Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subp.
3. [Repealed, ]
The IFC is amended by adding an Appendix I to read:
APPENDIX I
SPECIAL LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR GROUP I
OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 1
-
GENERAL
When approved by the fire chief and where there is a
demonstrated safety or security concern for the patients or residents, existing
door-locking arrangements conforming to this appendix are permitted in Group
I-2 occupancies.
1.1
Arrangement. Each egress path shall have not more than one such locking
arrangement.
1.2
Public Use
of Space. Public assembly space is not permitted within the secured
area.
SECTION 2
-
SUPERVISION
Patients or residents shall be supervised by staff personnel at
all times. Keys or devices that function like keys to unlock the doors shall be
carried by staff at all times.
SECTION
3
- FIRE DETECTION
The building must be provided throughout with an approved fire
alarm system having automatic smoke detection installed throughout the exit
corridor system.
SECTION 4
- RELEASE OF LOCKING DEVICES
All locking devices shall be designed to fail in the open or
unlocked position. The locking devices shall immediately release upon any one
or more of the following conditions:
1. Activation of the fire alarm
system.
2. Activation of any
automatic fire detector.
3.
Activation of an automatic sprinkler system.
4. Activation of the fire alarm system's
trouble signal.
5. Loss of
electrical power to the device or the fire alarm system.
6. Activation of an unlocking arrangement
from an approved location within the secured area.
SECTION 5
- RELOCKING OF
DEVICES
Relocking of the locking devices can only be by manual means
from an approved location within the secured area.
SECTION 6
- TESTING OF DEVICES AND
SYSTEMS
Special locking arrangements shall be tested at least monthly
in conjunction with the fire alarm system to ensure that they will release
under the conditions as set forth above.
SECTION 7
- SYSTEMS NOT IN
COMPLIANCE
The use of special locking arrangements and related systems
that are found to not comply with the requirements of this chapter shall be
immediately discontinued until such time that the necessary repairs or
modifications can be made.
Subp. 5.
IFC Appendix P.
The IFC is amended by adding an appendix to read as
follows:
The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory
unless specifically referenced in the local adopting ordinance.
APPENDIX L
EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE
L101 Emergency responder radio coverage in existing
buildings. Existing buildings that do not have approved radio coverage
for emergency responders within the building based upon the existing coverage
levels of the public safety communication systems of the jurisdiction at the
exterior of the building, shall be equipped with such coverage according to one
of the following:
1. Whenever an
existing wired communication system cannot be repaired or is being replaced, or
where not approved.
2. Within a
time frame established by the adopting authority.
Exception: Where it is determined by the fire code
official that the radio coverage system is not needed.
L102 Emergency responder radio coverage in new
buildings. All new buildings shall have approved radio coverage for
emergency responders within the building based upon the existing coverage
levels of the public safety communication systems of the jurisdiction at the
exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the
existing public safety communication systems.
Exceptions:
1. Where
approved by the building official and the fire code official, a wired
communication system in accordance with Section 907.2.13.2 shall be permitted
to be installed or maintained in lieu of an approved radio coverage
system.
2. Where it is determined
by the fire code official that the radio coverage system is not
needed.
3. In facilities where
emergency responder radio coverage is required and such systems, components, or
equipment required could have a negative impact on the normal operations of
that facility, the fire code official shall have the authority to accept an
automatically activated emergency responder radio coverage system.
4. Where it is determined to be unreasonably
burdensome to implement an approved radio coverage system.
L103 Permit required. A construction permit for
the installation of or modification to emergency responder radio coverage
systems and related equipment is required. Maintenance performed in accordance
with this code is not considered a modification and does not require a
permit.
L104 Technical requirements. Systems, components,
and equipment required to provide emergency responder radio coverage system
shall comply with Sections L104.1 through L104.2.6.
L104.1
Radio signal strength.
The building shall be considered to have acceptable emergency responder radio
coverage when signal strength measurements in 95 percent of all areas on each
floor of the building meet the signal strength requirements in Sections
L104.1.1 and L104.1.2.
