NCIDQ Exam Building Code Requirements

NCIDQ Exam Building Code Requirements Common Path of Egress Travel The portion of the exit access [access to an exit] that must be traversed BEFORE two separate and distinct paths of travel to two exits are available. Common path of egress travel shall be included within the permitted travel distance. Travel Distance The distance measured from the most remote point within a story to the entrance to an exit along the natural and unobstructed path of egress travel. MUST be 1-hour fire rated - Demising partitions between tenant spaces - Partitions along a public corridor - Partitions that demise an Assembly Occupancy of 750 sq. ft. or greater - Storage rooms exceeding 100 sq. ft. Door assemblies in a 1-hour fire rated partition MUST Have a minimum fire protection rating of 20 minutes and be self-closing. Glazing in fire rated partitions, doors or sidelights may not exceed 240 sq. in. There MUST be _________________________ located in each restroom, hallway, lobby, and general assembly area. An audio/visual fire signal device An audio/visual fire signal device MUST be visible from any location in the room or space and MUST be mounted between 6'-8" to 7'-6" AFF. The minimum number of fire extinguishers MUST be calculated based on One (1) fire extinguisher per 3000 sq. ft. Fire extinguishers MUST be located no more than 75' from the furthest occupant. Smoke and Heat Detector coverage MUST include All rooms, corridors and storage areas. The means of egress MUST have a ceiling height of Not less than 7'-6" Protruding objects are permitted to extend below the minimum ceiling height provided a minimum headroom of 6'-8" shall be provided along the path of egress, including any corridor, aisle or passageway. Protruding objects MUST NOT Reduce the minimum clear width of accessible routes. ALL objects located on a wall between 27" and 80" AFF MUST NOT Protrude more than 4" into an egress path of travel. Exit signs with a directional indicator (illuminated) showing the direction of travel shall be placed In every location where the direction of travel to reach the nearest exit is not apparent. Emergency illumination shall be provided for a minimum of _____________ in the event of failure of normal lighting. Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to provide __________________________________________________________________. 1½ hours, initial illumination along the path of egress ALL paths of travel MUST be _____________________________ and provide at minimum a _________________________ at changes of travel direction. accessible (barrier-free); 60" turning circle The path of egress travel MUST NOT pass through a Secondary space that is subject to closure by doors or that contains storage materials or has items that project into the path of travel. The common path of egress travel distance MUST NOT Exceed 100'-0" The travel distance to an exit MUST be Measured on the floor along the centerline of the natural path of travel, starting from the most remote point to the centerline of the exit. The travel distance MUST NOT Exceed 250'-0" measured along the path of travel. The height of doors MUST NOT Be less than 7'-0". ALL door openings shall be a MINIMUM of ________________ with an ______________________ on the pull side of the door and a _______________________ on the push side of the door. 36" wide, 18" clear space, 12" clear space Where a pair of doors is provided, one of the doors MUST be Not less than 36" wide. Locks, if provided, MUST NOT require The use of a key, special knowledge, or effort for operation from the egress side. Doors opening from occupied spaces into the path of egress travel shall not project more Than 7" into the required width. Exit access doorways MUST Open in the direction of exit travel. When the building is NOT sprinklered, exit access doorways MUST be placed at a distance that is equal to or greater than: One-half the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the area being served, measured in a straight line between exit doors or exit access doorways. When the building is sprinklered, exit access doorways MUST be placed at a distance that is equal to or greater than: One-third the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the area being served, measured in a straight line between exit doors or exit access doorways. Two (2) exit access doorways MUST be provided from any space where the Occupancy Load Exceeds 49 in Occupancy Groups A (Assembly), B (Business) and M (Mercantile) or exceeds 29 in Occupancy Group S (Storage). The MINIMUM interior corridor width MUST be 44"