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1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc. provides a comprehensive fire damper inspection and maintenance program to meet the code requirements of 2002 NFPA 90A Code and the 2007 NFPA 80 Code including:
  • Locate dampers in the facility using mechanical blueprints and/or assistance from facility staff.
  • Remove fusible link (where applicable) for testing to ensure full closure and lock-in-place, if so equipped.
  • Inspect damper frame to ensure it is not penetrated by any foreign objects that would affect the fire damper operations and that the damper is not blocked from closure in any way.
  • Perform an operational test of each damper to verify that there is no damper interference due to rusted, bent, misaligned, or damaged frame or blades, or defective hinges or other moving parts deficiencies and that the damper fully closes.
  • Reinstall and reset the fusible link after testing is complete.
  • Replace all fusible links that are compromised per NFPA Code.
  • Clean and dry lubricate all exposed moving parts of the damper as required by the manufacturer.
  • Affix Identification Sticker with ID# on all dampers.
  • Mark the location of the dampers and its Identification Sticker number on the facility's mechanical blueprints.
  • Photograph every damper in the open and closed position.
  • Provide an Compliance Certification Report for each damper including the location of each damper and its Identification Sticker number, date of inspection, name of inspector, each damper's compliance status (passed or failed inspection), and the reason for each deficiency.

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DID YOU KNOW...
The Uniform Building Code was first enacted by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) on October 18-21, 1927. Revised editions of this code are published approx. every 3 years.
Since the early 1900s, the system of building regulations in the United States was based on model building codes developed by three regional model code groups. The codes developed by the Building Officials Code Administrators International (BOCA) were used on the East Coast and throughout the Midwest of the United States, while the codes from the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) were used in the Southeast and the codes published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) covered the West Coast.
The new national code is the International Building Code (IBC) first produced in 2000 by the International Code Council. It combines the three model building codes published by BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI.
Each year, fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
The U.S. has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world. For 1998, the U.S. fire death rate was 14.9 deaths per million population.
The South U.S. has the highest fire death rate per-capita with 18.4 civilian deaths per million population.
A Backdraft is the term applied to the explosion caused by the sudden inward rush of oxygen when all of the super-heated gases, (heated above the ignition temperature) in a room or structure, ignite at the same time. If the gasses are pressurized in a relatively closed room or area, an explosion can result and a Backdraft is often fatal to anyone caught in it.
A Flashover is similar to a Backdraft with the exception that the room/area is not closed or pressurized to the point of explosion. All of the contents of the room have given off flammable gases that have been heated to their ignition point and a fire suddenly envelopes the room. From the outside you will often see the exiting smoke appear to instantly ignite.
Between 1994 and 1998, an average of 4,400 Americans lost their lives and another 25,100 were injured annually as the result of fire.
About 2 million fires are reported each year. Many others go unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss.
Direct property loss due to fires is estimated at $8.6 billion annually.
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 90A requires that all dampers are physically inspected every 4 years with NFPA 80 extending the inspection period to every 6 years for hospitals.


As of September 2007, the Joint Commission (formerly "JCAHO") still follows the 2002 NFPA 90A Code which requires a 4 year physical inspection cycle for hospitals on all fire and smoke dampers per EC 2.12.1.


Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) states that all property owners whose buildings are equipped with fire, smoke and combination fire/smoke dampers are to comply with NFPA 90A.
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