L104.1.1
Minimum
signal strength into the building. A minimum signal strength of -95 dBm
shall be receivable within the building at a hip-worn device.
L104.1.2
Minimum signal strength out of
the building. A minimum signal strength of -95 dBm shall be received by
the agencys radio system when transmitted from within the building from a
hip-worn device.
L104.2
System design. The emergency responder radio coverage system shall
be designed in accordance with Sections L104.2.1 through L104.2.6.
L104.2.1
In-building coverage systems
allowed. Buildings and structures which cannot support the required
level of radio coverage shall be equipped with a radiating cable system, a
distributed antenna system with Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
certified repeaters, bi-directional amplifiers, picocells or their equivalents,
or other system approved by the fire code official in order to achieve the
required adequate radio coverage.
L104.2.2
Technical criteria. The
fire code official shall maintain a document providing the specific technical
information and requirements for the emergency responder radio coverage system.
This document shall contain the various frequencies required, the location of
radio sites, effective radiated power of radio sites, and other supporting
technical information.
L104.2.3
Secondary power. Emergency responder radio coverage systems shall
be provided with an approved secondary source of power. The secondary power
supply shall be capable of operating the emergency responder radio coverage
system for a period of at least 24 hours. When primary power is lost, the power
supply to the emergency responder radio coverage system shall automatically
transfer to the secondary power supply.
L104.2.4
In-building coverage system
requirements. If used, in-building coverage systems shall meet the
following requirements:
1. All in-building
coverage system components shall be contained in a National Electrical
Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 4-type waterproof cabinet.
2. Battery systems used for the emergency
power source shall be contained in a NEMA 4-type waterproof cabinet.
3. The in-building coverage system and
battery system shall be electrically supervised and monitored by a supervisory
service, or when approved by the fire code official, shall sound an audible
signal at a constantly attended location.
4. Equipment shall have FCC certification
prior to installation.
L104.2.5
Additional frequencies and
change of frequencies. The emergency responder radio coverage system
shall be capable of modification or expansion in the event frequency changes
are required by the FCC or additional frequencies are made available by the
FCC, or public safety entities operating in a given jurisdiction make
modifications, changes, or upgrades to their communication system(s) that
change the frequencies such systems utilize.
L104.2.6
Availability. The
in-building coverage system, in general, shall operate according to its
intended specification with "5-9s" availability of 99.999 percent of each year;
i.e., no critical component of the system shall be out of normal operation for
more than 5.26 minutes of each year.
L105 Installation requirements. The installation
of the public safety radio coverage system shall be in accordance with Sections
L105.1 through L105.5.
L105.1
Approval prior to
installation. Amplification systems capable of operating on frequencies
licensed to any public safety agency by the FCC shall not be installed without
prior coordination and approval of the fire code official.
L105.2
Minimum qualifications of
personnel. The minimum qualifications of the system designer and lead
installation personnel shall include at least one of the following:
1. Certification of in-building system
training issued by a nationally recognized organization or school.
2. A certificate issued by the manufacturer
of the equipment being installed.
These qualifications shall not be required where demonstration
of adequate skills and experience satisfactory to the fire code official is
provided.
L105.3
Acceptance test procedure. When an emergency responder radio
coverage system is required, and upon completion of installation, the building
owner shall have the radio system tested to ensure that two-way coverage on
each floor of the building is a minimum of 95 percent. The test procedure shall
be conducted as follows:
1. Each floor of the
building shall be divided into a grid of 20 approximately equal test
areas.
2. The test shall be
conducted using a calibrated handheld or hip-worn device of the latest brand
and model used by the agency talking through the agencys radio communications
system.
3. Failure of a maximum of
two nonadjacent test areas shall not result in failure of the test.
4. In the event that three of the test areas
fail the test, in order to be more statistically accurate, the floor shall be
permitted to be divided into 40 equal test areas. Failure of a maximum of four
nonadjacent test areas shall not result in failure of the test. If the system
fails the 40-area test, the system shall be altered to meet the 95 percent
coverage requirement.
