Fire Inspector Training Quiz 24

231) What is the minimum height of an exit door?

78 in 80 in 82 in 84 in

232) A door for a business occupancy opens into the room (23 person occupancy). Is this a problem?

Door needs to always open in the direction of emergency egress, which is toward the corridor Door only needs to open in direction of emergency egress from rooms with more than 49 people, and room 121 is significantly under that so the door is fine Door swing is entirely dependent on aesthetics Door swing is only regulated in Group H, I and F occupancies, so the Group B occupancy does not have to comply

233) A door was recently installed in ECF. During an inspection, you discover that it takes 18 lbs to release the door latch to open the door. Is this a problem?

No, as 30 lbs is the upper limit Yes, as 15 lbs is the upper limit No, as all doors are guaranteed to work from the factory Yes, only if required by the AHJ

234) What is the maximum force allowed for starting a door to open from its closed position?

25 lbs 30 lbs 35 lbs 40 lbs

235) You are performing a final inspection of a new building before the building department will issue a certificate of occupancy. You notice that one of the exterior swinging doors has a threshold that is 3/4 in above the landing. What do you do?

Maximum allowed threshold height is 1/2 inch so you fail the inspection until it is fixed 3/4 inch is the maximum allowed, so this is permissible There is no requirement so this is not a problem This is entirely allowable by AHJ preference

236) A door knob is installed at 33 in above the finished floor. Is this a problem?

Yes, must be between 34 in and 48 in No, this is waist high and is okay No requirement for door knob height as the manufacturer sets this Depends on local jurisdiction

237) During off-shift times, the security organization wants to create a timed delay system so they have time to get focused and assess the scene. This means that egressing personnel will have to wait 14 seconds after badging out of a turnstile protected egress path before an electrical-mechanical latch releases for any door leaving the building. Security is asking you if this is okay. What is your response?

Not a problem Any delay to safe egress is prohibited Only allowed in a Group B occupancy Not allowed in Group-Emergency buildings

238) A government facilities oversite group that regulates your DOE site asks you if panic hardware is required for a room in a business occupancy that seats about 20 people. What do you say?

Only required if room has more than 49 people Required for all Group-B building doors Only required in Group H buildings Required only if the door opens along egress path

239) A Switch Gear Building has its south door on a security required electrical mechanical latch that requires a button to be pressed prior to activating the panic hardware to egress. Is this a problem?

Yes, latch must release with 15 lbs of force using one action No, this Group F building does not have the occupancy to require panic hardware No, panic hardware is only required where the AHJ requires it Yes, because the AHJ says so

240) You are performing an inspection on a new building and discover that a stairway is 36 in wide that goes up to an area that serves an occupant load of 40 people. Is this a problem

Yes, must be 44 in wide No, 36 in is acceptable minimum width Allowed only with AHJ permission A problem as the width must be 32 in

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