Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Chapter 45.2 - STATE FIR COUNCIL › STATE FIRE CODE › Subchapter 2 - AMENDMENTS TO THE NFPA 1, UFC › Section 12-45.2-67 - Fire alarm system modified positive alarm sequence

Current
				  through June, 2024
Section 13.7.1.4.9.4 is amended by adding a new subsection
					 to read as follows: "13.7.1.4.9.4.1 Buildings or facilities shall meet ail of
					 the following requirements for a positive alarm sequence:
1. An automatic fire sprinkler system
				  installed in conformance with the building code shall be provided throughout
				  the building or facility.
2.
				  Written fire emergency procedures and an evacuation plan for the building or
				  facility shall be reviewed by the AHJ prior to approval testing. The procedures
				  and plan shall include, but not be limited to, immediate notification to the
				  fire department, use of primary and secondary exits, use of fire protection
				  appliances for the building(s) or facility(ies)
3. Trained personnel shall respond to
				  emergencies on a 24-hour basis. The staff shall be instructed in fire emergency
				  procedures and the use and operation of in-house fire appliances. Documentation
				  of such training shall be maintained and filed on the premises.
4. Immediate notification of the fire
				  department shall take place upon activation of any fire alarm initiating
				  device.
5. If an initiating device
				  of the fire alarm system is activated, acknowledgement at the control unit by
				  trained personnel shall be accomplished within 15 seconds in order to initiate
				  the alarm investigation phase. If the signal is not acknowledged within 15
				  seconds, all building or facility and remote signals shall be activated
				  immediately and automatically (general alarm).
6. If an initiating device of the fire alarm
				  system is activated, ail notification devices in that zone shall be activated.
				  The zone notification shall include the floor of, the floor above and the floor
				  below the activated device. The zone notification areas may be modified with
				  the approval of the AHJ. This zone notification shall be for a maximum of three
				  (3) minutes, during which trained personnel shall initiate the alarm
				  investigation phase, communicate their findings immediately to the fire
				  department, and reset the system if appropriate. After three (3) minutes, or an
				  activation of any other initiating device(s), the fire alarm system shall be
				  activated immediately and automatically for the entire building or facility
				  (general alarm). At no time shall the fire alarm system be silenced until
				  verification of the alarm is accomplished.
7. The fire alarm system shall provide a
				  means to bypass the positive alarm sequence and immediately activate the
				  general alarm for the entire building or facility.
8. The AHJ shall conduct a test of the
				  positive alarm sequence prior to implementation.
9. The AHJ may disapprove or rescind approval
				  of the positive alarm sequence of the fire alarm system if all of the above
				  requirements are not met and shall require the fire alarm system to be
				  reprogrammed to meet a general alarm notification at the owner's
				  expense."