5. A test
location approximately in the center of each test area shall be selected for
the test, with the radio enabled to verify two-way communications to and from
the outside of the building through the public agencys radio communications
system. Once the test location has been selected, that location shall represent
the entire test area. Failure in the selected test location shall be considered
failure of that test area. Additional test locations shall not be
permitted.
6. The gain values of
all amplifiers, if applicable, shall be measured and the test measurement
results shall be kept on file with the building owner so that the measurements
can be verified during annual tests. In the event that the measurement results
become lost, the building owner shall be required to rerun the acceptance test
to reestablish the gain values.
7.
As part of the installation, a spectrum analyzer or other suitable test
equipment shall be utilized to ensure spurious oscillations are not being
generated by the subject in-building coverage system. This test shall be
conducted at time of installation and subsequent annual inspections.
8. A test shall be considered a "failure"
when a transmission from the test device within the building fails to deliver
intelligible audio or data to the appropriate public safety dispatch center or
equivalent as would be expected during normal operation; and/or when a
transmission from a public safety dispatch center or equivalent fails to
deliver intelligible audio or data to the test device within the building as
would be expected during normal operation.
L105.4
FCC compliance. The
emergency responder radio coverage system installation and components shall
also comply with all applicable federal regulations including FCC 47 CFR Part
90.219.
L106 Maintenance. The emergency responder radio
coverage system shall be maintained operational at all times in accordance with
Sections L106.1 through L106.4.
L106.1
Testing and proof of
compliance. The emergency responder radio coverage system shall be
inspected and tested annually or whenever structural changes occur including
additions or remodels that could materially change the original field
performance tests. Testing shall consist of the following:
1. In-building coverage test as described in
Section L105.3.
2. Signal boosters
in-building coverage systems shall be tested to ensure that the gain is the
same as it was upon initial installation and acceptance.
3. Backup batteries and power supplies shall
be tested under load of a period of one hour to verify that they will properly
operate during an actual power outage. If, within the one-hour test period, the
battery exhibits symptoms of failure, the test shall be extended for additional
one hour periods until the integrity of the battery can be
determined.
4. All other active
components shall be checked to verify operation within the manufacturers
specifications.
5. At the
conclusion of the testing, a report, which shall verify compliance with Section
L105.3, shall be submitted to the fire code official.
L106.2
Additional frequencies.
The building owner shall modify or expand the emergency responder radio
coverage system at their expense in the event frequency changes are required by
the FCC or additional frequencies are made available by the FCC, or public
safety entities operating in a given jurisdiction make modifications, changes,
or upgrades to their communication system(s) that change the frequencies such
systems utilize. Prior approval of a public safety radio coverage system on
previous frequencies does not exempt this section.
L106.3
Field testing. Agency
personnel shall have the right to enter onto the property at any reasonable
time to conduct field testing to verify the required level of radio
coverage.
L106.4
Planned
outages. Any planned outages of the in-building coverage system, such as
for replacement or upgrade of the system, shall be done with the written
approval of an entity legitimately representing public safety agencies
operating within the jurisdiction, such as a county sheriff.
APPENDIX P
EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE
P101 Emergency responder radio coverage in existing
buildings. Existing buildings that do not have approved radio coverage
for emergency responders within the building based upon the existing coverage
levels of the public safety communication systems of the jurisdiction at the
exterior of the building, shall be equipped with such coverage according to one
of the following:
1. Whenever an
existing wired communication system cannot be repaired or is being replaced, or
where not approved.
2. Within a
time frame established by the adopting authority.
Exception: Where it is determined by the fire code
official that the radio coverage system is not needed.
P102 Emergency responder radio coverage in new
buildings. All new buildings shall have approved radio coverage for
emergency responders within the building based upon the existing coverage
levels of the public safety communication systems of the jurisdiction at the
exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the
existing public safety communication systems.
Exception:
1. Where approved by the building official
and the fire code official, a wired communication system in accordance with
Section 907.2.12.2 shall be permitted to be installed or maintained in lieu of
an approved radio coverage system.
