Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design, Maintenance and Inspection

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Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design, Maintenance and Inspection

Introduction

Tragic and costly fires and the requirements of building and fire codes are reasons designers, building owners and operators must be familiar with sprinkler systems. This course is designed to provide participants with the tools needed to design, install and maintain sprinkler systems in accordance with building and fire codes.

  • Main Topics:
  • Sprinkler system overview
  • Types of sprinkler systems & components
  • NFPA 13 standard hazard classifications
  • New technologies
  • NFPA 13 standard design criteria
  • Inspection & maintenance requirements
  • Sprinkler system & fire alarm systems
  • Upgrading & retrofitting

Objectives

    After participating in this course, you will be able to:

    • Use hazard classifications to design sprinkler systems
    • Select the most suitable type of system for your project
    • Develop system design criteria using hydraulic calculations
    • Understand the inspection and maintenance requirements of sprinkler systems

Training Methodology

This is a highly interactive training course with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas. Participation is encouraged in a supportive environment. To ensure the concepts introduced during the program are understood, they will be reinforced through a mix of learning methods, including lecture-style presentations, open discussion, case studies, simulations, and group work.

Who Should Attend?

  • Sprinkler System Designers & Engineers
  • Installation & Service personnel
  • Building Owners
  • Property Managers
  • Superintendents
  • Maintenance personnel
  • Building & Fire Inspectors

Course Outline

Module I:

  • Building Area/Building Height and Sprinkler Systems Overview
  • Major occupancies classification
  • Number of streets
  • Combustible vs. non-combustible
  • Sprinkler vs. non-sprinkler
  • Water supply
  • What happens when a fire starts
  • How mechanical systems extinguish a fire
  • Historical development of sprinkler systems
  • Statistics on the rate of success in putting out fires
  • How the sprinkler head works
  • Fire detector principles and applications
  • Fire suppressant properties and uses
  • Types of Sprinkler Systems and their Components
  • Types: wet, dry, deluge, pre-action, anti-freeze loop, and foam system
  • Components: heads, valves, check valves, fire department connections, wall hydrants, hose reels, cabinets, hoses and nozzles, switches, pipe fittings, hangers, drains, and test connections

Hazard Classification:

  • NFPA 13 classifications: light hazards, ordinary hazards, extra hazards, and storage hazards
  • Suitability of different types of sprinkler systems to a certain hazard classification

New Technology in Fire Sprinklers:

  • Overview of all the new sprinklers which are available on the market
  • Where each sprinkler can be used and why you would use it
  • How the new tech sprinklers compare in performance to standard sprinklers
  • Each hazard will be discussed for relevant new technology
  • How to locate and calculate all of the new tech sprinklers

Design Criteria:

  • Determining availability of water supply
  • Determining the hazard classification
  • Using NFPA tables and charts
  • Necessary water densities, pressures, etc.
  • Combining fire pumps and water supplies
  • Comparing sprinkler demands to water supplies
  • Hydraulically calculated pipe sizes
  • Pressure balancing
  • Velocity pressure calculation
  • Complex systems
  • Sprinkler System Design Exercise
  • Participants will work on a sprinkler system design exercise under instructor guidance.

Module II:

Maintenance and Inspection:

  • Requirements of National Fire Code
  • Requirements of NFPA 25
  • Logs to be maintained
  • Owner's liability
  • Benefits of insurance

Sprinkler System Monitoring and Fire Alarm System:

  • Overview of sprinkler system and building fire alarm system
  • Fire detector principles and application
  • Monitoring of water system parameters for sprinklers and instrumentation
  • Automatic sprinklers and signalling
  • Sprinkler system connection to fire alarm system
  • Sprinkler system monitoring and transmission to Central Station

Upgrading Your Sprinkler System:

  • Hazard classification change
  • Code change
  • Leasehold improvements

Retrofitting Your Sprinkler System:

  • Enhancing marketability and insurability of building space
  • Life safety
  • Case study

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