If the room has a lock then the key needs to be always available to those who need to access the room.
Fire riser room sign requirements.
Most fire sprinkler system valves must be identified with metal or rigid plastic signs.
2018 code 901 4 6 4 901 4 6 1 access.
Where lo cated in a fire pump room or automatic sprinkler system riser room the.
The national fire protection association nfpa 13 standard for the installation of sprinkler systems specifies many different requirements for the types of signage that sprinkler systems must include.
Additional requirements have been added for au tomatic sprinkler system riser rooms and fire pump rooms.
Conspicuous sign heightens visibility.
What is clear is that they are required for your system to be in compliance with the.
Minimum requirements fire riser room the fire equipment room shall be located within the building footprint.
The fire sprinkler riser assembly the fire alarm control panel fire alarm manual pull station spare sprinkler heads storage box and the document box for as built drawings shall be located within the room.
Where required by the fire code official approved signs or other approved notices or markings that include the words no parking fire lane shall be provided for fire apparatus access roads to identify such roads or prohibit the obstruction thereof the means by which fire lanes are designated shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition at.
And some local codes require riser rooms to house remote unit fire alarm panels connected to the master fire alarm panel in multi family residential occupancies.
On large buildings when rapid access would be compromised by long travel distances knox boxes shall be required at other locations at the discretion of the fire offical.
Ifc section 503 3 marking.
Controllers and risers shall be readily accessible within the room and to those who access the room.
Two pre drilled holes on the sign make installation easy and hassle free.
In some instances the system s fire pump and fire alarm control panel are also located in the sprinkler riser room and additional signage is required if they are.
Refer to fire department regulation 2006 019.
General fire sprinkler requirements.
Signage is required on the access doors to fire pump and riser rooms and shall consist of letters at least two inches in height.
Give emergency workers the information they need to get the job done quickly and effeciently.
Automatic sprinkler system risers fire pumps and controllers shall be provided with ready access.
Approved signs required to identify fire protection.
Rooms containing controls for air conditioning systems sprinkler risers and valves or other fire detection suppression or control elements shall be identified for the use of the fire department.
Fire protection equipment shall be identified in an approved manner.
Section 6 6 4 of nfpa 13 stipulates sign requirements for all control drain venting and test connection valves while section 8 16 1 1 expands on the guidance for control valves.
Mark fire riser room to direct authorized personnel to your facility s fire sprinkler system.
From the 2016 edition of nfpa 13.
