ELEVATORS AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INTERFACES CANADIANFIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION 2011 ONTARIO ANNUAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR 1
PRESENTED BY SIMON CROSBY, CET, CFPS RANDAL BROWN & ASSOCIATESLTD. 416-492-5886 X234 SCROSBY@RBACODES.COM 2
CODES & STANDARDS NEW CONSTRUCTION 3
ONTARIO CODES & STANDARDS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM / ELEVATOR INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS: 2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE CSA-B44-07, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS TSSA CODE ADOPTION DOCUMENT NOTE: CONFLICTS EXIST BETWEEN THE OBC & CSA-B44 4
ONTARIO BUILDING CODE 5
2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE ARTICLE 3264 3.2.6.4, EMERGENCY OPERATION OF ELEVATORS APPLICABLE IN HIGH BUILDINGS AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR RECALL FOR ELEVATORS SERVING STOREYS ABOVE THE FIRST STOREY IN UNSPRINKLERED BUILDINGS 6
2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE ARTICLE 3264 3.2.6.4 (CONT D) AUTOMATIC RECALL INITIATED BY: SMOKE DETECTORS, CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING S FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, LOCATED IN EACH ELEVATOR LOBBY ON EACH STOREY, OR THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM 7
2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE ARTICLE 32410 3.2.4.10, FIRE DETECTORS FIRE DETECTORS REQUIRED IN ELEVATOR SHAFTS NOTE: NEW REQUIREMENT FOR SMOKE DETECTORS IN ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS IN THE 2010 NBCC 8
2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE ARTICLE 32414 3.2.4.14, ELEVATOR EMERGENCY RETURN FOR ELEVATORS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC RECALL, SMOKE DETECTION REQUIRED AT THE RECALL LEVEL ELEVATOR LOBBY WHEN ACTUATED, RETURNS ELEVATORS TO THE ALTERNATE RECALL LEVEL WAIVED WHEN THE RECALL LEVEL IS SPRINKLERED 9
CSA-B44-07 10
CSA-B44-07 HARMONIZED STANDARD WITH US, BUT STILL CONTAINSCANADA SPECIFIC RULES APPLIED IN ONTARIO THROUGH THE TSSA CODE ADOPTION DOCUMENT ELEVATING DEVICES CODE ADOPTION DOCUMENT AMENDMENT 225/07 R03 AMENDS ELEVATOR RECALL REQUIREMENTS INTHESTANDARD NBCC = OBC 11
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 2273 2.27.3, FIREFIGHTER S EMERGENCY OPERATION FIREFIGHTERS EMERGENCY OPERATION APPLIED TO ALL ELEVATORS, EXCEPT WHERE THE HOISTWAY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FIRE RATED, WHERE THE RISE DOES NOT EXCEED 2000 MM, AND WHERE THE HOISTWAY DOES NOT PENETRATE A FLOOR. 12
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 2273 2.27.3 (CONT D) PHASE I EMERGENCY RECALL OPERATION KEY OPERATED AND FIRE DETECTION INITIATED RECALL REQUIRED INDEPENDENT OF OBC REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS AMENDED BY THE CAD 13
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227322 2.27.3.2.2, PHASE I EMERGENCY RECALLOPERATION BY FIRE ALARM INITIATING DEVICES SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTORS INSTALLED TO INITIATE AUTOMATIC RECALL: AT EACH FLOOR SERVED BY THE ELEVATOR, AND IN THE ASSOCIATED ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOM ( FIRE DETECTORS (FIRE ALARM INITIATING DEVICES) = SMOKE OR HEAT DETECTORS 14
