1、Designation: E2174 14Standard Practice forOn-Site Inspection of Installed Firestops1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2174; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in p
2、arentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice covers the establishing of procedures toinspect firestop products and firestop systems, including meth-ods for field verification an
3、d inspection. This practice isreferenced in the International Building Code, Chapter 17,Special Inspections.1.2 This practice addresses all types of firestop products thatbecome firestop systems once installed to the tested and listedsystem or judgment into fire resistive assemblies.NOTE 1Firestop S
4、ystem is defined in Test Method E814. Firestopproducts are the products used in constructing a firestop system.1.3 This practice provides methods by which qualifiedinspectors verify that required firestops on a project have beeninstalled and that their installations are in accordance with theinspect
5、ion documents.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns
6、, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 The text of this standard references notes and footnotesthat provide explanatory m
7、aterial. These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE699 Practice for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in
8、Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of BuildingComponentsE814 Test Method for Fire Tests of Penetration FirestopSystems2.2 Other Standards:3UL 1479-94 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Firestops2.3 Other Documents:4International Building Code3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsTerms defined in Termi
9、nology E631, Ter-minology E176, and Practice E699 will prevail for terms notdefined in this document.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 accredited testing laboratorya company engaged inconducting testing and possesses a valid evaluation report fortesting services and is recogni
10、zed by the AHJ.3.2.2 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)the designatedauthority, or their duly authorized representative, charged withthe administration and enforcement of the local fire code orbuilding code, or both.3.2.3 authorizing authority (AA)the designated person, ororganization, or their dul
11、y authorized representative, chargedwith the administration and enforcement of the provisions ofthis inspection document.NOTE 2Examples of the AA include the responsible architect,engineer, building owner, or their representative.3.2.4 evaluation reportan approved document issued bythe Model Code Bo
12、dy Evaluation Service or by the AHJ.3.2.5 inspection documentany information provided to theinspector by the AA that is to be used as the basis for theinspection process. This information shall include, but is notlimited to, project specifications, contract drawings, ListedDesigns, judgments, manufa
13、cturers instructions and designs,building codes, and other documentation.NOTE 3The approved firestop submittal typically includes the firestop1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.21 onServicea
14、bility.Current edition approved March 1, 2014. Published July 2014. Originallyapproved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2174 10a1. DOI:10.1520/E2174-14.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Ann
15、ual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 2600 N.W. Lake Rd., Camas,WA 98607-8542, http:/.4Available from International Code Council (ICC), 500 New Jersey Ave., NW,6th Floor, Washingto
16、n, DC 20001, http:/www.iccsafe.org.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1manufacturers product data, a design listing of the tested firestop systemor the engineering judgment design with illustrated drawings or descrip-tive
17、text or both for the purpose of verifying each installation andconducting the field-inspection procedures.3.2.6 inspection formthe document contained in this stan-dard practice that is used to record information obtained duringthe inspection(s).3.2.7 inspectoran individual meeting the qualifications
18、 setforth in this document and who performs the inspection.3.2.8 judgmentan evaluation of a field condition whichdoes not conform to an existing tested and listed system.3.2.8.1 DiscussionJudgments are expected to be issued bya manufacturer or an accredited testing laboratory on the basisof an appro
19、priate combination of engineering principles andtesting.NOTE 4The judgment is commonly referred to as an “EngineeringJudgment” in the firestopping industry. These judgments are not alwaysissued by engineers.NOTE 5Some AHJs allow a judgment by the manufacturer if there isno tested and listed system f
20、or the non-typical condition, others do not.Most AHJs will allow judgments by accredited testing laboratories.3.2.9 listing labelidentification applied to the product thatincludes the name of a quality assurance agency indicating thata representative sample of the product or material has beentested
21、and evaluated by the quality assurance agency.3.2.10 quality assurance agencya company that is en-gaged in conducting inspections, or certification, or listing andlabeling services, or any combination, and possessing a validevaluation report for quality assurance and is recognized by theAHJ.4. Summa
22、ry of Practice4.1 This practice sets forth the minimum requirements toqualify an inspector to use this practice.4.2 This practice identifies the types of firestops subject tothe inspection procedures outlined in this practice.4.3 This practice provides the minimum information re-quired to verify com
23、pliance of installed firestops with inspec-tion documents.4.4 This practice provides a standard inspection form that isto be used when inspecting firestop products and firestopsystems.4.5 This practice provides a standard report format that is tobe used when reporting the inspection results.5. Signi
24、ficance and Use5.1 This practice is intended to provide a standard set ofguidelines that are to be followed when conducting andreporting on inspections of installed firestop systems.5.2 This practice is intended to provide a means to verifycompliance of the installed firestop systems to the inspecti
25、ondocuments.5.3 This practice is not intended to provide a basis forselecting installers or products or both.5.4 This practice is not intended to establish any perfor-mance criteria of the inspected firestop systems.6. Inspector6.1 QualificationsAn inspector shall be acceptable to theAHJ and shall m
26、eet at least one of the following requirements:6.1.1 Meet the criteria contained in Practice E699 foragencies involved in quality assurance; or6.1.2 Have a minimum of two years experience in construc-tion field inspections and have education, credentials, andexperience acceptable to the AA; or6.1.3
27、Be a quality assurance agency accredited by the AHJ.6.2 Conflicts of Interest:6.2.1 The inspector shall be completely independent of, anddivested from, the installer, contractor, manufacturer, or sup-plier of any material being inspected.6.2.2 The inspector shall not be a competitor of the installer
