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In review of the Florida - State Requirements for
Educational Facilities - Volume II - Building Code, published
December, 1999, it is our opinion that the ISIMET Utility
Controller complies fully with standards established for master and
emergency shut-off switches.
Excerpts from the Florida State Requirements
for Educational Facilities 1999 Volume II Building Code
Automatic Shut Off "The fire alarm system shall shut off gas and
fuel oil supplies which serve student-occupied spaces or pass
through such spaces. The fire alarm system shall not shut off gas
supplies which serve emergency power sources. Kitchen gas supplies
shall be shut off by the Ansul System. The shut-off valve shall be
located exterior to the building. The shut-off valve shall have a
manual reset."
Page 255-256, State Requirements for
Educational Facilities
Master Control Switch "In addition to the
regular main supply cut-off, each laboratory type space (such as
biology, industrial chemistry, physics, home economics, and
electronics lab) equipped with unprotected gas cocks, compressed air
valves, water or electric services which are easily accessible to
students, shall have master control valves or switches with
permanently attached handles, located and accessible within fifteen
(15) feet of the instructor's station or adjacent to the door within
that space to allow for emergency cut-off of services. The cut-offs
shall be in a non-lockable place and the location and operation
shall be clearly labeled. Valves shall completely shut off with a
one-quarter (¼) turn. Computer labs are exempted from this
requirement. (Also, see Emergency Shut Off Switches and Emergency
Disconnects requirements under Electrical.)"
Page 262-263, State Requirements for
Educational Facilities
Emergency Shut-Off Switches "Every laboratory space which has
electrical receptacles at student work stations shall have an
emergency shut-off switch within fifteen (15) feet of the
instructor's work station. The emergency shut-off switch shall be
operable by a single motion and shall interrupt power to all
receptacles in the room."
Page 265, State Requirements for Educational
Facilities
In review of the Florida-State Requirements for Educational
Facilities
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