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equipment contained therein.
2. Doors that have either an approved visual identification clear glass panel or a complete glass door panel are not required to be
marked.
VA Fire Prevention Code 2018
Fail 9th Floor CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY 905.7.1 - Cabinet equipment identification.
SYSTEMS
Inspector Comments:
Cabinets shall be identified in an approved manner by a permanently attached sign with letters not less than 2 inches (51 mm)
high in a color that contrasts with the background color, indicating the equipment contained therein.
Exceptions:
1. Doors not large enough to accommodate a written sign shall be marked with a permanently attached pictogram of the
equipment contained therein.
2. Doors that have either an approved visual identification clear glass panel or a complete glass door panel are not required to be
marked.
VA Fire Prevention Code 2018
Fail 9th Floor CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY 905.2 - Maintenance standard.
SYSTEMS
Inspector Comments: Standpipe systems shall be maintained in accordance with this section, NFPA 25 and as approved in
accordance with the applicable building code, including the applicable NFPA 14 standard. Hose connections shall be maintained
so that there is at least a 3-inch (76.2 mm) clearance between any adjacent object and the handle of the valve when the valve is in
any position ranging from fully open to fully closed. Fire department connections for standpipe systems shall be in accordance with
Section 912.
Install Glass in Cabinet.
Inspector Comments: On 7/18 this investigator visited 2 28th Street, Oceanside Towers, in response to a complaint of a failed standpipe inspection conducted
by a third party fire protection company (Hiller). Standpipe cabinets in the hallways of every floor now contain fire extinguishers, as well as the standpipe
connection, where the hose once connected. Fire Code requires that labeling be in compliance with NFPA 14 and 25 which require the following:
1. All hose connections must be identified by a sign, all valve cabinets must have a sign that “indicate[s] the contents,†and NFPA 14 requires special
signage (outlined in NFPA 170) to identify “hose connections [that] are not located in exit stairways.â€
2. Each fire department connection shall be designated by a sign, with letters at least 1 in. (25.4 mm) in height, that reads “STANDPIPE.†For manual
systems, the sign shall also indicate that the system is manual and that it is either wet or dry.
3. Standpipe signs must be permanently marked and shall be constructed of weather-resistant metal or rigid plastic materials;
and secured to a device or the building wall with corrosion-resistant chains or fasteners.
4.Valve cabinets shall be marked to indicate contents.
5. Letters shall be red with white background and shall be 2.5 inch in height.
6. Additionally, location of fire extinguishers must be clearly marked.
7. If standpipe cabinets have easily breakable glass panels or pushable plexiglass panels, said panels must be installed.
***Recommend one sign indicating (FDC) and one sign indicating (Fire Extinguisher).
Also Hiller noted on their fire inspection that no documents were available for the last 5 year standpipe internal inspection. Please provide documentation of five
(5) year internal pipe inspection to whipplesr@nnva.gov, or have an inspection conducted.
-NFPA 25 2018 14.2.1.1
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