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Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual, Eighth Edition

Author(s): National Fire Protection Association
Robert E. Solomon, PE
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  • ISBN-13: 9780877654728
  • ISBN-10:0877654727
  • Hardcover    703 pages      © 2002
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Overview

Protect lives and property with state-of-the-art guidance on conducting safe, thorough, accurate inspections! Expanded with updated facts and new chapters!

Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest procedures and code requirements, the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual is your step-by-step guide through the complete fire inspection process, with special emphasis on life safety considerations.

Formerly the NFPA Inspection Manual, it covers the full range of hazards and gives you solid advice on identifying and correcting problems. Easy-to-follow checklists help you remember and record every important detail. Early chapters provide important background information, while the second half presents inspection guidelines for specific fire protection systems and occupancies that are based on the Life Safety Code®.

In addition to discussing fundamentals such as inspection procedures and report writing, this comprehensive manual now includes all-new chapters on Housekeeping and Building Procedures, Water Mist Systems, Day Care Occupancies, Ambulatory Health Care Facilities, and Semi-Conductor Manufacturing. With 150 illustrations, more sample forms, and a larger format, this acclaimed manual is more helpful than ever.

Perfect for use in the field, the Manual features a new 8 1/2” x 11” size with full-page checklists at the back of the book linked to individual chapters. Detailed visuals throughout help you understand complicated concepts.

Whether you’re just starting your career as a fire inspector or ready to brush up on the basics, the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual has the reliable inspection advice you need.

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Section 1: General

The Fire Inspector

Inspection Procedures

Housekeeping and Building Procedures

Report Writing and Record Keeping

 

Section 2: Building Systems and Fire Protection Systems

Building Construction Elements

Classification of Construction Types

Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Techniques

Protection of Openings in Fire Subdivisions

Electrical Systems

Heating Systems

Air-Conditioning and Ventilation Systems

Smoke Control Systems

Fire Alarm Systems

Water Supplies

Automatic Sprinkler and Other Water-Based Protection Systems

Water Mist Systems

Special Agent Extinguishing Systems

Clean Agent Extinguishing Systems

Portable Fire Extinguishers

Means of Egress

Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings

 

Section 3: Occupancies

Assembly Occupancies

Educational Occupancies

Day Care Facilities

Health Care Facilities

Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

Detentional and Correctional Facilities

Hotels

Apartment Buildings

Lodging or Rooming Houses

Residential Board and Care Occupancies

One-and Two-Family Dwellings

Mercantile Occupancies

Business Occupancies

Industrial Occupancies

Storage Occupancies

Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings

 

Section 4: Process and Storage Hazards

Waste-Handling and Processing Systems

Radioactive Materials

Materials-Handling Systems

General Storage

Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Gas Hazards

Combustible Dusts

Combustible Metals

Chemicals

Plastics and Rubber

Explosives and Blasting Agents

Fireworks and Pyrotechnics

Heat-Utilization Equipment

Spray Painting and Powder Coating

Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work

Hazards of Manufacturing Processes

Aerosol Manufacturing and Storage

Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment

 

Appendix

Index

About the Editor

 


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National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Robert E. Solomon, PE

Robert Solomon is the Assistant Vice President for Building and Life Safety Codes at NFPA. He oversees the operations department whose projects include NFPA, 101, Life Safety Code, and NFPA fire   test standards, NFPA and HUD Manufactured Housing Projects, and NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code. Mr. Solomon’s previous responsibilities have included servicing as staff liaison to the various NFPA Technical Committees that deal with water-based extinguishing systems. He has authored three editions of NFPA’s Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook and written several chapters in NFPA’s Fire Protection Handbook.

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