FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER INSPECTION SERVICES

NFPA, The Joint Commission, ICC, and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. require the periodic inspection of fire and smoke dampers to ensure that the dampers are operable.

This includes:

• Operating all dampers (with fusible links removed where applicable) to verify they fully close.
• The latch, if provided, shall be checked; and moving parts lubricated as necessary.

(UL) Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. reminds all property owners whose buildings are equipped with fire, smoke and combination fire/smoke dampers to comply with the NFPA.

Is Your Facility in Compliance?

What will Life Safety Services do when performing Fire and Smoke Damper Inspections to allow your facility to meet these requirements?

• Locate and operate (i.e. actuate) all dampers in the facility, removing and resetting the fusible link, to verify the damper fully closes.
• Replace all fusible links that are compromised (per NFPA Code).
• Mark the location of the fire and smoke dampers and its corresponding number on the facility?s drawings. The damper number will coincide with the number on identification sticker that Life Safety Services? technicians will affix to the ceiling denoting the damper location.
• In facilities such as hospitals, pharmaceutical manufactures, and research laboratories, Life Safety Services? technicians will strictly adhere to the procedures set-forth by the facility?s safety managers. Our technicians are experienced and versed in Infection Control Procedures, the use of negative pressure containment tents, and following Healthcare Facility?s Infection Control Department?s ICRAs (Infection Control Risk Assessment) Guidelines. Additionally, Life Safety Services? technicians have completed the 10-Hour OSHA safety training needed to work in most manufacturing facilities.
• Provide third party certification report to the client

  The Report includes:

  • A Master Report Listing the location of every fire and smoke damper, the damper number, and whether the damper passed or failed inspection. If the fire or smoke damper failed inspection, a detailed reason will be provided.
  • Digital Documentation (i.e. Digital Picture) of every damper ?Before? and ?After? Inspection will be provided. Thus providing the client with photographic proof that all fire and smoke dampers were inspected, and in turn providing visual proof of the inspection to regulatory agencies (e.g. Fire Marshall, Insurance Underwriters, The Joint Commission, etc.) and internal auditors.
  • Plotting of the fire and smoke dampers on AutoCAD is also available on all projects

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