Changes with NFPA Standards and How it will Impact our Business Kevin Kelly, Codes & standards specialist for victaulic Company

Changes with NFPA Standards NFPA standards are updated every 3-5 years. These updates will have an impact on the Fire Protection Industry.

Victaulic History Lieutenant Ernest Tribe Dr. Henry Selby Hele-Shaw British Royal Engineers Lieutenant in World war I, invented the grooved mechanical coupling and filed a patent application in Great Britain on May 26, 1919 granted on August 4, 1920, British patent # 149,381 Prior to the initial patent filing Tribe consulted with Dr. Henry Selby Hele-Shaw (1854-1941) near the end of World War I. Hele-Shaw was an expert on patent specifications and hydraulic apparatus Dr. Henry Selby Hele-Shaw English mechanical and automobile engineer Expert on patent specifications and hydraulic apparatus Co-authored original patent

Victaulic History Victory Joint, Co. was formed in 1920 (first patent started in 1919) Ernest Tribe passed away and the company was controlled by Dr. Hele-Shaw .…he changed the name to “Victaulic” The rights to market and sell coupling products using the “Victaulic” name were “franchised” out across the world

Victaulic Today Headquartered in Easton, PA (USA) ~4000 Employees Worldwide Global Facilities – ISO9001 US, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Poland, China, India, Brazil Sales in over 120 Countries Victaulic was founded in 1925 and is the originator of the grooved piping joining system, which was developed as a faster way to join pipe than traditional weld or flange methods. Victaulic is an ISO9001 registered company with a company-wide commitment to quality processes and operations at all of our facilities world wide. We are a global manufacturing organization with operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. We will soon be opening a new foundry in Dalian, China. Our products are available globally at more than 3000 distributor locations around the world.

Agenda NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2019 edition NFPA 770, Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems, 2021 edition NFPA 3, Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, 2018 edition NFPA 4, Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing, 2018 edition Automated testing and electronic valves (NFPA 13, 25 and 72)

NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinklers Systems, 2019 edition PDF version will be available 28 September 2018 Softbound version will be available 26 October 2018

Reorganization of NFPA 13 1896 Original NFPA Document was first published Major Reorganizations occur to “cleanup” the document 1999 Last Major Reorganization

“Clean Up” of NFPA 13 Reduce Redundancies and Duplications Improve the chapter order making the document more user friendly Eliminate inconsistencies and clarify different requirements

Reduce Redundancies and Duplications Redundant and duplicate requirements were eliminated if they did not improve the understanding of the requirement If redundancies improved the understanding of the requirement they were kept

Reduce Redundancies and Duplications NFPA 13, 2016 edition 6.7 Fire Department Connections 8.17.2 Fire Department Connections 8.17.5.2 Hose Connections for Fire Department Use NFPA 13, 2019 edition 16.12 Fire Department Connections

Improve the chapters Old Chapter 8 (Installation Rules) “Catch all” for installation rules This made this chapter very large with multiple requirements

Improve the chapters Reorganized the Storage chapters By sprinkler type instead of the storage arrangement CMDA CMSA ESFR In-rack sprinklers

Improve the chapters Hanging and Bracing rules were separated from the Seismic rules

Improve the chapters The design criteria and the hydraulic calculations were combined into a single chapter

Improve the chapters An existing system modification chapter was added

Improve the chapter order Making the document more user friendly The chapter order was more consistent with how a sprinkler system would be designed

Improve the chapter order Chapter 1-4 (Admin, Ref Pub, Definitions, General Requirements) Chapter 5 Water Supplies Chapter 6 Underground Requirements Chapter 7 System Components Chapter 8 System Requirements

Improve the chapter order Chapter 9 Sprinkler Location Requirements Chapter 10 Standard Pendent, Upright, Sidewall Chapter 11 Extended Coverage Chapter 12 Residential Chapter 13 CMSA Chapter 14 ESFR Chapter 15 Special Sprinklers

Improve the chapter order Chapter 16 Installation of Sprinklers, Piping, Valves, and Appurtenances

Improve the chapter order Chapter 17 Hanging and Support of Piping Chapter 18 Seismic Protection

Improve the chapter order Chapter 19 General Design Approaches

Improve the chapter order Chapter 20 General Requirements for the Protection of Storage Chapter 21 CMDA Chapter 22 CMSA Chapter 23 ESFR Chapter 24 Alternate Designs Chapter 25 In-rack

Improve the chapter order Chapter 26 Special Occupancy Requirements Chapter 27 Working Drawings, Hydraulic Calculations, and Acceptance Testing Chapter 28 Existing Modifications Chapter 29 Marine Systems Chapter 30 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

