smoke detectors OR direct supervision of furniture spaces is provided from Nurses’ Station or similar space
Smoke compartment sprinklered per 19.3.5.8 (QR if patient sleeping occurs)
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS ABOVE HANDRAIL HEIGHT (> 38”) complying with 19.2.3.4(2) (New Text)
Corridor width must be min. 6 ft
Projections must be “non‐continuous”
Max of 6” from the corridor wall
Eliminated restrictions on length & separation
HINT: NOT SO FAST!CMS FINAL RULE CLARIFIED
THAT THE 4” MAX IN ADA WILLBE ENFORCED!
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MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
CORRIDOR PROJECTIONS BELOW HANDRAIL HEIGHT (≤ 38”) complying with 7.3.2.2 (New Text)
Max of 4.5” from the
corridor wall
HINT: CHANGED FROM 2000 LSC FROM 3.5"
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
SUITES complying with Section 19.2.5.6 (New Text)
Patient Sleeping Suites
Non‐Sleeping Suites for Patient Care
Non‐Sleeping Suites Not for Patient Care (New Text)
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MEANS OF EGRESS NEW INFORMATION
DEAD END LIMITATIONS complying with 19.2.5.2
Existing dead ends are limited to 30 feet
Unless “impractical or unfeasible” to correct.
MEANS OF EGRESS: NEW INFORMATION
ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS complying with
7.8.1.2.2 (New Text)
Automatic motion sensor switches permitted:
Listed
Fail‐safe
15 minute duration
Occ. Movement in area served
Activate by fire alarm if provided
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QUESTIONS
Next Session
Fire Protection Features
Door Inspections
Vertical Openings
Hazardous Areas
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THANK YOU
David Hood President
Nick GabrieleVice President