2. Where it is determined by the fire code
official that the radio coverage system is not needed.
3. In facilities where emergency responder
radio coverage is required and such systems, components, or equipment required
could have a negative impact on the normal operations of that facility, the
fire code official shall have the authority to accept an automatically
activated emergency responder radio coverage system.
4. Where it is determined to be unreasonably
burdensome to implement an approved radio coverage system.
P103 Permit required. A construction permit for
the installation of or modification to emergency responder radio coverage
systems and related equipment is required. Maintenance performed in accordance
with this code is not considered a modification and does not require a
permit.
P104 Technical requirements. Systems, components,
and equipment required to provide emergency responder radio coverage system
shall comply with Sections P104.1 through P104.2.6.
P104.1
Radio signal
strength. The building shall be considered to have acceptable emergency
responder radio coverage when signal strength measurements in 95 percent of all
areas on each floor of the building meet the signal strength requirements in
Sections P104.1.1 and P104.1.2.
P104.1.1
Minimum signal strength into the building. A minimum signal
strength of -95 dBm shall be receivable within the building at a hip-worn
device.
P104.1.2
Minimum
signal strength out of the building. A minimum signal strength of -95
dBm shall be received by the agency's radio system when transmitted from within
the building from a hip-worn device.
P104.2
System design. The
emergency responder radio coverage system shall be designed in accordance with
Sections P104.2.1 through P104.2.6.
P104.2.1
In-building coverage systems allowed. Buildings and structures
which cannot support the required level of radio coverage shall be equipped
with a radiating cable system, a distributed antenna system with Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) certified repeaters, bi-directional amplifiers,
picocells or their equivalents, or other system approved by the fire code
official in order to achieve the required adequate radio coverage.
P104.2.2
Technical criteria. The
fire code official shall maintain a document providing the specific technical
information and requirements for the emergency responder radio coverage system.
This document shall contain the various frequencies required, the location of
radio sites, effective radiated power of radio sites, and other supporting
technical information.
P104.2.3
Standby power. Emergency responder radio coverage systems shall be
provided with dedicated standby batteries or provided with 2-hour standby
batteries and connected to the facility generator power system accordance with
Section 1203. The standby power supply shall be capable of operating the
emergency responder radio coverage system at 100 percent system capacity for a
duration of not less than 12 hours.
P104.2.4
In-building coverage system
requirements. If used, in-building coverage systems shall meet the
following requirements:
1. All in-building
coverage system components shall be contained in a National Electrical
Manufacturer's Association (NEMA) 4-type waterproof cabinet.
2. Battery systems used for the emergency
power source shall be contained in a NEMA 4-type waterproof cabinet.
3. The in-building coverage system and
battery system shall be electrically supervised and monitored by a supervisory
service, or when approved by the fire code official, shall sound an audible
signal at a constantly attended location.
4. Equipment shall have FCC certification
prior to installation.
P104.2.5
Additional frequencies and
change of frequencies. The emergency responder radio coverage system
shall be capable of modification or expansion in the event frequency changes
are required by the FCC or additional frequencies are made available by the
FCC, or public safety entities operating in a given jurisdiction make
modifications, changes, or upgrades to their communication system(s) that
change the frequencies such systems utilize.
P104.2.6
Availability. The
in-building coverage system, in general, shall operate according to its
intended specification with "5-9s" availability of 99.999 percent of each year;
i.e., no critical component of the system shall be out of normal operation for
more than 5.26 minutes of each year.
P105 Installation requirements. The installation
of the public safety radio coverage system shall be in accordance with Sections
P105.1 through P105.5.
P105.1
Approval prior to
installation. Amplification systems capable of operating on frequencies
licensed to any public safety agency by the FCC shall not be installed without
prior coordination and approval of the fire code official.
P105.2
Minimum qualifications of
personnel. The minimum qualifications of the system designer and lead
installation personnel shall include at least one of the following:
1. Certification of in-building system
training issued by a nationally recognized organization or school.
2. A certificate issued by the manufacturer
of the equipment being installed.
