S12 Certificate of Fitness Sprinkler Questions and Answers Rated A+

S12 Certificate of Fitness Sprinkler Questions and Answers Rated A+ Buildings (4.1.1.1) - Shall be inspected (how often) the building owner shall ensure that all areas of the building containing water-filled piping shall be maintained at a minimum temperature of 40°F and not exposed to freezing conditions When the pump is in operation a small water leak on the pump bearings is desirable and should not be considered a malfunction. Additionally, water should discharge from a ---- relief valve (electric pump) or --- exchanger (diesel pump) while the fire pump is operating under a "no-flow" condition. circulation /heat A sprinkler system is a fire extinguishing system, other than a water mist system, that utilizes water as the extinguishing agent. Inspection, testing, servicing and other maintenance of sprinkler systems must be personally supervised and be performed in accordance with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) #25 2011 edition. All multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and offices, theaters and music halls, hospitals and asylums, and all public schools and other public buildings, churches and other places where large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship, instruction, amusement, and all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds, bulkhead sheds or other waterfront structures shall provide fire extinguishers, buckets, axes, fire hooks, fire doors and other means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the commissioner may direct. Required fire protection systems shall be extended or altered as necessary to maintain and continued protection whenever the building or structure is altered. Systems not complying with this section shall be considered to be impaired. It shall be unlawful to install or maintain any fire protection system or device that has the physical appearance of fire protection equipment but that does not perform a fire protection function where it may be confused with actual fire protection equipment. An example would be a CCTV camera that is installed inside a shell that resembles a sprinkler head SPRINKLER AND/OR STANDPIPE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS 1. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by a competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready for immediate use by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department. 2.A supply of at least six extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. Any head which has opened or has been damaged shall be replaced immediately with sprinkler head of similar characteristics such as operating temperature, orifice size, deflector orientation and thermal sensitivity. 3. At least once every five years, the Fire Department connection or connections for a sprinkler system shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test to demonstrate its suitability for Fire Department use. The test shall be arranged to be conducted by a Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor in the presence of a Fire Department representative. The contractor shall be hired by the owner or the owner's representative. 4.There shall be one or more employees or individuals contracted by the owner with a Certificate of Fitness to inspect the sprinkler system following the standard of the NFPA 25 of 2011. Automatic and non-automatic sprinkler systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained as required by NFPA #25 2011 edition by competent person holding a S-12 Certificate of Fitness and employed or contracted by the owner, to see that all parts of the system are in good working order, and that the Fire Department connection(s), if any, are ready for immediate use by the Fire Department. A detailed record shall be kept on the premises or other approved location, for a minimum of 3 years for examination by any representative of the Fire Department. A supply of at least----extra sprinkler heads shall be kept available on the premises, to replace promptly any fused or damaged sprinklers. 6