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Case: T08FR03541

Case Details

Status:

COMPLETE

Type:

INSPECTION
Address:

Entered Date:

10/06/2008

Applicant:

GOOD SHEPHERD EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

Description:

sprinkler test full inspection required

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T08FR03541
Case Status: COMPLETE
Case Description: INSPECTION
Total Outstanding Inspections - 8
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS SITTING ON COUNTER. 906.7 Hangers and brackets. Hand-held portable fire extinguishers, not housed in cabinets, shall be installed on the hangers or brackets supplied. Hangers or brackets shall be securely anchored to the mounting surface in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. PLACE YOUR EXTINGUISHER ON A WALL MOUNTED BRACKET IN A CONSPICIOUS PLACE IN THE TRAVEL OF EXIT.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: SHELF IN CLOSET IS BLOCKING SPRINKLER FLOW. 903.3.3 Obstructed locations. Automatic sprinklers shall be installed with due regard to obstructions that will delay activation or obstruct the water distribution pattern. Automatic sprinklers shall be installed in or under covered kiosks, displays, booths, concession stands, or equipment that exceeds 4 feet (1219 mm) in width. Not less than a 3-foot (914 mm) clearance shall be maintained between automatic sprinklers and the top of piles of combustible fibers. CORRECTION: REMOVE SHELF OR DROP A SPRINKLER HEAD BELOW IT.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: THERE ARE HOLES IN THE WALL OF YOUR CLOSET. 703.1 Maintenance. The required fire-resistance rating of fire-resistance-rated construction shall be maintained. CORRECTION: REPAIR HOLES OR USE FIRE RESISTANT FOAM TO FILL HOLES IN WALL.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: YOU HAVE A OUTLET IN YOUR ATTIC WITH NO COVER. 605.6 Unapproved conditions. Open junction boxes and open-wiring splices shall be prohibited. Approved covers shall be provided for all switch and electrical outlet boxes. CORRECTION: PLACE THE REQUIRED COVER OVER YOUR OUTLET.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: YOUR EMERGENCY LIGHTS 1) FELLOWSHIP HALL 2) SANCTUARY NEAR E. EXIT ARE NOT WORKING. 1006.1 Illumination required. The means of egress, including the exit discharge, shall be illuminated at all times the building space served by the means of egress is occupied. CORRECTION: YOU WILL CAUSE YOUR EMERGENCY LIGHTING TO WORK APPROPRIATLY.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: YOUR FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED THIS PAST YEAR. 907.20.5 Maintenance, inspection and testing. The building owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the fire and life safety systems are maintained in an operable condition at all times. Service personnel shall meet the qualification requirements of NFPA 72 for maintaining, inspecting and testing such systems. A written record shall be maintained and shall be made available to the fire code official. CORRECTION: YOU WILL HAVE YOUR EXTINGUISHER SERVICED BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation Problem: Your main exit door and your fellowhip hall doors 1) do not swing in the direction of egress, Your 2nd exit from the worship hall has a lock in addition to the panic hardware. 1008.1.9 Panic and fire exit hardware. Each door in a means of egress from a Group A occupancy having an occupant load of 50 or more shall not be provided with a latch or lock unless it is panic hardware or fire exit hardware. (exception - 1008.1.8.3 states places of religious worship and having an occupant load of less than 300 may have a key operated lock on the egress side, providing you place a sign adjacent to the door that states " These doors to remain unlocked while the building is occupied" 1008.1.2 Doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 50 persons or more. CORRECTION: YOU WILL:1) HAVE YOUR DOORS MADE TO SWING OUT 2) YOU WILL PLACE A SIGN ABOVE THE MAIN EXIT STATING " THESE DOORS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHILE THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED" 3) YOU WILL REMOVE THE THUMBOLT LOCK ON YOUR SECOND EXIT THAT ALREADY HAS PANIC HARDWARE INSTALLED.
12/11/2008 INSP - FULL NSPRENGE Violation PROBLEM: YOUR ORGAN IS BLOCKING YOUR EXIT. 1028.3 Obstructions. A means of egress shall be free from obstructions that would prevent its use, including the accumulation of snow and ice. CORRECTION: MOVE THE ORGAN SO THAT THE EXIT DOOR HAS A CLEAR PATH OF TRAVEL TO IT AND MAINTAIN THAT PATHS WIDTH AS THE SAME AS THE DOORS WIDTH.