I called the building inspector a half an hour ago and ran it by him, he agreed with my inclinations so I did the layouts and they're all at the printers by email. The tactical aspect threw me a little. He was going to look into unit numbering when he got to work Monday and see if they were/are required. He did say they were required on each floor's trash room, electrical closet and other common areas, including the access card reader for the garage door(!). So he said..
The things I do to get paid for commissioning... Thanks everyone. Tom Ron, I'd agree with that otherwise the signage would be discriminatory. Regarding the signage sometimes it's a simple as; On the corridor side for example; "Stairway 1" On the stairway side for example; "2nd Floor" Stairways are accessible elements to the visually impaired and thus must be provided with compliant signage. Likewise if the stairway has other features such as not serving every floor, serving an accessible roof, then the same information that is provided to a non sight impaired person must be provided to the sight impaired. However as for specific information such as a fire service feature that is not an accessible element, this doesn't not have to be in braille since the feature or area is not an accessible element. >From the ADAAG; Scoping [4.1.2(7), 4.1.3(16)] "Specifications for signage apply according to the type of sign provided. ADAAG does not require building signage except to identify certain accessible elements and spaces." As for the what is required and or approved language contained on the sign, check with your ahj As always verify your adopted codes and standards. Hope this helps, John Drucker, CET _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