These qualifications shall not be required where demonstration
of adequate skills and experience satisfactory to the fire code official is
provided.
P105.3
Acceptance test procedure. When an emergency responder radio
coverage system is required, and upon completion of installation, the building
owner shall have the radio system tested to ensure that two-way coverage on
each floor of the building is a minimum of 95 percent. The test procedure shall
be conducted as follows:
1. Each floor of the
building shall be divided into a grid of 20 approximately equal test
areas.
2. The test shall be
conducted using a calibrated handheld or hip-worn device of the latest brand
and model used by the agency talking through the agency's radio communications
system.
3. Failure of a maximum of
two nonadjacent test areas shall not result in failure of the test.
4. In the event that three of the test areas
fail the test, in order to be more statistically accurate, the floor shall be
permitted to be divided into 40 equal test areas. Failure of a maximum of four
nonadjacent test areas shall not result in failure of the test. If the system
fails the 40-area test, the system shall be altered to meet the 95 percent
coverage requirement.
5. A test
location approximately in the center of each test area shall be selected for
the test, with the radio enabled to verify two-way communications to and from
the outside of the building through the public agency's radio communications
system. Once the test location has been selected, that location shall represent
the entire test area. Failure in the selected test location shall be considered
failure of that test area. Additional test locations shall not be
permitted.
6. The gain values of
all amplifiers, if applicable, shall be measured and the test measurement
results shall be kept on file with the building owner so that the measurements
can be verified during annual tests. In the event that the measurement results
become lost, the building owner shall be required to rerun the acceptance test
to reestablish the gain values.
7.
As part of the installation, a spectrum analyzer or other suitable test
equipment shall be utilized to ensure spurious oscillations are not being
generated by the subject in-building coverage system. This test shall be
conducted at time of installation and subsequent annual inspections.
8. A test shall be considered a "failure"
when a transmission from the test device within the building fails to deliver
intelligible audio or data to the appropriate public safety dispatch center or
equivalent as would be expected during normal operation; and/or when a
transmission from a public safety dispatch center or equivalent fails to
deliver intelligible audio or data to the test device within the building as
would be expected during normal operation.
P105.5
FCC compliance. The
emergency responder radio coverage system installation and components shall
also comply with all applicable federal regulations including FCC 47 CFR Part
90.219.
P106 Maintenance. The emergency responder radio
coverage system shall be maintained operational at all times in accordance with
Sections P106.1 through P106.4.
P106.1
Testing and proof of
compliance. The emergency responder radio coverage system shall be
inspected and tested annually or whenever structural changes occur including
additions or remodels that could materially change the original field
performance tests. Testing shall consist of the following:
1. In-building coverage test as described in
Section P105.3.
2. Signal boosters
in-building coverage systems shall be tested to ensure that the gain is the
same as it was upon initial installation and acceptance.
3. Backup batteries and power supplies shall
be tested under load of a period of one hour to verify that they will properly
operate during an actual power outage. If, within the one-hour test period, the
battery exhibits symptoms of failure, the test shall be extended for additional
one hour periods until the integrity of the battery can be
determined.
4. All other active
components shall be checked to verify operation within the manufacturer's
specifications.
5. At the
conclusion of the testing, a report, which shall verify compliance with Section
P105.3, shall be submitted to the fire code official.
P106.2
Additional frequencies.
The building owner shall modify or expand the emergency responder radio
coverage system at their expense in the event frequency changes are required by
the FCC or additional frequencies are made available by the FCC, or public
safety entities operating in a given jurisdiction make modifications, changes,
or upgrades to their communication system(s) that change the frequencies such
systems utilize. Prior approval of a public safety radio coverage system on
previous frequencies does not exempt this section.
P106.3
Field testing. Agency
personnel shall have the right to enter onto the property at any reasonable
time to conduct field testing to verify the required level of radio
coverage.
P106.4
Planned
outages. Any planned outages of the in-building coverage system, such as
for replacement or upgrade of the system, shall be done with the written
approval of an entity legitimately representing public safety agencies
operating within the jurisdiction, such as a county sheriff.
