1、AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDQualification of Installers of Firestop Systems and Devices for Piping SystemsASME A112.20.2-2004AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDQUALIFICATION OFINSTALLERS OFFIRESTOP SYSTEMSAND DEVICES FORPIPING SYSTEMSASME A112.20.2-2004Date of Issuance: August 31, 2004This Standard will
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9、ical EngineersThree Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990Copyright 2004 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword ivCommittee Roster . vCorrespondence With the A112 Committee . vi1 General 12 General Knowledge . 23 Product Performance Knowledge
10、 . 24 Product Installation Knowledge 25 System and System Component Acceptance Testing Knowledge 26 Documenting and Recording . 37 Vocabulary and Terms . 38 Certification of Firestop Systems Installers . 39 32-Hour Firestop Systems Installer Training Outline . 3Nonmandatory AppendixAppendix A Recomm
11、ended Guidelines for Firestop Contractors 5iiiFOREWORDCorrectly installing firestopping and firestop devices and systems is critical to life safety in theconstruction industry. Therefore it is equally important to assure that those individuals whoinstall firestopping are qualified and certified in t
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14、016-5990.This Standard was approved as an American National Standard on March 18, 2004.ivASME STANDARDS COMMITTEE A112Standardization of Plumbing Materials andEquipment(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)OFFICERSD.W. Viola, ChairS. A. Remedios, Vic
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18、ry of the A112 Standards Committee.viASME A112.20.2-2004QUALIFICATION OF INSTALLERS OF FIRESTOP SYSTEMSAND DEVICES FOR PIPING SYSTEMS1 GENERAL1.1 ScopeThis Standard establishes minimum requirements,identified by industry consensus, for the training andqualification of installers of firestop systems
19、and devicesfor piping systems.The qualifications under this Standard are restrictedto those that are required by this Standard, the modelbuilding and plumbing codes requirements for firestop-ping developed by NFPA, ICBO, SBCCI, BOCA, ICC,and IAPMO, and consensus standards for piping systempenetratio
20、ns of fire-resistance-rated walls, partitions,floors, floor/ceiling assemblies, roof/ceiling assemblies,or shaft enclosures.1.2 Limitations for Firestop System InstallerCompliance with this Standard in itself shall not qual-ify an individual as a certified firestop contractor inaccordance with FM 49
21、91 or a certified firestop inspectorin accordance with ASTM E 2174.1.3 Inspection of Firestop SystemsInspection of firestop systems shall be in compliancewith ASTM E 2174.1.4 ReferencesThe following documents form a part of this Standardto the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise indi-cated, th
22、e latest edition shall apply.ANSI/NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (chapter 8 for fireresistance ratings and firestop systems)NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code(chapter 7 for types of construction; chapter 8 for fireresistance ratings and firestop systems)Publisher: The National Fire Protect
23、ion Association(NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy,MA 02269-9101ICBO Uniform Building Code (chapters 5 and 6 for typesof construction; chapter 7 for fire resistance ratingsand firestop systems)Publisher: International Conference of Building Officials(ICBO), 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whi
24、ttier, CA90601-2298BOCA National Building Code (chapters 5 and 6 fortypes of construction; chapter 7 for fire resistance rat-ings and firestop systems)1Publisher: Building Officials and Code AdministratorsInternational (BOCA), 4051 West Flossmoor Road,Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795SBCCI Standard
25、Building Code (chapters 5 and 6 fortypes of construction; chapter 7 for fire resistance rat-ings and firestop systems)Publisher: Southern Building Code Congress Interna-tional, Inc. (SBCCI), 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham,AL 35213-1206ICC International Building Code (chapters 5 and 6 fortypes of con
26、struction; chapter 7 for fire resistance rat-ing and firestop systems)Publisher: International Code Council, Inc. (ICC), 5203Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3401Uniform Plumbing Code (chapter 15)Publisher: International Association of Plumbing andMechanical Officials (IAPMO), 5001 East Philade
27、lphiaSt., Ontario, CA 91761-2816FM 4991, Approval Standard for Approval of FirestopContractorsPublisher: Factory Mutual Research Corporation, 1151Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062ASTM E 119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Test ofBuilding Construction and MaterialsASTM E 814, Standard Tes
28、t Methods For Fire Test ofThrough-Penetration FirestopsASTM E 2174, Standard Practice for On-site Inspectionof Installed FirestopsPublisher: American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,PA 19428UL 1479, Standard for Safety Fire Test of Through-pene-trati
29、on FirestopsPublisher: Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. (UL), 333 Pfin-gsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062ISO/IEC 17024:2002, Personal Certification Bodies1Publisher: The International Organization for Standard-ization (ISO), 1 rue de Varembe, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneve 20, Switzerland/Suisse1Copies
30、may also be obtained from the American National Stan-dards Institute, Inc. (ANSI), 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY10036.ASME A112.20.2-2004 QUALIFICATION OF INSTALLERS OF FIRESTOP SYSTEMSAND DEVICES FOR PIPING SYSTEMS1.5 Recommended Guidelines for FirestopContractorsNonmandatory Appendix A provide
