A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device usually wall mounted that when activated initiates an alarm on a fire alarm system.
Fire alarm pull station height ontario.
Fire alarm engineering best practices 3 code compliance 2012 ontario building code and or 2010 national building code of canada standards referenced can ulc s524 standard for the installation of fire alarm systems latest issue is 2014 can ulc s537 standard for the verification of fire alarm systems.
Through a forward reach or a side reach.
When somebody pulls the fire alarm they re usually talking about fire alarm pull stations.
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End of line resistors may be mounted in a properly identified common termination box or inside the fire alarm system s.
In a forward reach the wheelchair user approaches the object head on.
For more than 50 years some form of these typically red boxes have been found on the walls of most large buildings in the united states.
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We have converted the 229 meter entry on the line next to it to reflect the corrected imperial measurement of 751.
The line item for the 030 ampere 16awg entry is shown as 150 feet in table 5 of the fa 1000 installation manual.
2 in a building that is sprinklered a manual pull station is not required at an exterior egress.
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In its simplest form the user activates the alarm by pulling the handle down which completes a circuit and locks the handle in the activated position sending an alarm to the fire alarm control panel.
The ada provides two ways to make operable parts accessible to wheelchair users.
Manual pull stations 1 except as permitted by sentences 2 and 3 if a fire alarm system is installed a manual pull station shall be installed a near the principal entrance to thebuilding and b near every required exit.
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The ontario building code manual pull stations 3 2 4 18.
A working fire alarm pull station supports prompt evacuation and swift action from first responders.
Ada fire extinguisher heights and fire alarm pull station placement must allow wheelchair users access and ease of operation.
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However education occupancies are allowed some exceptions where pull stations are permitted to be omitted by the ahj or only installed at locations specifically designated by the ahj.
