NFPA 3 & 4H-2015 Commissioning and Integrated System Testing Handbook.pdf

1、i i w Commissioning and In t egr a t ed S y st em T esting Handbook Edited by Matthew J. Klaus Principal Fire Protection Engineer National Fire Protection Association With the complete text of the 2015 editions of NFPA 3, Recommended Practice for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Syst

2、ems, and NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 1 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMProduct Management: Debra Rose Development and Production: Khela Thorne Copyediting: Janet Provost Ar

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8、A 3”), and NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing (“NFPA 4”), are, like all NFPA codes, standards, recommended practices, and guides (“NFPA Standards”), made available for use subject to Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers, which appear at the end of this

9、handbook and can also be viewed at www.nfpa.org/disclaimers. Notice Concerning Code Interpretations: This second edition of the Commissioning and Integrated System Testing Handbook is based on the 2015 editions of NFPA 3 and NFPA 4. All NFPA codes, standards, recommended practices, and guides (“NFPA

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18、Fire Protection Association: National Fire Protection Association NFPA NFPA 70 , National Electrical Code NFPA 72 , National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code NFPA 101 , Life Safety Code NFPA 5000 , Building Construction and Safety Code NFPA No.: 3HB15 ISBN (book): 978-145590-8059 ISBN (PDF): 978-145590

19、8172 ISBN (e-book): 978-1455910021 Library of Congress Card Control No.: 2014950941 Printed in the United States of America 14 15 16 17 18 5 4 3 2 1 BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 2 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMiii Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments ix About the Contributors xi About the Editor xv In Memori

20、am xvi PART I NFPA 3, Recommended Practice for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, 2015 Edition, with C ommen tar y 1 1 Administration 3 1.1 Scope 3 1.2 Purpose 4 1.3 Application 4 1.4 New Technology 10 2 Referenced Publications 11 2.1 General 11 2.2 NFPA Publications 11 2.3 Ot

21、her Publications 11 2.4 References for Extracts in Recommendations Sections 12 3 Definitions 13 3.1 General 13 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 14 3.3 General Definitions 15 4 Qualifications of Commissioning Personnel 35 4.1 Applicability 35 4.2 Qualifications 36 5 Commissioning 43 5.1 General 44 5.2 P

22、lanning Phase 44 5.3 Design Phase 64 5.4 Construction Phase 70 5.5 Occupancy Phase 75 6 Integrated Systems Commissioning 79 6.1 General 79 6.2 Design Phase 80 6.3 Construction Phase 82 6.4 Occupancy Phase 83 7 Existing Fire Protection and Life Safety System Commissioning 85 7.1 General 85 7.2 Recomm

23、issioning 87 7.3 Retro-commissioning 91 8 Commissioning Documentation and Forms 97 8.1 Documentation 97 8.2 Allowable Documents 98 8.3 Forms and Checklists 98 8.4 Document Retention 99 Annex A Explanatory Material 101 B Sample Basis of Design Narrative Report 103 C Sample Commissioning Documentation

24、 113 D Informational References 127 PART II NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing, 2015 Edition, with Commentary 131 1 Administration 133 1.1 Scope 134 1.2 Purpose 136 BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 3 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMiv Contents 2015 Commissioning and Integ

25、rated System Testing Handbook 1.3 Application 137 1.4 Equivalency 139 2 Referenced Publications 141 2.1 General 141 2.2 NFPA Publications 141 2.3 Other Publications 142 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections 142 3 Definitions 143 3.1 General 143 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 144 3.3 Gener

26、al Definitions 145 4 General Requirements 163 4.1 Fundamental Principles 163 4.2 Integrated System Testing Team 164 4.3 Qualifications 165 4.4 Responsibilities 169 4.5 Test Plan 170 5 Test Methods 177 5.1 General 177 5.2 Test Method 185 6 Test Frequencies 191 6.1 General 191 6.2 Initial Integrated S

27、ystems Test 192 6.3 Periodic Integrated Systems Testing 193 6.4 Existing System Modifications 197 7 Documentation 201 7.1 Application 201 7.2 Minimum Required T est Documentation 202 7.3 Completion Documents 204 7.4 Record Retention, and Record Maintenance 205 7.5 Forms 206 Annex A Explanatory Mater

28、ial 211 B Integrated Test Plans and Forms 213 C Informational References 231 PART III Commissioning Sample Project 233 1 Sample Commissioning Plan Overview 235 2 Commissioning PlanACME Corporate Offices 245 PART IV Sample Integrated Test Plans with Commentary 375 1 Overview of Integrated Testing Pla

29、ns 377 2 Sample Integrated System Test PlanSimple Building 385 3 Sample Integrated System Test PlanComplex Building 389 PART V Fire and Life Safety Commissioning for Existing Systems 399 1 Commissioning Existing Systems 401 2 Conducting a Retro-Commissioning Project 411 PART VI Individual System Com

