The ada does not require a fire alarm system.
Fire alarm pull station height ada.
The force to activate the pull lever cannot be greater than five pounds.
Ada fire extinguisher heights and fire alarm pull station placement must allow wheelchair users access and ease of operation.
The pull lever must be operable with one hand.
Requirements for fire alarm systems.
Nfpa 101 life safety code nfpa 5000 building construction and safety code or local building codes will mandate where a fire alarm system is.
The pull lever cannot require tight grasping pinching or twisting of the wrist.
The manual station relocator is designed to lower the height of a fire alarm pull station to meet ada requirements.
The ada provides two ways to make operable parts accessible to wheelchair users.
Fire alarm pulls must meet the following requirements for operable parts.
Most existing pull stations are mounted 60 inches 1524 mm or higher above the floor.
Through a forward reach or a side reach.
Nfpa 72 standards state that the operable part of the pull station shall be between 3 1 3 ft and 4 1 2 ft.
To the best of my knowledge ada says to follow nfpa 72 standards.
In a forward reach the wheelchair user approaches the object head on.