Significant Technical Changes to NFPA 13, 2019 edition Disconnecting an automatic air compressor cannot be done by a light switch or unplugging a cord

Significant Technical Changes to NFPA 13, 2019 edition Removal of an electrical actuator from a preaction or deluge valve must result in an audible and visual indication at the releasing control panel

Significant Technical Changes to NFPA 13, 2019 edition Sprinklers are not required at the bottom of noncombustible elevators without combustible hydraulic fluid

Significant Technical Changes to NFPA 13, 2019 edition Automated Valve assembly with a reliable position indication connected to a remote supervisory station is now allowed Automated Valve must be able to be operated manually

Significant Technical Changes to NFPA 13, 2019 edition Automated Inspection and Testing Devices and Equipment is now allowed The Automated devises must be tested Must be as effective as a visual examination Failure can not impair the operation of the system unless indicated by an audible and visual trouble signal in accordance with NFPA 72.

NFPA 770, Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems, 2021 edition Combines the benefits of a clean agent gaseous systems (NFPA 2001) and a water mist system (NFPA 750) “Green” Non toxic alternative to CO2 and other clean agent systems

NFPA 3, Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, 2018 edition Procedures, methods, and documentation for the commissioning of fire protection systems and their interconnections with other building systems. Building owner is responsible for the commissioning plan

NFPA 4, Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing, 2018 edition Current Building Codes and Fire Codes require integrated fire protection systems to be tested. High rise buildings Smoke control systems

ANSI/BICSI 007, 2017 edition Building Industry Consulting Service International, Inc. (BICSI) BICSI is a professional association supporting the advancement of the information and communications technology community First Intelligent Building Standard for Connected Buildings References NFPA 72 (Fire Alarms)

Automated Testing and Automated Valves

NFPA 13 Automated Valves A listed indicating valve with automated controls shall be permitted A listed automated water control valve assembly with a reliable position indication connected to a remote supervisory station shall be permitted An automated water control valve shall be able to be operated manually as well as automatically

NFPA 13 Automated Inspection and Testing Devices and Equipment Automated inspection and testing devices and equipment installed on the sprinkler system shall be tested to ensure the desired result of the automated inspection or test is realized. Automated inspection devices and equipment shall be shown to be as effective as a visual examination. Automated testing devices and equipment shall produce the same action required by this standard to test a device. Failure of automated inspection and testing devices and equipment shall not impair the operation of the system unless indicated by an audible and visual trouble signal in accordance with NFPA 72.

NFPA 25 Automated Inspection and Testing. 4.6.6.1 Automated inspection and testing procedures performed in accordance with the requirements in this standard shall be permitted to be used. 4.6.6.2* Automated inspection equipment that meets the intent of a required visual inspection shall be permitted to replace the visual inspection. 4.6.6.3 Automated testing equipment shall produce the same action required by this standard to test a device. 4.6.6.4 The testing shall discharge water where required in this standard. 4.6.6.4.1 Automated testing equipment that flows water flow for a test shall be permitted to circulate water except as required in 4.6.6.4.2.

NFPA 25 4.6.6.4.2* The discharge shall be visually observed at a minimum frequency of once every three years. 4.6.6.5 Where required in this standard, personnel shall observe the testing and intervene in the testing procedures when necessary to prevent injury or property damage. 4.6.6.6 Automated test devices and equipment shall be listed for the purpose of the test being conducted. 4.6.6.7 Failure of the testing equipment shall not impair the operation of the system unless indicated by a supervisory signal in accordance with NFPA 72. 4.6.6.8 Failure of a component or system to pass an automated test shall result in an audible supervisory signal.

NFPA 25 4.6.6.9 Failure of automated inspection and testing equipment shall result in a trouble signal in accordance with NFPA 72. 4.6.6.10 Failure of a component or system that impairs the system shall require that impairment procedures be followed. 4.6.6.11 The testing frequencies of this standard shall be maintained regardless of the functionality of the automated testing equipment. 4.6.6.12 A record of all inspections and testing shall be maintained in accordance with 4.3.2.

NFPA 25 Examples of automated testing equipment: Transducers Temperature sensors Automatic/Remotely operated valves Motorized valves/solenoids

NFPA 25 Periodic visual inspection, including the use of video, should be performed The visual observation should be coordinated with the automatic testing Appropriate remote visual observation might satisfy this requirement

NFPA 25 Not all tests required by NFPA 25 are suitable for automatic testing

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