The lawsuit seeks more than $5 million in response to a ‘defect’ that renders the fire control units non-conforming to the minimum standards required by both UL and NFPA 72.
Within the 2022 edition, some stringent rules have been added to quantify what can and cannot be performed via remote access to the fire alarm control unit.
There are several additions to Chapter 18 of NFPA 72 related to the use of notification appliances within a protected premises, and a change to Chapter 17 regarding CO detectors.
Fire/life-safety expert Shane Clary reviews changes and additions to Chapters 14 and 10 in the 2022 Edition of NFPA 72.
The 2022 edition of NFPA 72 features a new chapter dedicated to cybersecurity. Here’s what integrators need to know.
Calibrated test method, a manufacturer’s calibrated sensitivity test instrument and listed control equipment arranged for the purpose are a few methods laid out in NFPA 72.
Fire/life-safety expert Shane Clary reviews the requirements and methods for testing smoke detector sensitivity per NFPA 72.
Fire/life-safety expert Shane Clary bucks an NFPA 72 code requirement and explains why the onus should instead be on the building owner.
Fire and life-safety expert Shane Clary provides an overview of what the NFPA, International Code Council and Fire Code Advisory Committee have been up to.
Certain fire departments are requiring low frequency sounders be installed retroactively due to being more effective at waking “at-risk” individuals.