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2013 Semi-Annual Conference and Symposium

Campbell's Resort – Chelan

Hardware Maintenance:

A Review of NFPA 80 and

Success Tips for Security & Fire Doors



Speakers

• Dara Darsow - Security Sales Engineer– Convergint Technologies

• Steve O'Connell - Fire Sales Engineer– Convergint Technologies

• Jeff Carlile - Sales Consultant– Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies

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Agenda• The design & installation process for electronic

security hardware and doors

• Overview of the requirements of NFPA 80, testing

certification process, rated door labels, and

available resources

• Best practices for testing and maintaining security

and fire doors. Who is responsible for what and

what code applies?



Electronic Security Hardware

and Door Design

Dara Darsow

Security Sales Engineer

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Sample Enterprise Architecture

WAN – LAN - Internet

Enterprise System Server

Intercom System

Intrusion Systems

Access Control Systems

Fire Systems

Finger Print Enrollment

Biometric Enrollment

Video Archive Server

Building Automation

Alarm Monitoring

Badge Printer

Network Video Recorder

Credential Station

Voice & Video Intercom

Digital Video Client

HR, Active Directory

etc.



Basic Security Door

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Where to Start?

• What are you trying to protect?

– Assets, information, people

• What level of Security are you looking for?

– Low, medium, high

• Who are you trying to protect it from?

– Internal, external



Where to Start?

• Who needs access to it?

– C level execs, Doctors, employees, patients, public

• When is it vulnerable?

– Always, night,

• Where can you have control?

– Outside, perimeter, elevator, stairwell, roof, hallway, doorway

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To Telecom Closet

Security Hardware Lines of Responsibility

• Design Input– Owner– Developer– Property Manager

– Facilities– Clinical Staff– Nursing Staff– Administrators– Security– IT– Life Safety Expert

– Emergency Management Director

• Design Vendors

– Architect

– Electrical Engineer

– GC

– EC

– Door Vendor

– Door Hardware Vendor

– Security Vendor

– Infant Protection Vendor

– Fire Alarm Vendor

– Intercom Vendor

– Interlock Vendor

To Telecom Closet

Security Hardware Lines of Responsibility

• Door Hardware– Mechanical– Stand-Alone– Door Frames– Doors– Hinges– Mag Locks– Strikes– Locksets– Handles– Closers– Mechanical Exit Devices

– Stand-Alone Locks

– Biometrics– ADA controllers/ pads/buttons

• Electronic Security

– Electrical Electronic

– Software Integration

– Contacts

– Request-to-Exit (PIR)

– Card Reader

– Biometric Reader (Integrated)

– Cameras

– Video

– Badging

– Intercom

– Perimeter Detection

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REX (Request To Exit) Motion Detector

Door Position Switch

Electronic Hinge

Proximity Reader

Electric Strike

Magnetic Lock

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Proximity Reader

Magnetic Lock

Emergency release button



Proximity Reader

Magnetic Lock


Door Forced/Held Open Siren

Video/Intercom integration

Key switch

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Proximity Reader

Magnetic Lock


Door Forced/Held Open Siren

Video/Intercom integration

Key switch

Infant Protection

ADA integration

LED Indicator

Interlock controller



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NFPA 80 RequirementsTesting Certification Process

Rated Door LabelsAvailable Resources

Jeff Carlile

NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other

Opening Protectives

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http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1



State of WashingtonApplicable Codes

• Building Code: International Building Code IBC – 2009

• Life Safety Code: NFPA101 - Life Safety Code – 2009

• Fire Code: NFPA80 - Standard for Fire Doors & Fire

Windows – 2007

• Accessibility Standard

– ICC/ANSI A117.1- Accessible and Usable Buildings and

Facilities - 2009

– ADA - Americans With Disabilities Act - - 2010

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Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

Building Inspector

Fire Marshal

The Joint Commission

DNV

Others

NFPA 80 Fire Doors & Windows

• Frame & Door Requirements

• Labels

• Hinge Applications

• Closing Requirements

• Latching Requirements

• Lites & Louvers

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NFPA 80 Fire Doors & Windows

• Protective Plates

• Gasketing

• Thresholds

• Signage

• What NOT to do

– Field Modifications

– Drilling & Cutting



Functions of a Fire Door

• Serve as regular opening

• Provide ready egress

• Inhibit fire from spreading

• Inhibit smoke from spreading

• Protect life and property

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Fire Code Intent for Openings

• Limit spread of fires

• Ensure door stays closed & latched

• Ensure materials used are fire resistant

FIRE DOOR FIRE DOOR REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

Labeled Fire

Frame

Labeled Fire Door

Approved Closer

Approved Latching Device

Steel Bearing Hinges

Door Sealed

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Panic Hardware

• Provides free egress

• Dogging permitted

• UL Panic Hardware label

• Panic Exit Hardware for use on

a fire door

• No mechanical dogging

permitted

• UL Fire Exit Device Label

• Must be self-latching

vs. Fire Exit Hardware



Fire Rated Doors

Self Closing – Self Latching

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Panic or Fire Hardware?

WARNOCK HERSEY

LABEL

DO NOT REMOVEOR COVER THIS

50401

WB

MEETS REQUIREMENTS OF UBC 7-2 (1997) ; UL 10C SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1 ½ HR FIRE RATING TEMP. RISE GREATER THAN 650 F

CLASSIFIED SWINGING TYPE FIRE DOOR NO: 00000000

IF “S” RATING REQUIRED, USE GASKET TESTED TO UBC 7-2 (1997)

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FIRE DOOR TO BE EQUIPPED WITH

FIRE EXIT HARDWAREDoors R Us



Have You Heard This Before?

