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// CODE SNIPPET

1301.6.21 Patient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant

Existing Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 13 Performance Compliance Methods > 1301 General > 1301.6 Evaluation Process > 1301.6.21 Patient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant
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In I-2 occupancies, the ability of patients, their concentration and ratio to attendants shall be evaluated and applied in accordance with this section. Evaluate each smoke compartment using the categories in Sections 1301.6.21.1, 1301.6.21.2 and 1301.6.21.3 and enter the value in Table 1301.7. To determine the safety factor, multiply the three values together; if the sum is 9 or greater, compliance has failed.

1301.6.21.1 Patient Ability for Self-Preservation

Evaluate the ability of the patients for self-preservation in each smoke compartment in an emergency. Under the categories and occupancies in Table 1301.6.21.1, determine the appropriate value and enter that value in Table 1301.7 under Safety Parameter 1301.6.21.1, Patient Ability for Self-preservation, for means of egress and general safety.
TABLE 1301.6.21.1
PATIENT ABILITY VALUES
OCCUPANCYCATEGORIES
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I-2123

1301.6.21.1.1 Categories

The categories for patient ability for self-preservation are:
  1. Category a—(mobile) Patients are capable of self-preservation without assistance.
  2. Category b—(not mobile) Patients rely on assistance for evacuation or relocation.
  3. Category c—(not movable) Patients cannot be evacuated or relocated.

1301.6.21.2 Patient Concentration

Evaluate the concentration of patients in each smoke compartment under Section 1301.6.21.2. Under the categories and occupancies in Table 1301.6.21.2 determine the appropriate value and enter that value in Table 1301.7 under Safety Parameter 1301.6.21.2, Patient Concentration, for means of egress and general safety.
TABLE 1301.6.21.2
PATIENT CONCENTRATION VALUES
OCCUPANCYCATEGORIES
abc
I-2123

1301.6.21.2.1 Categories:

The categories for patient concentration are:
  1. Category a—smoke compartment has 1 to 10 patients.
  2. Category b—smoke compartment has more than 10 to 40 patients.
  3. Category c—smoke compartment has more than 40 patients.

1301.6.21.3 Attendant-To-Patient Ratio

Evaluate the attendant-to-patient ratio for each compartment under Section 1301.6.21.3. Under the categories and occupancies in Table 1301.6.21.3 determine the appropriate value and enter that value in Table 1301.7 under Safety Parameter 1301.6.21.3, Attendant-to-patient Ratio, for means of egress and general safety.
TABLE 1301.6.21.3
ATTENDANT-TO-PATIENT RATIO VALUES
OCCUPANCYCATEGORIES
abc
I-2123

1301.6.21.3.1 Categories

The categories for attendant-to-patient concentrations are:
  1. Category a—attendant-to-patient concentration is 1:5.
  2. Category b—attendant-to-patient concentration is 1:6 to 1:10.
  3. Category c—attendant-to-patient concentration is greater than 1:10 or no patients.

Related Code Sections


1301.6.21 Performance Compliance Methods, Patient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant
In I-2 occupancies, the ability of patients, their concentration and ratio to attendants shall be evaluated and applied in accordance ...
Existing Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 13 Performance Compliance Methods > 1301 General > 1301.6 Evaluation Process > 1301.6.21 Patient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant
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Existing Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 13 Performance Compliance Methods > 1301 General > 1301.6 Evaluation Process > 1301.6.21 Patient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant > 1301.6.21.3 Attendant-To-Patient Ratio > 1301.6.21.3.1 Categories
1301.6.21 Performance Compliance Methods, Care Recipient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant
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Evaluate the concentration of care recipients in each smoke compartment under Section 1301.6.21.2. Under the categories and occupancies in Table ...
Existing Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 13 Performance Compliance Methods > 1301 General > 1301.6 Evaluation Process > 1301.6.21 Care Recipient Ability, Concentration, Smoke Compartment Location and Ratio to Attendant > 1301.6.21.2 Care Recipient Concentration
1301.6.21.3 Performance Compliance Methods, Attendant-To-Care Recipients Ratio
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