GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
DG 1110-3-112 May 1979
alarm automatically. In designing a system, consideration
should be given to visual as well as audible
alarms to aid those with hearing handicaps; to resisting
vandalism; and to maintaining and checking
the system's performance. Tie-in with the installation fire
department may also be required along with
annunciators to show which detectors and/or alarms are
activated.
(c) Extinguishment. Sprinkler or other systems may be used or required in high hazard areas, e.g.,
in educational or storage spaces where hazardous materials are handled. These systems are normally
activated automatically by heat. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided in all portions of
ACES Center buildings located below the floor of exit; in all windowless classrooms, shops and
educational spaces not having exits leading directly to the outside; and in all shops, classrooms and
storerooms in which hazardous materials are handled. Spaces where special electrical or mechanical
devices such as computers, simulators, etc., are to be housed must be identified so that alternative
extinguishment systems can be designed accordingly.
(d) Safety Signals, Lights and Symbols. Emergency exits from corridors should be marked so that
a sign indicating the nearest exit is visible from every point in the corridor. Provisions for those with
visual, as well as other physical impairments, must be made in accordance with applicable design
criteria used in design for the physically handicapped. Illuminated exit signs and emergency lights for
all emergency exits and passageways will be provided as required by the Life Safety Code, NFPA No.
101. The location of fire protection and other fire safety equipment should be emphasized, where
possible, with pictographs such as shown in Figure 3-5. Safety markings; signs for danger, warning or
caution such as shown in Figure 3-6, should be designed in accordance with AR 385-30, Safety Color
Code Markings and Symbols, and OSHA requirements.
Figure 3-5 Pictograph of Fire Extinguisher
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