This article lists the five ways your commercial building can always pass a fire inspection.
Most commercial properties and buildings must undergo yearly fire inspections to ensure the structure conforms to local, state, and federal fire codes. Unfortunately, some of these codes and the reasons for failed inspections can be led to the building owner or others on the building who should have ensured this. This article lists the five ways your commercial building can always pass a fire inspection.
Ensure Emergency Signals are Visible
Emergency signals, such as bright exit signs, are critical to every building’s layout and design. Properly working signs are significant because they assist people in locating the exits in case of a fire. Many workplaces and commercial properties have inadequate, malfunctioning emergency signals that are then difficult to access, repair, or replace.
Ensure you include more than the minimum of emergency signage in your design to ensure that the materials chosen are easy to view, use, and repair to meet code and pass fire inspection continuously.
Have Functioning Fire Suppression Systems
To meet and pass fire and building codes, functioning fire suppression systems are required. Fire suppression systems are often multi-layered and contain various components that can help prevent smoke and fire from traveling throughout a building. It’s critical to plan your building design from the beginning to create a fluid setting and ensure your building complies with all fire and safety codes simultaneously.
For instance, you can add smoke curtains throughout the building, which can deploy in case of a fire to contain and prevent the movement of smoke and flames. Make sure it does not detract from the building’s design.
Avoid Installing Heavy and Difficult-to-Operate Doors
Another way to pass your fire inspection every time is to avoid installing doors that are too heavy or difficult to open because it might mean that people can’t evacuate an area. Selecting lightweight doors that satisfy fire suppression codes, ensuring that the door operation is easy, or combining doorways with smoke and fire curtains are ways to ensure that you comply with safety codes.
Make Electrical Outlets and Breakers Non-Hazardous
Suppose an open floor plan allows companies to use the space in various configurations. In that case, there must be other ways of supplying power to things such as computers, electronics, and communication equipment. Otherwise, most companies will use additional power cords to achieve their needs if there are not enough outlets. As a result, this can cause a failing yearly fire inspection.
Fortunately, you can include more outlets and power sources in a design. To ensure your building has the right amount of power, use columns or floor-based outlets and soffits to avoid a failing fire inspection.
Properly Mark or Identify Your Building
The number of your building must be visibly displayed and easy to read from the road in order to pass safety codes and fire inspections. Overall, the commercial building will maintain its curb appeal while accomplishing building codes and passing subsequent fire inspections at the same time.
Commercial and Residential Fire Prevention from Judd Fire Protection
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