Life-Safety Renovation Check

Use when renovation work exposes old dampers, rated walls, sleeves, access doors, or questionable existing life-safety conditions.

You find an existing damper/rated assembly/penetration that looks missing, modified, painted shut, blocked, unlabeled, or non-compliant.

Stop if

• Ask anytime existing rated/life-safety work is missing access, labels, sleeves, angles, actuator clearance, or looks modified by others.

Watch out

• Do not assume old work is acceptable because it was there before.
• Do not assume you own the fix without direction.
• Do not hide or tie into a questionable rated/life-safety condition.

Check

• As-found wide
• Label/access close-up
• Missing/modified detail
• Drawing/scope reference

Steps

• Document the as-found condition before touching it and bring it to the foreman/PM.
• Take wide photos showing room/grid and what new work touches the old condition.
• Take close photos of labels, access, sleeve/angles, actuator, blade path, or missing components.
• Do not remove, patch, cut, or tie in until scope and AHJ/project direction are clear.
• Ask whether the condition is in your scope, existing-to-remain, or needs RFI/AHJ/PM direction.

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