Why can’t I prop

the door open with

a wedge?

I’ll be nearby in

case of a fire.

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Stairwell door was propped open.

“The fire traveled through open

doorways and the open door to the

stairway, cutting off the primary

exits from the building.” - NFPA

10 Persons Died

Harvey Lake Board & CareWashington, 1998

After a Fire…

…with Properly-Functioning Fire Doors

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NFPA 80 2007 – Standard for Fire Doors

5.2.1 Fire door assemblies shall

be inspected and tested not less

than annually, and a written

record of the inspection shall be

signed and kept for inspection

by the AHJ.

Chapter 5 Care & Maintenance



NFPA 80 2007 Edition

Fire Door Inspection Requirements

No open holes or breaks…

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Examples of labelsGlazing…intact and securely fastened…



No missing or broken parts

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Clearances are limited to…

1/8”

1/8”

1/8”

3/4"



Self-closing device…completely closes from full open position

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Latching hardware operates and secures…



Fire Exit Hardware…Labels Match Door, Frame & Hardware

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Nothing that interferes with the operation…

If required, gasketing and edge seals…presence and integrity



What Code Applies?

Who is Responsible For What?

Best Practices for Testing Fire Doors

Steve O’Connell

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Healthcare Facility

Review - Who Picks the Code?

Overworked Building Engineer

No wonder you’re so tired!

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So, who’s the Boss?Which code do I follow?

This may not always be CMSTJCDNV

Depends on the code in force by the AHJ standing in front of you

Answer: The most restrictive



NFPA 101 - Chapter 2“Referenced Publications”

“The documents referenced in this chapter…shall be

considered part of the requirements of this Code…”

150+ Referenced Codes!

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Code Hierarchy – Present Day

NFPA 101

Life Safety Code

2000

2003

2006

2009

2012

NFPA 25

Water Based Fire Systems

NFPA 72

Fire Alarm Systems

NFPA 80

Fire Doors

1998 1999 1999

2002 2002 2007

2008 2007 2010

2011 2010 2013

2013

Code Hierarchy – The Future

NFPA 101

Life Safety Code

2000

2003

2006

2009

2012

NFPA 25


NFPA 72

Fire Alarm Systems

NFPA 80

Fire Doors

1998 1999 1999

2002 2002 2007

2008 2007 2010

2011 2010 2013

2013

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Code Confusion

NFPA 101

Life Safety Code

CMS 2000

City of Seattle 2003

DOH 2006

2009

2012

NFPA 25


NFPA 72

Fire Alarm Systems

NFPA 80

Fire Doors

1998 1999 1999

2002 2002 2007

2008 2007 2010

2011 2010 2013

2013



Where is the mandate to test doors ?

NFPA 72-1999 - Not Much Help

• 15. Initiating Devices– a. Duct Detectors

– b. Electromagnetic Releasing Device

– c. …

“Test Annually”

NFPA 72-1999 Table 7-3.2

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NFPA 72-2010, A Little more Helpful

Emergency Control Functions:• Fan control

• Smoke damper operation

• Elevator recall

• Elevator power shutdown

• Door holder release

• Shutter release

• Door unlocking

“Shall be tested by operating or simulating alarm signals.”

NFPA 72-2010 Table 14.4.2.2


NFPA 80-1999, Not Much Help

NFPA 80-2010, Much more information

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Door Testing – Best Practices

So who “Tests” the doors?

• Release/Unlock function is tested by the FA testing vendor under NFPA 72 & 101

• Door Swing, Latching, & Integrity is tested by the owner or certified vendor under NFPA 80

How This Will be Defined

NFPA 72 & 101

Fire Alarm System

The Door Drops

NFPA 80

Fire Doors

The Door

Latches

NFPA 72 - 2013

Certified

Fire Alarm

Test Vendor

Certified Door

Inspection Vendor

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War Story #1

Door Holder Release Scenario

• False alarm occurs – Doors do not release

• Door release tested OK 11 months ago

• Troubleshooting reveals defective relay

Is annual testing enough?

How about those quarterly, by-shift fire drills?

Pop Quiz

How many times per year could the door functions be tested?

12 Fire Drills and 1 Annual Test

Why do I like these signs?

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Survey Says:

“You work hard, not just to comply with regulations, but because doing it right…

is the right thing to do.”

Survey Says:Does your organization conduct quarterly by-shift fire drills?

100% Yes

Monthly - 1 shift each month

Do the fire drills include plant engineering personnel?

100% Yes

Is the fire alarm system used to initiate the fire drills?

83% yes

Are the door releases programmed or wired to drop during a drill?

67% Yes

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Survey Says:Do you observe and log the operation of the fire doors and fire

alarm system in general?

67% Yes

“We try to, it is hard to get to all areas.”

Have you ever found door operation problems in the time interval

between the normal annual tests that we perform?

– Answers ranged from "Not Often" to "Yes"

– Answer was never “No”

– Door wedges and latching issues specifically mentioned

Survey Says:

•Missing or painted labels

•Doors damaged by Carts/Stretchers

•Holes drilled in doors

•Stretchers in doorways so door can't close

•Wrong voltage door holds, 24VDC on 120VAC circuit

•Problems due to Access Control System

Any door related horror stories or tips to pass along?

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War Story #2

Stair Door Lock Scenario

• Always tested OK – on day shift

• Tested one year on night shift – Failure

• Access Control System programming

• Access Control to Fire Alarm Connections

Work with security folks to insure realistic conditions for testing

Again, use your fire drills!



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A Review of NFPA 80 and

Success Tips for Security & Fire Doors

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