3.2.4.10.(1)ATTRIBUTION:
Functional Statement:
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To notify persons, in a timely manner, of the need to take action in an emergency.
Objective:
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APPLICATION:
Connection to fire alarm systems of fire detectors required by Sentence
3.2.4.10.(2), in spaces that are
not sprinklered:
- storage rooms not within dwelling units,
- service rooms not within dwelling units,
- janitors' rooms,
- rooms in which hazardous substances are to be used or stored,
- elevator and dumbwaiter shafts, and
- a laundry room in a building of residential occupancy, but not one within a dwelling unit.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence
1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A in which fire alarm systems are
required, as stated in Article
3.2.4.1.
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence
1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9] in which fire alarm systems are installed, as stated in Sentence
9.10.18.6.(1).
INTENT:
To limit the probability that persons will not be promptly
notified of a fire situation, which could lead to delays in evacuation or
moving to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.