30、missioning 425 1 Individual System Commissioning Overview 427 2 Individual System Commissioning Sprinkler Systems 433 3 Individual System Commissioning Fire Alarm Systems 469 4 Individual System Commissioning Standpipes and Hose Systems 529 BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 4 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMv Conten

31、ts Commissioning and Integrated System Testing Handbook 2015 5 Individual System Commissioning Fire Pump Systems 551 6 Individual System Commissioning Atrium Smoke Control Systems 583 PART VII Supplements 599 1 NFPA 3 and NFPA 4 in Action at Harvard University 601 2 How NFPA 4 Fits Into the Gaps of

32、NFPA 72 607 3 International Perspective on Commissioning 615 Index for NFPA 3 621 Index for NFPA 4 627 Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers 631 BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 5 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMBK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 6 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMvii Preface With the ink barely dry on the first ed

33、ition of NFPA 3, Recommended Practice for Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, the technical committee respon- sible for NFPAs commissioning project immediately began looking into increasing the usability of the content in the document. The first order of

34、business for the committee was to separate the con- cepts of commissioning (Cx) and integrated system testing (ISTx). The concept of Cx was discussed largely as a documentation-driven, highly administrative process to ensure that things were being done correctly. This concept was often confused with

35、 the integrated system test, which is a physical confirmation of the communication between multiple systems. Although the differences between these concepts were identified in the 2012 edition with a single chapter dedicated to the integrated system test that falls within the overall Cx process, the

36、re was still confusion as to where the lines were drawn. The mechanism chosen for delineating these concepts was the creation of two separate docu- ments: NFPA 3 to address commissioning and NFPA 4 to address ISTx. Once this line was drawn, the next order of business was determining whether these co

37、ncepts fit more appropriately as recom- mended practices or as standards. After reviewing the scope statements for many system design and installation standards, the technical committee realized that there was a lack of directive to conduct an integrated system test in the NFPA family of codes and s

38、tandards, which ultimately was what drove the committee to make NFPA 4 a standard. NFPA 4 would finally give the owner and the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) a document to reference to confirm the functionality and performance of the communication between multiple systems. Both of the processes

39、 covered in NFPA 3, Recommended Practice for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, and NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing, have a similar structure since they were developed by the same technical committee. Looking at some of the major

40、concepts within the documents, both documents address the people involved, the process to be followed, and the necessary documentation to complete a Cx project or an integrated testing project. At the heart of both of these documents is the need for qualified individuals who understand not only how

41、fire protection systems are intended to work, but also how they are intended to work together to create the total life safety package for a building. Both of these documents require the key personnel involved, whether it is the fire commissioning agent (FCxA) or the integrated system testing agent (

42、ITa), to look at the projects on a case-by-case basis. NFPA 3 does not tell the FCxA how many meetings to hold or how many site inspections to conduct. Similarly, NFPA 4 does not tell the ITa how many test scenarios to include in the ISTx plan. These documents provide the user with what the end resu

43、lt of the project should be and allow the experts to determine the route that should be taken to get there. The actions of the technical committee have led to the creation of two documents that allow owners, AHJs, contractors, insurance representatives, and everyone in between to have a road map to

44、confirm system performance and system integration. This handbook intends to explain not only why it is important to perform ISTx and engage in Cx, but also explains exactly how these activities can occur. Matt Klaus BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 7 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMBK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 8 1/

45、23/2015 2:23:08 PMix Acknowledgments With the separation of NFPA 3 into two documents, this handbook has grown in both size and scope. This book could not be put together without the efforts of dozens of people. First, I would like to thank the members of the Technical Committee on Commissioning and

46、 Integrated Testing for their participation in and dedication to the process that generated two documents that will help serve the NFPA mission. Special thanks to TC Chair Maurice Pilette and TC Secretary Kimberly Gruner for going the extra mile during development of these documents. To the contribu

47、tors of this handbook, most who also pull double duty as technical committee members Art Black, Michael DeVore, Paul Dunphy, Kim Gruner, Bill Koffel, Dave LeBlanc, Pascal Pfeiffer, Maurice Pilette, and Bob Schifiliti I want to thank you for sharing your knowl- edge on these important subjects. Produ

48、cing this handbook has taken a tremendous amount of effort on the part of a number of people on the NFPA staff as well specifically, Debra Rose and Khela Thorne, who have provided the much-needed guidance to this handbook that took many twists and turns. Last, but certainly not least, I would like t

49、o thank my family. Thank you to my wife, Lisa, and my children, Olivia, Mackenzie, Riley, and Elena for their support and patience throughout the development of this book. Matt Klaus BK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 9 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMBK-NFPA-3HB15-140414-FM.indd 10 1/23/2015 2:23:08 PMxi About the Contributors Cecil Bilbo, Jr. (Part III, Chapters 12) Cecil Bilbo is president of the Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology, Inc. in Champaign, Illinois. In 2009, Cecil started the first educational program that leads to a degree specifically for those who