All facilities should have a long-term plan in place to provide quality inspection, test, and maintenance of the fire alarm system. It is, in fact, the only way to receive the full value of the costs associated with installing the system in the first place. However, in the end, no amount of maintenance will be able to prevent an eventual replacement of the fire alarm system.
This ebook series is written to help facility managers ensure that their fire alarm systems fully meet applicable requirements of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, the model fire alarm systems installation code that is incorporated into almost all Building, Fire, and local codes. Each ebook answers an array of questions that are essential to understanding code requirements for fire alarm systems and how those code provisions affect the installation and operation of those systems.
This volume covers questions relating to ongoing maintenance and system replacement. Facility and property managers can use all the ebooks to find answers to specific questions – coverage includes some of the most common questions that facility managers have about fire alarm systems and codes. Managers can also use the information to help justify to upper management any actions needed to ensure that your fire alarm system is code compliant.