NFPA 17A-2013 Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems (Effective Date 12 17 2012).pdf

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29、7A Standardfor WetChemicalExtinguishingSystems 2013Edition This edition of NFPA 17A, Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 27, 2012, with an effective

30、date of December 17, 2012, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 17A was approved as an American National Standard on December 17, 2012. OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA17A On April 6, 1983, the Standards Council received a request to assign the subject of wet chemical extinguishing s

31、ystems to the appropriate committee. Listed systems had been avail- able for some time. After the Foam Committee declined the request, the Dry Chemical Extin- guishing Systems Committee, which had been activated in 1952, was asked to assume respon- sibility for the project. In May 1983, that committ

32、ee voted to accept the assignment and requested that the Standards Council expand the Committee Scope to include the new topic. The Committee also requested that the new document be identified as NFPA 17A,Standardfor Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems. A subcommittee met in June 1983 to develop the

33、text. In November 1984, the Council approved a request to change the name of the Committee to the Committee on Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems. The first edition of NFPA 17A was in 1986; the 1990 edition was a partial revision of the 1986 edition. The 1994 edition was rewritten to more cl

34、early state the requirements and to separate the mandatory requirements from the nonmandatory recommendations to assist in making the document more usable, enforceable, and adoptable. The 1998 edition of this standard was revised to clarify the requirements for protection of unclosable openings and

35、equipment shutdown. The changes to the 2002 edition consisted of an editorial reformatting of the standard to comply with the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents. Technical changes included clarification of requirements for fuel and power shutoff upon actuation of the system and r

36、ewriting the requirement for simultaneous systems operation. Changes to the 2009 edition clarified inspection, maintenance, and service requirements and qualifications for service personnel. Revisions to the 2013 edition of this standard clarify requirements for inspection and maintenance and add ne

37、w requirements for installation acceptance. 17A1 NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.TechnicalCommitteeonDryandWetChemicalExtinguishingSystems DavidA.deVries, Chair Firetech Engineering Inc.,

38、 IL SE LarryAngle, M. Jacks Fire & Safety, TX IM Rep. National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors ArtBlack, Carmel Fire Protection Associates, CA E AndrewBlum, Exponent, Inc., MD SE ThomasC.Brown, The RJA Group, Inc., MD SE SamuelS.Dannaway, S. S. Dannaway Associates, Inc., HI SE JackK.Dick,

39、 Heiser Logistics, Inc., NY M BradleyT.Howard, Koorsen Fire & Security, OH IM BillIsemann, Guardian Fire Protection Services LLC, MD IM EdwardJ.Kaminski, Clark County Fire Department, NV E ThomasH.Kelly, Zurich Services Corporation, MI I DougKline, Nowak Supply Fire Systems, IN IM Rep. Fire Suppress

40、ion Systems Association WilliamKlingenmaier, Tyco Fire Protection Products, WI M MichaelE.Luna, Intertek Testing Services, TX RT MichaelP.McGreal, Firedyne Engineering, PC, IL SE ThomasL.McVerryIII, DunnWell, LLC, NC IM StephenM.Micke, Firemans Fund Insurance Company, CA I MichaelS.Mitchell, Boulder

41、 Fire Rescue Department, CO E J.R.Nerat, UTC/Badger Fire Protection, MI M Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section ErikG.Olsen, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, NJ I RobertB.Popa, Farmington Fire Department, NM E NealG.Pulvermacher, West Bend Mutual Insurance, WI I FrederickSanford, Liberty M

42、utual Insurance Company, MA I BlakeM.Shugarman, UL LLC, IL RT RaymondA.Stacy, FM Approvals, MA I Rep. FM Global LaurieK.Szumla, All State Fire Equipment of WNY, NY IM WilliamVegso, Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, NC M Rep. Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association J.CraigVoelkert, Amerex Corporation,

43、 AL M RichardW.Wood, City of Nashua Fire Rescue Department, NH E ThomasStevenWright, Fisher Engineering, Inc., AZ SE Alternates RichardJ.Biehl, Tyco Suppression Systems, WI M (Alt. to W. Klingenmaier) MarkT.Conroy, Brooks Equipment Company, MA M (Alt. to J. K. Dick) BruceJ.Euler, Buckeye Fire Equipm

44、ent Company, NC M (Alt. to W. Vegso) StephenM.Hill, The RJA Group, Inc., MD SE (Alt. to T. C. Brown) KevinHolly,Jr., UL LLC, IL RT (Alt. to B. M. Shugarman) GuyL.Jones,Jr., Amerex Corporation, AL M (Alt. to J. C. Voelkert) RobertKasiski, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to R. A. Stacy) RichardT.Long,Jr., Expon

45、ent, Inc., MD SE (Alt. to A. Blum) RichardL.Lupien, UTC/Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., MA M Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section (Alt. to J. R. Nerat) NorbertW.Makowka, National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors, IL IM (Alt. to L. Angle) ScottM.Plumer, Liberty Mutual, MA I (Alt. to F. Sanford)

46、 RobertV.Scholes, Firemans Fund Insurance Company, CA I (Alt. to S. M. Micke) StevenA.Sheldon, Fisher Engineering, Inc., AZ SE (Alt. to T. S. Wright) Nonvoting EdwardD.Leedy, Naperville, IL (Member Emeritus) SandraStanek, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committ

47、ee was balloted on the final text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred.Akey to classifications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document develo

48、ped by the committee on which the member serves. CommitteeScope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the design, installation, operation, testing, maintenance, and use of dry and wet chemical extinguishing systems for fire protection. 17A2 WET CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYS

49、TEMS 2013 EditionContents Chapter1 Administration . 17A4 1.1 Scope 17A4 1.2 Purpose . 17A4 1.3 Application . 17A4 1.4 Retroactivity 17A4 1.5 Equivalency 17A4 1.6 Units and Formulas 17A4 1.7 Qualifications 17A4 Chapter2 ReferencedPublications 17A4 2.1 General . 17A4 2.2 NFPA Publications 17A4 2.3 Other Publications . 17A4 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections . 17A4 Chapter3 Definitions 17A5 3.1 General . 17A5 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions . 17A5 3.3 General Def