31、s recommendedguidelines for firestop contractors.2 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE2.1 Laws, Codes, Rules, Listing Agencies, andRegulationsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and demonstrate knowledge of the applicablelaws, codes, rules, listing agencies, and regulations fromthe feder
32、al, state, and local levels related to the scopeof this Standard.2.2 Basic ConceptsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and describe the basic concepts pertaining to(a) fire dynamics(b) firestopping(c) piping systems(d) compartmentation and protection of structuralelemen
33、ts2.3 NotificationsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and describe the actions that take place priorto and after installing and testing a firestop system,including(a) notification to proper authorities (authority hav-ing jurisdiction)(b) notification to job inspector(c
34、) notification to premise owners(d) notification to the architect/engineer of record3 PRODUCT PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE3.1 Major ComponentsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify the major components of firestop materialand systems as defined by the listing directories ofapprop
35、riate third party certification organizations.3.2 ApplicationThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be able toidentify and describe the proper application of firestopsystems with respect to(a) model building codes requirements(b) design on approved plans and specifications(c) fire resistance
36、 ratings of assemblies being pene-trated(d) types of materials(e) types of fire-resistive construction(f) listing agency directories2(g) product listing/labeling specifications and instal-lation criteria(h) contractor labeling/marking3.3 Performance CharacteristicsThe qualified firestop systems inst
37、aller shall be ableto identify and describe the performance characteristicsof firestop systems and devices as outlined in para. 9.4 PRODUCT INSTALLATION KNOWLEDGE4.1 Installation RequirementsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and describe the proper installation requir
38、e-ments for the firestop systems pertaining to(a) firestop manufacturer installation instructions(b) local jurisdictional requirements(c) system listing conditions(d) site environment conditions(e) proper material handling and use(f) installer-performed field testing(g) piping installation requireme
39、nts4.2 Improper InstallationsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and describe potential hazards resulting fromthe improper installations of firestop systems (refer topara. 9).5 SYSTEM AND SYSTEM COMPONENTACCEPTANCE TESTING KNOWLEDGE5.1 Field Inspection and Test Procedur
40、esThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto describe the field inspection and test procedures asso-ciated with the following:(a) firestop system type(b) insulation type, thickness, and compression(c) type and size of penetration opening(d) orientation of penetrating item(e) annular sp
41、ace determination(f) approved drawings and specifications(g) firestop system and assembly rating5.2 Precautions and HazardsThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be able todescribe the precautions and hazards during installationand field tests relating to(a) confined spaces safety(b) site no
42、tification protocol(c) electricity and safety(d) tool usageQUALIFICATION OF INSTALLERS OF FIRESTOP SYSTEMS ASME A112.20.2-2004AND DEVICES FOR PIPING SYSTEMS6 DOCUMENTING AND RECORDINGThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be ableto identify and report the physical locations for the fol-lowin
43、g items on the “as-built” drawings:(a) firestop system type(b) insulation type, thickness, and compression(c) type and size of penetration opening(d) orientation of penetrating item(e) annular space and dimension(f) other items as required by the local jurisdiction(g) firestop system and assembly ra
44、ting(h) types of penetrating items7 VOCABULARY AND TERMSThe qualified firestop systems installer shall be able todemonstrate a basic working knowledge of the pertinentterms and vocabulary associated with firestopping sys-tems covered by this Standard.8 CERTIFICATION OF FIRESTOP SYSTEMSINSTALLERS8.1
45、OverviewCertification to this Standard shall be through an ISO/IEC 17024 ANSI-accredited third party certifier. Certifi-cation shall include the successful completion of a mini-mum 32-hr training course (outlined in para. 9) thatincludes a written and a practical examination coveringall facets of th
46、is Standard.8.2 Practical ExperienceThe certified firestop installer shall have a minimumof four (4) years of documented practical experience,recognized by the ISO/IEC 17024 ANSI-accredited thirdparty certifier, in the installation of piping systems.8.3 RecertificationCertification shall be renewed
47、a minimum of everyfive (5) years. The qualified firestop systems installershall have at least eight (8) hr of continuing educationprior to recertification9 32-HOUR FIRESTOP SYSTEMS INSTALLERTRAINING OUTLINEThe 32-hr training requirement (para. 8) shall includeinstruction, as a minimum, in the follow
48、ing topics:(a) Session One (8 hr)(1) history and background of fires (MGM, etc.)(2) fire dynamics(a) sources of combustion(b) ignition sources(c) smoke migration and stack effect/airmovement3(d) fire development and spread in multistorybuildings(e) fire development and spread in single storybuilding
49、s(f) “fire triangle”(g) basic theory of combustion(h) methods of heat transfer(i) “flashover”(3) principles of fire protection(a) detection(b) containment and suppression(c) building codes and firestop protection(d) building design considerations(e) understanding containment and compart-mentalization(f) the role of fire-resistance-rated construction(4) hot gas, combustible gases, and toxicity(a) thermal layering(b) chemical asphyxiates(c) toxic gases(d) combustible gases(5) test methods for firestop systems and fire-resist-ance-rated construction(a) ASTM E814/UL 1479(b) ASTM E119/NFPA 25
