Q&A: Smoke detectors, oxygen cylinder storage, sprinkler types, and remote power taps
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, January 12, 2020
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Editor’s note: Each month, Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers your questions about life safety compliance. Follow Keyes’ blog on life safety at www.keyeslifesafety.com for up-to-date information.
Smoke detectors in business occupancies
Q: Are smoke detectors required in existing business occupancies that do not have a fire alarm system or automatic sprinkler system if the occupancy load is less than 500 persons?
A: Fire alarm systems are required in business occupancies based on the number of floors, the number of occupants, and the occupancy load.
Section 38.3.4.1 of the 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC®) says a fire alarm system is required in new business occupancies where any one of the following conditions exist:
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