NFPA 3-2018 Standard for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems. 4.1 Goals. N 4.1.1 The goal of this standard shall be to establish a process that provides documentation that fre protection and life safety features and systems are planned, designed, and constructed as well as perform, in conformity with the owner’s project require‐ ments and the basis of design. N 4.1.2 The services, products, and deliverables required by this standard shall provide the necessary documentation for the owner to verify the continued performance and operation of these systems. N 4.2 Objectives. Commissioning shall achieve the following: (1) Document and communicate through specifcations or work orders the owner’s project requirements and the basis of design (2) Verify and document that all fre protection and life safety equipment and systems have been installed in accordance with the construction documents and applica‐ ble codes and standards and perform their function(s) as intended (3) Verify and document that all fre protection and life safety systems have been completed, inspected, success‐ fully tested, and approved (4) Verify and document that all integrated system testing for all integrated fre protection and life safety systems has been completed, inspected, successfully tested, and approved (5) Verify and document that all outstanding fre protection and life safety defciencies have been corrected to afford a reasonable degree of safety to the building occupants from fre and similar emergencies (6) Verify and document delivery of operation and mainte‐ nance documentation (7) Provide and document training requirements for facility operating and maintenance staff (8) Identify, turnover, and document the requirements for maintaining system performance to meet the original design intent during the occupancy phase 5.1 General. 5.1.1* Process. Commissioning of fre protection and life safety systems should include, but not be limited to, the plan‐ ning phase, design phase, construction phase, and occupancy phase. [See Figure A.5.1.1(a), Figure A.5.1.1(b), and Figure A.5.1.1(c).] N 5.1.2* Owner’s Responsibilities. N 5.1.2.1* The owner shall be responsible for the commission‐ ing of all fre and life safety systems. N 5.1.2.2* The owner shall be permitted to delegate the respon‐ sibility for commissioning to a designated representative. N 5.1.2.3 The owner or owner’s designated representative shall designate the fre commissioning agent.NFPA 3 pdf download.
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