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AFSA Technical Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A newsletter dealing with codes and other technical issues June 13, 2013 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recalled Sprinklers - Part 2 On May 30th, a Technical Update was issued on the question, "Does NFPA 25 require recalled sprinklers to be replaced?" The answer was no, NFPA 25 does not require recalled fire sprinklers to be replaced and that it is up to the building owner to maintain their system. So what would require the building owner to take some action? A document that could require recalled sprinklers to be replaced is the fire codes published by various organizations. For example, the International Fire Code (IFC), 2012 edition, address recalls of fire protection components in Section 901.10. This says that any fire protection system component regulated by this code that is the subject of a voluntary or mandatory recall under federal law shall be replaced with approved, listed components in compliance with the referenced standards of this code. The fire code official shall be notified in writing by the building owner when the recalled component parts have been replaced. The IFC commentary indicates that this section provides the fire code official with a valuable tool for monitoring recalls. Under this provision, a code section can be cited that will allow the fire code official to enforce the recall. Product listings and compliance with reference standards is paramount in the effectiveness of fire protection systems. Companies may be under an agreement with federal agencies to "voluntarily" recall certain components or face legal action. While this is technically voluntary, it in no way reduces the need for the recall. To the extent that the company's livelihood depends on the recall being performed properly, the action is not voluntary. This section allows the fire code official to compel the building owner to comply with the recall and replace the component with one that is not subject to suspicion. Another document that addresses a recall is the 2012 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code. Section 13.1.7 says that all fire protection systems and devices shall be maintained in a reliable operating condition and shall be replaced or repaired where defective or recalled. NFPA 25 would not require an inspector to identify a recalled fire protection components. When a recalled product exists and is identified, it may be prudent for an inspector to inform the owner of this by separate correspondence. Noting these items separately shows due diligence and may ease concerns of liability for the inspecting contractor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ firesprinkler.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001EJb5yRBWd0_O9qbXPDuSQymWS4THb-4pvZpuYOA195HrM3fM9pYppqB65Y6t1yPaCnHrFlStsET9p-9GwH1N7BqwzrNe62tkn5FS9S84Es1FY_q7Pmzxs5hilQZQuvh-] Hosted by the American Fire Sprinkler Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Technical Update is prepared by the Technical Services Dept. of the AFSA: Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services Roland Huggins, a PE registered in fire protection engineering; Phill Brown, a NICET IV certified automatic sprinkler technician and NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and Tom Wellen, a PE registered in fire protection engineering. 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