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227322 2.27.3.2.2 (CONT D) ELEVATOR RECALL CAN BE EITHER DIRECTLY TO, OR THROUGH THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO, THE ELEVATOR CONTROLLER(S) FIRE DETECTORS INSTALLED TO THE OBC FIRE DETECTORS OUTSIDE THE MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOM NOT REQUIRED IF THE FLOOR AREA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY SUPERVISED SPRINKLER SYSTEM 15
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227322 2.27.3.2.2 (CONT D) WHERE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INITIATES RECALL, MANUAL STATIONS ARE NOT TO INITIATE DESIGNATED OR ALTERNATE LEVEL RECALL 16
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227323 2.27.3.2.3, PHASE I EMERGENCY RECALL OPERATION ACTIVATION OF A FIRE DETECTOR, OTHER THAN ON THE DESIGNATED RECALL LEVEL ALL ELEVATORS SERVING THE FLOOR OF INITIATION, AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELEVATORS, TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL 17
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227323 2.27.3.2.3 (CONT D) ACTIVATION OF A MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOM FIRE DETECTOR ALL ELEVATORS SERVED BY THE MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL ROOM, OR CONTROL SPACE RETURN NONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL IF MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL ROOM, OR CONTROL SPACE LOCATED ON THE DESIGNATED LEVEL, ALL ELEVATORS TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THE ALTERNATE LEVEL 18
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227323 2.27.3.2.3 (CONT D) ACTIVATION OF A HOISTWAY FIRE DETECTOR ALL ELEVATORS SERVED BY THE HOISTWAY TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL IF FIRE DETECTOR LOCATED AT OR BELOW THE LOWEST RECALL LEVEL, ALL ELEVATORS TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THE UPPER RECALL LEVEL 19
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227324 2.27.3.2.4, PHASE I EMERGENCY RECALL OPERATION TO ALTERNATE LEVEL ACTIVATION OF A FIRE DETECTOR ON THE DESIGNATED RECALL LEVEL ALL ELEVATORS SERVING THE FLOOR OF INITIATION, AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELEVATORS, TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THE ALTERNATE LEVEL 20
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227325 2.27.3.2.5, RECALL LEVEL RECALL LEVEL FOR ELEVATOR RECALL DETERMINED BY FIRST ACTIVATED FIRE ALARM INITIATING DEVICE 21
CSA-B44-07 SECTION 227326 2.27.3.2.6, MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, OR HOISTWAY FIRE DETECTION IN ADDITION TO RECALL, ACTIVATION OF FIRE DETECTION TO CAUSE IN-CAR VISUAL SIGNAL TO FLASH IN ELEVATORS WITH EQUIPMENT IN AREA OF INITIATION TYPICALLY BY ELEVATOR CONTROLLER MAY REQUIRE SEPARATE INPUTS FROM THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM 22
SUMMARY 23
SUMMARY OBC & CSA-B44 SMOKE DETECTORS ELEVATOR LOBBIES ELEVATOR MACHINE R ROOMS, CONTROL SPACES, AND CONTROL ROOMS NOTE: SMOKE DETECTORS IN ELEVATOR LOBBIES MAY BE OMITTED WITH AHJ APPROVAL IN BUILDINGS WITH ELECTRICALLY SUPERVISED SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 24
SUMMARY OBC & CSA-B44 FIRE DETECTORS (HEAT OR SMOKE DETECTORS) AS REQUIRED BY THE OBC ELEVATOR SHAFTS ELEVATOR PITS MANUAL STATIONS NOT TO INITIATE RECALL AS PER CSA-B44 25
SUMMARY OBC & CSA-B44 FIRE ALARM / ELEVATOR INTERFACES DESIGNATED LEVEL RECALL ALTERNATE LEVEL RECALL VISUAL SIGNAL FLASH MACHINE R ROOM, CONTROL S SPACE, AND CONTROL ROOM TOP OF SHAFT ELEVATOR PIT 26
QUESTIONS? SIMON CROSBY, CET, CFPS RANDAL BROWN & ASSOCIATES LTD. 105-6 LANSING SQUARE TORONTO ON M2J 1T5 416-492-5886 X234 SCROSBY@RBACODES.COMCOM RANDAL BROWN & ASSOCIATES LTD. 2011 27