Simplex 5 Things You Need to Know About the 2019 Edition of NFPA 72

By Rodger Reiswig Things You Need to Know the 2019 Edition of NFPA 72 2019 edition of NFPA 72 is here Are you ready for it been three years since the National Fire Protection NFPA published the most recent edition of the standard that spans application installation performance inspection testing and maintenance fire alarm systems fire warning equipment and emergency equipment and their components will enable you to plan for the future and gain insight into how like the Internet of Things IoT are changing life and building systems are five things you need to know about the 2019 edition NFPA 72 then thousands of volunteers have contributed ideas and the technical committee has debated the and the final text has been proposed A vote was held June of 2018 and the 2019 edition was officially published in 2018 you an architect engineer contractor or building NFPA 72 matters It will have an impact on you design test install and maintain life safety systems the future 2019 update is a significant one there are nearly 200 changes the document ranging from minor edits of terminology to new processes even if your jurisdiction will not immediately adopt the 2019 of NFPA 72 it important to know what on the way Major changes are coming to carbon monoxide detection carbon monoxide detection was covered by a separate NFPA 720 This became an issue because NFPA and NFPA 72 were not in sync with each other causing complication Now as of 2019 all carbon monoxide is being incorporated into NFPA 72 This means that a local building code mandates carbon monoxide detection a facility your best bet is to turn to NFPA 72 for direction on best to comply NFPA 72 will give you explicit direction the number and location of carbon monoxide detectors to the code requirements and design an optimal system recommendation is that you begin familiarizing yourself with specifications so you can start to work them into your You are key to the process The NFPA has made the process of updating NFPA 72 open and inclusive and the organization values your Don sit on the sidelines Your knowledge input and will help ensure that life safety standards continue to in a way that makes sense for everyone do you begin If you new to NFPA 72 read Chapter 1 the Origin and Development section to better understand it all about It will give you a good perspective on how essential standard has evolved If you already familiar NFPA 72 and want to catch up read the redline version of 72 It highlights all the changes so you can quickly see new take advantage of resources provided by Johnson We offer from the Leader webinars and Learn sessions and we conduct a roadshow that brings our directly into American cities on a regular basis Johnson Controls is actively and closely involved in NFPA 72 process you can be confident that we are always ahead using NFPA 72 to guide our product development support compliance and make your job easier more you know the better you understand NFPA 72 and better your designs will be more information about NFPA 72 visit There are new maximum and minimum mounting heights for fire alarm control units may seem odd that these specifications have never been of NFPA 72 but now they are Control units now will need to installed between 1.5 feet and 5.5 feet above the finished floor may affect how you design and engineer systems than waiting I suggest you begin making these specs of your designs even if your jurisdiction is an edition or behind the 2019 version Elevator recall and evacuation operations are getting specific buildings become smarter they create new opportunities to elevators for evacuation in emergencies The NFPA 72 term them is Occupant Evacuation Elevators OEE The standard provides full codification of requirements and procedures everything from how to shut down elevators and signage to hardening and smoke detector requirements OEEs availability of OEEs represents a major step forward in your to support safe evacuations As you design and engineer buildings start thinking about how best to implement OEEs help save more lives Class N pathways continue to make progress 2016 edition of NFPA 72 created a new circuit designation Class N pathways These pathways permit the use of safety networks and Ethernet when interconnecting life systems Class N pathways opened up a whole new world opportunity and flexibility for professionals who design and fire alarm systems Now with the 2019 edition of NFPA 72 guidance is being provided on how life safety and other systems can share pathways represents an important advance in smart building and the integration of building and life safety systems IoT expands into life safety the pace of change is accelerating will need to develop expertise on how best to take advantage the opportunities it presents so it smart to stay on top of developments Johnson Controls All Rights Reserved