28、,contractor, manufacturer, or supplier of any material beinginspected.6.3 The inspector shall submit notarized statements to theAA assuring compliance with 6.2.6.4 The inspector shall make a written submission to theAArequesting acceptance. If accepted, the AA shall present theinspector with written
29、 confirmation of acceptance.7. Inspection Documents7.1 The inspection documents shall be reviewed by andacceptable to the AA and AHJ.7.2 The AA shall be responsible for ensuring that theinspection documents do not contain conflicting information.7.3 The AA shall provide the inspector with a complete
30、 setof inspection documents at least ten working days prior to theinspection. The inspector shall review all inspection documentsprior to conducting any inspection. When the inspector be-lieves that the inspection documents contain conflicting infor-mation or documentation that the inspector believe
31、s is insuffi-cient to perform the inspection, the inspector shall submitwritten notification of the potential conflict and obtain writtenclarification from the AA before conducting any inspection.7.4 As part of the inspection documents, Listed Designsshall be provided for every firestop, as a refere
32、nce againstwhich to compare the installation. As an alternative for everycase where a Listed Design does not exist for a particularapplication, a judgment issued by the firestop product manu-facturer or an accredited testing laboratory, and acceptable tothe AHJ, shall be provided as a reference agai
33、nst which tocompare and inspect the installation.8. Materials8.1 The inspector shall verify that the materials and systemsused for firestopping have been tested in accordance with TestMethod E814 or UL 1479-94, and are listed and labeled for theuse intended.NOTE 6Listed and labeled refers to materia
34、ls, devices or assembliesthat have been tested by an accredited testing laboratory after which thetest results and description of the materials, devices or assemblies arepublished by an accredited quality assurance agency and the materials,devices or assemblies bear a Listing Label.E2174 1428.2 All
35、materials shall bear a Listing Label as defined in3.2.9. Manufacturers container labels shall include the manu-facturers name, product name and product description. Othercomponents of the firestop shall also be identifiable by labelingor other method approved by the AHJ.8.3 All materials shall be ex
36、actly as identified on theinspection documents.8.4 All materials used in firestop systems shall have beentested or evaluated as part of the system in accordance withTest Method E814 or UL 1479-94 as required by the buildingcode or fire code, or both.9. Inspection Schedule9.1 The inspector and instal
37、ler shall mutually agree upon aschedule for the notification of the following:9.1.1 Inspection of firestop materials,9.1.2 Start of installation, and9.1.3 Anticipated completion of inspection.9.2 The inspection schedule shall not interfere with theinstallation process.9.3 The installer shall notify
38、the inspector within oneworking day when any item agreed to on the schedule must bechanged due to unforeseen circumstances, such as materialdelays, project change orders, or other installation conflicts.10. Inspection10.1 The inspector shall be permitted to enter the premisesto review the applicable
39、 inspection documents, to observe theinstallation in progress, to inspect completed work and toperform overall functions relative to their duty as inspector.10.2 The inspector shall use the inspection documents in 7.3to identify and locate fire rated assemblies on the project thatare subject to the
40、installation of firestops.10.3 The installer shall notify the inspector of the arrival ofthe materials (described in 8.1 8.4 inclusive) as agreed to in9.1.10.4 Prior to installation, the inspector shall verify that allmaterials received for the installation of the firestop meet therequirements of 8.
41、1 8.4 inclusive and record this informationon the inspection form.10.5 Prior to installation, the inspector shall verify anyconstruction detail on the inspection documents that will not bevisible after the firestop installation and record this informationon the inspection form.10.6 The inspector sha
42、ll not supervise or in any mannerdirect any aspect of the installation process. This includes, butis not limited to, the following:10.6.1 Handling and storage of materials,10.6.2 The mixing of materials,10.6.3 The cutting or fastening of materials, and10.6.4 The preparation of substrates.10.7 When w
43、ork is started or completed per the schedule inSection 9, the installer shall notify the inspector. Inspection ofcompleted work shall take place within two working days fromnotification by the installer.10.8 The inspector shall verify and document that thefirestop systems required in the inspection
44、documents havebeen installed.10.9 The inspector shall verify that every firestop systeminspected as required by 10.12.2 is in accordance with one ofthe documents specified in 7.4.10.10 The inspector shall verify that every firestop systeminspected as required by 10.12.2 is in accordance with themanu
45、facturers instructions.10.11 The inspector shall verify compliance of the firestopsystem by observing the installation process and by taking andrecording measurements of the substrates and materials beinginstalled or by destructive examination of completed installa-tions.10.12 Inspection frequency s
46、hall depend on the method ofinspection and the scope of the project. The method ofinspection shall be one of the following:10.12.1 The inspector shall be on site during installation andrandomly witness a minimum of 10 % of each type of firestopsystem being installed, or10.12.2 The inspector shall co
47、nduct a post installationinspection, which shall require destructive type verification ofthe firestop system and repair of the firestop system. Aminimum of 2 %, but not less than one, of each type of firestopsystem shall be inspected per floor or for each area of a floorwhen a floor is larger than 1
48、0 000 ft2(946.7 m2). An areaconsists of 10 000 ft2or less.NOTE 7The AA may determine the types of firestop systems andsubsequently the number of each type that is to be inspected, in additionto the minimum required by this standard. The determination of a “type”will typically be a function of a uniq
49、ue combination of parameters,including penetrant type (for example, metal pipe, plastic pipe, cabling),firestop material or device (for example, intumescent caulk, collar,sealant), and penetrated substrate (for example, gypsum wall, concretefloor, composite floor deck).10.13 Any type of firestop system noted in 10.12.2 that doesnot comply with the inspection documents will require repairor replacement and re-inspection of that firestop system plusone full additional inspection, of the number specified in10.12.2, of that type firestop system.
