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Life Safety Measures Flashcards

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  1. What is the difference between an exit access, an exit, and an exit discharge?

    Answer: Exit access leads to the exit, the exit provides protected travel, and exit discharge leads from the exit to the public way

    The means of egress has three components: exit access (path to reach the exit), exit (protected pathway), and exit discharge (path from exit to the public way).

  2. What requirements must emergency generator systems meet in NYC high-rise buildings?

    Answer: Generators must provide power to life safety systems for a minimum duration, with weekly testing and automatic transfer capability

    Emergency generators must automatically provide power to all required life safety systems, with regular weekly testing and maintenance.

  3. What is the purpose of a horizontal exit in building fire safety?

    Answer: A fire-rated passage to an adjacent building or separate fire compartment on the same floor, providing immediate refuge without using stairs

    A horizontal exit provides passage through a fire-rated barrier to a safe area on the same floor.

  4. What is the significance of interior finish classifications (Class A, B, C) in fire safety?

    Answer: They classify wall and ceiling finish materials by their flame spread and smoke development characteristics

    Interior finish classifications rate materials based on their flame spread index and smoke developed index, which affect fire growth and visibility.

  5. What are the requirements for elevator emergency recall in NYC high-rise buildings?

    Answer: Elevators must automatically recall to the ground floor upon fire alarm activation in the elevator lobby or machine room

    Elevators must automatically recall to the designated floor when a fire alarm device activates in an elevator lobby, hoistway, or machine room.

  6. What is the FLSD's role in ensuring ADA compliance for fire safety and evacuation?

    Answer: The FLSD must ensure evacuation plans address persons with disabilities including areas of refuge, evacuation devices, communication methods, and individualized assistance plans

    The FLSD must integrate disability considerations into all aspects of fire safety planning.