state of ohio fire alarm test - study guide
acceptable to the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) - ANS-Approved
\alarm and trouble signals, CAN or CANNOT, have the same tone or color - ANS-cannot
\alert tone, ? ,a live voice instruction - ANS-precedes
\audible device decibels, private - ANS-45 db or 15 db above ambient
\audible device decibels, public - ANS-75 db minimum or 15 above ambient
\audible devices are mounted above the floor no less than ? inches and below the ceiling ?
inches - ANS-90 inches, 6 inches
\coded alarm systems must repeat the code signal at least ? times - ANS-3
\commercial, secondary power supply time - ANS-24 hours in normal, 5 minutes of full alarm
\do not mount smoke detectors near ? - ANS-supply diffusers (rule used to be 3 ft from
diffuser)
\door header wall space of ? inches or more requires a one detector on either side of the
door - ANS-24 inches
\duct smoke detectors, DO or DO NOT, qualify as a substitute for open area detectors -
ANS-do not
\fire alarm systems that cover more than one building must be indicated ? - ANS-indicated
separately
\heat detectors on ceilings cannot be closer than ? inches to the side wall and when
mounted on walls heat detector cannot be closer than ? inches to the ceiling and no more
than ? down from ceiling - ANS-4 inches, 4 inches, 12 inches
\live voice instruction ? all other signals on the same channel - ANS-overrides
\live voice, secondary power supply time - ANS-24 hours in normal, 15 minutes of full power
\location of residential smoke detectors - ANS-on every floor, in every bathroom, and in path
of egress
\manual pull station height - ANS-3-1/2 to 4-1/2 ft
\manual pull stations and the wall they are mounted to must be of ? colors - ANS-contrasting
colors
\manual pull stations must be mounted within ? feet of exits on each floor and spaced up to ?
- ANS-5 ft, 200 ft
\maximum sound pressure level in any location is ? - ANS-110 decibels
\mirrors or reflectors can be used on what type of smoke detectors - ANS-projected beam
detectors
\on sloped ceilings smoke and heat detectors shall be mounted ? feet below the peak,
measured horizontally - ANS-3 feet
\open area detectors can ? as long as its listed for that purpose - ANS-shutdown fans,
release doors, or capture elevators
\partitions within ? % of the ceiling height will impede smoke travel across the ceiling -
ANS-15 percent
\persons with a suspended or revoked license, CAN or CANNOT, work for a contractor that
still does fire alarm work - ANS-cannot
\protective covers for manual pull stations must be ? and cannot be made on site -
ANS-listed
acceptable to the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) - ANS-Approved
\alarm and trouble signals, CAN or CANNOT, have the same tone or color - ANS-cannot
\alert tone, ? ,a live voice instruction - ANS-precedes
\audible device decibels, private - ANS-45 db or 15 db above ambient
\audible device decibels, public - ANS-75 db minimum or 15 above ambient
\audible devices are mounted above the floor no less than ? inches and below the ceiling ?
inches - ANS-90 inches, 6 inches
\coded alarm systems must repeat the code signal at least ? times - ANS-3
\commercial, secondary power supply time - ANS-24 hours in normal, 5 minutes of full alarm
\do not mount smoke detectors near ? - ANS-supply diffusers (rule used to be 3 ft from
diffuser)
\door header wall space of ? inches or more requires a one detector on either side of the
door - ANS-24 inches
\duct smoke detectors, DO or DO NOT, qualify as a substitute for open area detectors -
ANS-do not
\fire alarm systems that cover more than one building must be indicated ? - ANS-indicated
separately
\heat detectors on ceilings cannot be closer than ? inches to the side wall and when
mounted on walls heat detector cannot be closer than ? inches to the ceiling and no more
than ? down from ceiling - ANS-4 inches, 4 inches, 12 inches
\live voice instruction ? all other signals on the same channel - ANS-overrides
\live voice, secondary power supply time - ANS-24 hours in normal, 15 minutes of full power
\location of residential smoke detectors - ANS-on every floor, in every bathroom, and in path
of egress
\manual pull station height - ANS-3-1/2 to 4-1/2 ft
\manual pull stations and the wall they are mounted to must be of ? colors - ANS-contrasting
colors
\manual pull stations must be mounted within ? feet of exits on each floor and spaced up to ?
- ANS-5 ft, 200 ft
\maximum sound pressure level in any location is ? - ANS-110 decibels
\mirrors or reflectors can be used on what type of smoke detectors - ANS-projected beam
detectors
\on sloped ceilings smoke and heat detectors shall be mounted ? feet below the peak,
measured horizontally - ANS-3 feet
\open area detectors can ? as long as its listed for that purpose - ANS-shutdown fans,
release doors, or capture elevators
\partitions within ? % of the ceiling height will impede smoke travel across the ceiling -
ANS-15 percent
\persons with a suspended or revoked license, CAN or CANNOT, work for a contractor that
still does fire alarm work - ANS-cannot
\protective covers for manual pull stations must be ? and cannot be made on site -
ANS-listed
