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ELEVATORS AND FIRE ALARMSYSTEM INTERFACES

CANADIAN FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION

2011 ONTARIO ANNUAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR

RANDAL BROWN & ASSOCIATES LTD. 1© 2011

PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY

SIMON CROSBY, CET, CFPSRANDAL BROWN & ASSOCIATES LTD.

416-492-5886 [email protected]


CODES & STANDARDSNEW CONSTRUCTION


ONTARIO CODES & STANDARDS

• FIRE ALARM SYSTEM / ELEVATOR• FIRE ALARM SYSTEM / ELEVATORINTERFACE REQUIREMENTS:

2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE– 2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE

– CSA-B44-07, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORSAND ESCALATORSAND ESCALATORS

– TSSA CODE ADOPTION DOCUMENT

NOTE: CONFLICTS EXIST BETWEEN THE OBC & CSA-B44


ONTARIO BUILDING CODEONTARIO BUILDING CODE


2006 ONTARIO BUILDING CODE

• ARTICLE 3 2 6 4 EMERGENCY OPERATION• ARTICLE 3.2.6.4, EMERGENCY OPERATIONOF ELEVATORS

APPLICABLE IN HIGH BUILDINGS– APPLICABLE IN HIGH BUILDINGS

– AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR RECALL FORELEVATORS SERVING STOREYS ABOVE THEELEVATORS SERVING STOREYS ABOVE THEFIRST STOREY IN UNSPRINKLERED BUILDINGS



• ARTICLE 3 2 6 4 (CONT’D)• ARTICLE 3.2.6.4 (CONT D)– AUTOMATIC RECALL INITIATED BY:

• SMOKE DETECTORS CONNECTED TO THE• SMOKE DETECTORS, CONNECTED TO THEBUILDING’S FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, LOCATED INEACH ELEVATOR LOBBY ON EACH STOREY, OR

• THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM



• ARTICLE 3 2 4 10 FIRE DETECTORS• ARTICLE 3.2.4.10, FIRE DETECTORS– FIRE DETECTORS REQUIRED IN ELEVATOR

SHAFTSSHAFTS

NOTE: NEW REQUIREMENT FOR SMOKE DETECTORS INNOTE: NEW REQUIREMENT FOR SMOKE DETECTORS INELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS IN THE 2010 NBCC



• ARTICLE 3 2 4 14 ELEVATOR EMERGENCY• ARTICLE 3.2.4.14, ELEVATOR EMERGENCYRETURN

FOR ELEVATORS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC– FOR ELEVATORS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATICRECALL, SMOKE DETECTION REQUIRED AT THERECALL LEVEL ELEVATOR LOBBYRECALL LEVEL ELEVATOR LOBBY

– WHEN ACTUATED, RETURNS ELEVATORS TOTHE ALTERNATE RECALL LEVELTHE ALTERNATE RECALL LEVEL

– WAIVED WHEN THE RECALL LEVEL ISSPRINKLERED


CSA-B44-07CSA B44 07


CSA-B44-07

• HARMONIZED STANDARD WITH US BUT• HARMONIZED STANDARD WITH US, BUTSTILL CONTAINS CANADA SPECIFIC RULES

A O• APPLIED IN ONTARIO THROUGH THETSSA CODE ADOPTION DOCUMENT– ELEVATING DEVICES CODE ADOPTION

DOCUMENT – AMENDMENT 225/07 R03A– AMENDS ELEVATOR RECALL REQUIREMENTS

• IN THE STANDARD NBCC = OBC


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 FIREFIGHTER’S• SECTION 2.27.3, FIREFIGHTER SEMERGENCY OPERATION

FIREFIGHTERS’ EMERGENCY OPERATION– FIREFIGHTERS’ EMERGENCY OPERATIONAPPLIED TO ALL ELEVATORS, EXCEPT

• WHERE THE HOISTWAY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE• WHERE THE HOISTWAY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BEFIRE RATED,

• WHERE THE RISE DOES NOT EXCEED 2000 MM, AND

• WHERE THE HOISTWAY DOES NOT PENETRATE AFLOOR

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CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 (CONT’D)• SECTION 2.27.3 (CONT D)– PHASE I EMERGENCY RECALL OPERATION

• KEY OPERATED AND FIRE DETECTION INITIATED• KEY OPERATED AND FIRE DETECTION INITIATEDRECALL REQUIRED INDEPENDENT OF OBC REQUIREMENTS

• REQUIREMENTS AMENDED BY THE CAD


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 2 PHASE I EMERGENCY• SECTION 2.27.3.2.2, PHASE I EMERGENCYRECALL OPERATION BY FIRE ALARMINITIATING DEVICESINITIATING DEVICES– SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTORS INSTALLED TO

INITIATE AUTOMATIC RECALL:INITIATE AUTOMATIC RECALL:• AT EACH FLOOR SERVED BY THE ELEVATOR, AND

• IN THE ASSOCIATED ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, IN THE ASSOCIATED ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOM

– FIRE DETECTORS (FIRE ALARM INITIATING


(DEVICES) = SMOKE OR HEAT DETECTORS

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CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 2 (CONT’D)• SECTION 2.27.3.2.2 (CONT D)– ELEVATOR RECALL CAN BE EITHER DIRECTLY

TO OR THROUGH THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMTO, OR THROUGH THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMTO, THE ELEVATOR CONTROLLER(S)

