NFPA 4-2015 Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing (Effective date 5 19 2014).pdf

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29、 standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.Copyright 2014 National Fire Protection Association. All Rights Reserved.NFPA4Standard forIntegrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing2015 EditionThis edition of NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safet

30、y System Testing, wasprepared by the Technical Committee on Commissioning and Integrated Testing. It wasissued by the Standards Council on April 29, 2014, with an effective date of May 19, 2014.This edition of NFPA 4 was approved as an American National Standard on May 19, 2014.Origin and Developmen

31、t of NFPA 4The basis for NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing, wasChapter 7 of the 2012 edition of NFPA 3, Recommended Practice forCommissioning of Fire Protectionand Life Safety Systems. This chapter addressed integrated system testing as part of the overal

32、lfire protection and life safety system commissioning concept. Both the 2012 and 2015 edi-tions of NFPA 3 were released as recommended practices as opposed to standards, whichmeant that the concept of integrated system testing was not required, but only described as abest practice.The Technical Comm

33、ittee on Commissioning and Integrated Testing determined thatwhile commissioning fire protection systems was not ready for standardization, there was animminent need to create a standard for testing integrated fire protection and life safetysystems. The technical committee requested to separate the

34、concepts of commissioning andintegrated system testing into two documents: the first, a recommended practice on commis-sioning; and the second, a new standard, NFPA 4, addressing the integrated system testingportion. This restructuring and request for a new project was approved by the StandardsCounc

35、il in October 2011 and resulted in Chapter 7 of the 2012 edition of NFPA 3 beingremoved for the 2015 edition and being used as the basis for NFPA 4.NFPA 4 is intended to address the testing of the performance of the interconnectionbetween multiple fire protection and life safety systems. Chapter 1 e

36、stablishes the applicabilityof the standard and identifies that the standard is applied similar to a design or installationstandard, from the perspective that the users should be directed to this standard by scopingprovisions in a code, law regulation, or contract document.NFPA 4 addresses the devel

37、opment of the integrated testing team and the coordinationbetween the integrated testing agents (ITa) and test team. The standard spells out the rolesand responsibilities of the owner, the ITa, and the test team in general, as well as qualificationsfor the ITa.The standard also provides protocol for

38、 both the initial integrated system test that wouldoccur during the construction phase of a project prior to issuance of the Certificate of Occu-pancy as well as the integrated system testing for existing buildings. Integrated system testingin existing buildings can be in the form of periodic integr

39、ated system testing or “trigger-based” testing. NFPA 4 provides the triggers for conducting these post-occupancy integratedsystem tests as well as the development for a frequency of periodic tests where they aredeemed necessary.Finally, the standard addresses the development of the test plan and the

40、 test scenarios aswell as the documentation of the test.41NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.Technical Committee on Commissioning and Integrated TestingMaurice M. Pilette, ChairMechanical De

41、signs Ltd., MA SECecil Bilbo, Jr., Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology,Inc., IL SEArt Black, Carmel Fire Protection Associates, CA EBruce G. Campbell, Hughes Associates, Inc., CO SERobert G. Caputo, Fire communication sys-tems; and any other utility system deemed essentialto the support of project

42、operations(c) On-site combined heat and power generation systems,electric power generation plants or systems, fuel gasstorage facilities, water supply and storage facilities,and environmental or waste management systems(2) Fixed fire suppression and control systems(3) Fire alarm systems(4) Emergency

43、 communications systems (ECS)(5) Smoke control systems(6) The emergency power supply and emergency power supplysystems serving emergency systems, legally requiredstandby systems, and critical operations systems should beevaluated by the Fire Commissioning Agent (FCxA) for in-tegrated testing as a st

44、and-alone life safety system, whetheror not a fire or smoke event is occurring in the building.Normal and emergency standby power systems including,but not limited to, those powering the following:(a) Smoke control systems(b) Stair pressurization systems(c) Smoke-proof enclosure ventilation systems(

45、d) Electric driven fire pumps(e) Elevator systems(f) Fire suppression system controllers(7) Explosion prevention and control systems(8) Fire-resistant and smoke-resistant assemblies. Examplesinclude, but are not limited to, floor-ceilings and roofdecks, doors, windows, barriers, and walls protected

46、by afirestop system or device for through-penetrations andmembrane penetrations, and other fire and smoke con-trol assemblies.(9) Systems associated with commercial cooking operations(10) Elevator systems(11) Means of egress systems and components including, butnot limited to, the following:(a) Emer

47、gency lighting and exit signs(b) Major egress components, such as corridors, stairs,ramps, and so forth(c) Exit path marking systems(12) Other systems or installations integrated or connectedto a fire or life safety system, such as, but not limitedto, access control, critical processes, and hazardou

48、soperationsA.1.3.2 Where integrated systems testing is performed as partof a commissioning process, compliance with the Basis of De-sign and Owners Project Requirements should be verified.A.1.3.2(2) See Figure A.3.3.23(a) for a sample sequence ofoperationA.3.2.1 Approved. The National Fire Protectio

49、n Associationdoes not approve, inspect, or certify any installations, proce-dures, equipment, or materials; nor does it approve or evalu-ate testing laboratories. In determining the acceptability ofinstallations, procedures, equipment, or materials, the author-ity having jurisdiction may base acceptance on compliancewith NFPA or other appropriate standards. In the absence ofsuch standards, said authority may require evidence of properinstallation, procedure, or use. The authority having jurisdic-tion may also refer to the listings or labeling practices of anorganization t