6.5.12 Checklist – Mechanical and Electrical Systems
- Place all emergency functions away from high-risk areas in protected locations with restricted access.
- Provide redundant and separated emergency functions.
- Harden and/or provide physical buffer zones for the enclosures around emergency equipment, controls, and wiring.
- For egress routes, provide battery packs for exit signs, use non-slip phosphorescent treads, and double doors for mass evacuation.
- Avoid using glass along primary egress routes or stairwells.
- Place emergency functions away from structurally vulnerable areas such as transfer girders.
- Place a transformer interior to building, if possible.
- Provide access to the fire control center from the building exterior.