– FIRE DETECTORS INSTALLED TO THE OBC– FIRE DETECTORS INSTALLED TO THE OBC– FIRE DETECTORS OUTSIDE THE MACHINE

ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOMROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR CONTROL ROOMNOT REQUIRED IF THE FLOOR AREA ISEQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY


SUPERVISED SPRINKLER SYSTEM© 2011

CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 2 (CONT’D)• SECTION 2.27.3.2.2 (CONT D)– WHERE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INITIATES

RECALL MANUAL STATIONS ARE NOT TORECALL, MANUAL STATIONS ARE NOT TOINITIATE DESIGNATED OR ALTERNATE LEVELRECALL


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 3 PHASE I EMERGENCY• SECTION 2.27.3.2.3, PHASE I EMERGENCYRECALL OPERATION

ACTIVATION OF A FIRE DETECTOR OTHER– ACTIVATION OF A FIRE DETECTOR, OTHERTHAN ON THE DESIGNATED RECALL LEVEL

• ALL ELEVATORS SERVING THE FLOOR OF• ALL ELEVATORS SERVING THE FLOOR OFINITIATION, AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELEVATORS, TORETURN NONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 3 (CONT’D)• SECTION 2.27.3.2.3 (CONT D)– ACTIVATION OF A MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL

SPACE OR CONTROL ROOM FIRE DETECTORSPACE, OR CONTROL ROOM FIRE DETECTOR• ALL ELEVATORS SERVED BY THE MACHINE ROOM,

CONTROL ROOM, OR CONTROL SPACE RETURNNONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL

• IF MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL ROOM, OR CONTROLSPACE LOCATED ON THE DESIGNATED LEVEL ALLSPACE LOCATED ON THE DESIGNATED LEVEL, ALLELEVATORS TO RETURN NONSTOP TO THEALTERNATE LEVEL


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 3 (CONT’D)• SECTION 2.27.3.2.3 (CONT D)– ACTIVATION OF A HOISTWAY FIRE DETECTOR

• ALL ELEVATORS SERVED BY THE HOISTWAY TO• ALL ELEVATORS SERVED BY THE HOISTWAY TORETURN NONSTOP TO THE DESIGNATED LEVEL

• IF FIRE DETECTOR LOCATED AT OR BELOW THELOWEST RECALL LEVEL, ALL ELEVATORS TORETURN NONSTOP TO THE UPPER RECALL LEVEL


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 4 PHASE I EMERGENCY• SECTION 2.27.3.2.4, PHASE I EMERGENCYRECALL OPERATION TO ALTERNATELEVELLEVEL– ACTIVATION OF A FIRE DETECTOR ON THE

DESIGNATED RECALL LEVELDESIGNATED RECALL LEVEL• ALL ELEVATORS SERVING THE FLOOR OF

INITIATION, AND ANY ASSOCIATED ELEVATORS, TORETURN NONSTOP TO THE ALTERNATE LEVEL


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 5 RECALL LEVEL• SECTION 2.27.3.2.5, RECALL LEVEL– RECALL LEVEL FOR ELEVATOR RECALL

DETERMINED BY FIRST ACTIVATED FIREDETERMINED BY FIRST ACTIVATED FIREALARM INITIATING DEVICE


CSA-B44-07

• SECTION 2 27 3 2 6 MACHINE ROOM • SECTION 2.27.3.2.6, MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, ORHOISTWAY FIRE DETECTIONHOISTWAY FIRE DETECTION– IN ADDITION TO RECALL, ACTIVATION OF FIRE

DETECTION TO CAUSE IN CAR VISUAL SIGNALDETECTION TO CAUSE IN-CAR VISUAL SIGNALTO FLASH IN ELEVATORS WITH EQUIPMENT INAREA OF INITIATION

– TYPICALLY BY ELEVATOR CONTROLLER

– MAY REQUIRE SEPARATE INPUTS FROM THE


MAY REQUIRE SEPARATE INPUTS FROM THEFIRE ALARM SYSTEM

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SUMMARYSUMMARY


SUMMARY – OBC & CSA-B44

• SMOKE DETECTORS• SMOKE DETECTORS– ELEVATOR LOBBIES

E M R C– ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS, CONTROLSPACES, AND CONTROL ROOMS

NOTE: SMOKE DETECTORS IN ELEVATOR LOBBIES MAY BEOMITTED WITH AHJ APPROVAL IN BUILDINGS WITHELECTRICALLY SUPERVISED SPRINKLER SYSTEMS



• FIRE DETECTORS (HEAT OR SMOKE• FIRE DETECTORS (HEAT OR SMOKEDETECTORS)

AS REQUIRED BY THE OBC– AS REQUIRED BY THE OBC– ELEVATOR SHAFTS

E P– ELEVATOR PITS

• MANUAL STATIONS– NOT TO INITIATE RECALL AS PER CSA-B44



• FIRE ALARM / ELEVATOR INTERFACES• FIRE ALARM / ELEVATOR INTERFACES– DESIGNATED LEVEL RECALL

A L R– ALTERNATE LEVEL RECALL

– VISUAL SIGNAL FLASHM R C S • MACHINE ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, ANDCONTROL ROOM

• TOP OF SHAFTTOP OF SHAFT

• ELEVATOR PIT


QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

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