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AFSA Technical Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A newsletter dealing with codes and other technical issues October 11, 2013 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NFPA 25 Inspection, Test and Maintenance (ITM) Frequencies The 2014 edition of NFPA 25 provided new material on ITM task frequencies. The new material defines a minimum and maximum time range of when the task is required to be completed. The new text is similar to NFPA 72 to define an acceptable range of the time for the required task frequency. 3.7 ITM Task Frequencies. 3.7.1* Frequency. Minimum and maximum time between events. A.3.7.1 Frequency. The frequencies in NFPA 25 are intended to establish an optimal time between tasks that are required by this document. When scheduling conflicts or other conditions do not allow the tasks to be performed on a strict calendar schedule, it is important that the required task frequencies be identified and complied with according to the variances described in the frequency definitions. When the required task frequencies have not been followed, it should be noted on the inspection report, the task should be performed, and the task frequencies should be followed for all future tasks. The variances should not be used to "skip" tasks or to perform fewer tasks than called for in this document. 3.7.1.1 Daily Frequency. Occurring every day. 3.7.1.2 Weekly Frequency. Occurring once per calendar week. 3.7.1.3 Monthly Frequency. Occurring once per calendar month. 3.7.1.4 Quarterly Frequency. Occurring four times per year with a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 4 months. 3.7.1.5 Semiannual Frequency. Occurring twice per year with a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 8 months. 3.7.1.6 Annual Frequency. Occurring once per year with a minimum of 9 months and a maximum of 15 months. 3.7.1.7 Three Years Frequency. Occurring once every 36 months with a minimum of 30 months and a maximum of 40 months. 3.7.1.8 Five Years Frequency. Occurring once every 60 months with 3.7.1.8 Five Years Frequency. Occurring once every 60 months with a minimum of 54 months and a maximum of 66 months. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NFPA Document Revisions Below is a partial list of documents under revision. 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