NFPA 72 13:2013 Edition

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NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

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NFPA	2013	357

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Description

Organizational and technical changes in the NFPA 72® 2013 edition clarify fire alarm and emergency communications system rules and improve usability. Revised to incorporate the latest industry developments and technological advances, the new NFPA 72®: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code is today’s source for the installation, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm and emergency communications systems, including mass notification systems. New Chapter 7 consolidates all documentation rules into one location. Having everything in one place makes it easier for Code users to find what they need, and also helps AHJs know what’s expected in terms of documentation requirements. The new chapter also establishes minimum required documentation to promote consistency across the country. Plus, forms have been revised so there’s a shorter basic form for simpler systems, with additional forms to fill out for more complex jobs. Other major Code changes include: Reorganized inspection table now includes new specific inspection methods Testing table merges two previous tables into one with both test methods and frequencies side by side for improved usability Revised supervising station transmission methods New requirements for audible and visible occupant notification Reorganization and update of record of completion and inspection, testing, and maintenance forms Revised requirements for emergency communications systems Preserve public health, welfare, and safety with the 2013 NFPA 72. As your industry moves ahead to respond to heightened risk awareness and changing societal dynamics, you can’t afford to fall behind. Fire protection and other engineers, designers, installers and maintainers, electricians, AHJs, manufacturers, facilities operators, and anyone who works with fire alarm or emergency communications systems needs this latest Code edition to stay at the leading edge and advance safety.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications
20	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity 1.5 Equivalency
21	1.6 Units and Formulas 1.7 Code Adoption Requirements Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications
22	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions
36	Chapter 4 Reserved Chapter 5 Reserved Chapter 6 Reserved Chapter 7 Documentation 7.1 Application 7.2 Minimum Required Documentation 7.3 Design (Layout) Documentation
37	7.4 Shop Drawings (Installation Documentation)
38	7.5 Completion Documentation
39	7.6 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Documentation 7.7 Records, Record Retention, and Record Maintenance 7.8 Forms
68	Chapter 8 Reserved Chapter 9 Reserved Chapter 10 Fundamentals 10.1 Application 10.2 Purpose 10.3 Equipment 10.4 Installation and Design 10.5 Personnel Qualifications
69	10.6 Power Supplies
72	10.7 Signal Priority 10.8 Detection and Signaling of Conditions
73	10.9 Responses 10.10 Distinctive Signals 10.11 ECS Priority Signals 10.12 Alarm Signals. 10.13 Fire Alarm Notification Appliance Deactivation 10.14 Supervisory Signals
74	10.15 Trouble Signals
75	10.16 Emergency Control Function Status Indicators 10.17 Notification Appliance Circuits and Control Circuits. 10.18 Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning 10.19 Monitoring Integrity of In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Systems 10.20 Documentation and Notification
76	10.21 Impairments 10.22 Unwanted Alarms Chapter 11 Reserved Chapter 12 Circuits and Pathways 12.1 Application 12.2 General 12.3 Pathway Class Designations
77	12.4 Pathway Survivability 12.5 Shared Pathway Designations 12.6 Monitoring Integrity and Circuit Performance of Installation Conductors and Other Signaling Channels
78	12.7 Nomenclature Chapter 13 Reserved Chapter 14 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance 14.1 Application 14.2 General
79	14.3 Inspection
83	14.4 Testing
96	14.5 Maintenance 14.6 Records
97	Chapter 15 Reserved Chapter 16 Reserved Chapter 17 Initiating Devices 17.1 Application 17.2 Purpose 17.3 Performance-Based Design 17.4 General Requirements
98	17.5 Requirements for Smoke and Heat Detectors 17.6 Heat-Sensing Fire Detectors
100	17.7 Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors
106	17.8 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detectors
107	17.9 Combination, Multi-Criteria, and Multi-Sensor Detectors 17.10 Gas Detection 17.11 Other Fire Detectors
108	17.12 Sprinkler Waterflow Alarm-Initiating Devices 17.13 Detection of Operation of Other Automatic Extinguishing Systems 17.14 Manually Actuated Alarm-Initiating Devices 17.15 Fire Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device 17.16 Supervisory Signal–Initiating Devices
109	Chapter 18 Notification Appliances 18.1 Application 18.2 Purpose 18.3 General
110	18.4 Audible Characteristics
112	18.5 Visible Characteristics — Public Mode
114	18.6 Visible Characteristics — Private Mode 18.7 Supplementary Visible Signaling Method 18.8 Textual Audible Appliances
115	18.9 Textual and Graphical Visible Appliances. 18.10 Tactile Appliances 18.11 Standard Emergency Service Interface Chapter 19 Reserved Chapter 20 Reserved Chapter 21 Emergency Control Function Interfaces 21.1 Application
116	21.2 General
117	21.3 Elevator Recall for Fire Fighters’ Service 21.4 Elevator Shutdown
118	21.5 Fire Service Access Elevators. 21.6 Occupant Evacuation Elevators
119	21.7 Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems 21.8 Door and Shutter Release 21.9 Electrically Locked Doors 21.10 Exit Marking Audible Notification Systems Chapter 22 Reserved Chapter 23 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems 23.1 Application
120	23.2 General 23.3 System Features 23.4 System Performance and Integrity 23.5 Performance of Initiating Device Circuits (IDCs) 23.6 Performance of Signaling Line Circuits (SLCs)
121	23.7 Performance of Notification Appliance Circuits (NACs) 23.8 System Requirements
125	23.9 In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications 23.10 Fire Alarm Systems Using Tone 23.11 Suppression System Actuation 23.12 Off-Premises Signals
126	23.13 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Service 23.14 Suppressed (Exception Reporting) Signal System 23.15 Protected Premises Emergency Control Functions. 23.16 Special Requirements for Low-Power Radio (Wireless) Systems
127	Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS) 24.1 Application 24.2 Purpose 24.3 General
129	24.4 One-Way Emergency Communications Systems
136	24.5 Two-Way, In-Building Emergency Communications Systems
138	24.6 Information, Command, and Control.
139	24.7 Performance-Based Design of Mass Notification Systems
140	24.8 Documentation Chapter 25 Reserved Chapter 26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems 26.1 Application
141	26.2 General 26.3 Central Station Service Alarm Systems.
144	26.4 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm Systems.
146	26.5 Remote Supervising Station Alarm Systems
147	26.6 Communications Methods for Supervising Station Alarm Systems
154	Chapter 27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems 27.1 Application 27.2 General Fundamentals 27.3 Management and Maintenance
155	27.4 Communications Methods
156	27.5 Alarm Processing Equipment
159	27.6 Alarm Boxes
163	27.7 Public Cable Plant
165	27.8 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS) Chapter 28 Reserved Chapter 29 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems 29.1 Application 29.2 Purpose 29.3 Basic Requirements
166	29.4 Assumptions 29.5 Detection and Notification
167	29.6 Power Supplies
168	29.7 Equipment Performance
170	29.8 Installation
171	29.9 Optional Functions 29.10 Maintenance and Tests
172	29.11 Markings and Instructions Annex A Explanatory Material
274	Annex B Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing
313	Annex C System Performance and Design Guide
314	Annex D Speech Intelligibility
324	Annex E Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 72
325	Annex F Wiring Diagrams and Guide for Testing Fire Alarm Circuits
333	Annex G Informational References
337	Index