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All items required
Underground
- Inspection of piping
- Inspection of thrust blocks
- Witness hydrostatic pressure test
- Witness flush
Overhead
- Inspect piping
- Inspect hangers
- Inspect sway bracing
- Witness hydrostatic pressure test
Acceptance
- Test flow switches
- Test tamper switches
- Test interconnection to alarm system
- Witness flow test at rooftop (standpipe)
- Witness fire pump test
- Witness pop-off test (kitchen hood systems)
- Witness concentration test (clean agent)
Fire Alarm Systems
- Rough inspection
- Pre-test in the presence of the electrical inspector
- Duct detector pressure differential test
- Indicating device audibility test
- 100% final acceptance test
Fire Assemblies
- Inspect labels on all fire assemblies (doors, windows, dampers, etc.)
- Inspect installation of fire assemblies
- Test automatic closing device
- Mechanical inspector drop-tests 100% of dampers
- Fire inspector drop-tests 100% of 2-hour and 10% of 1-hour dampers
- Fire doors must self-close and latch after gaskets have been installed
Emergency Generators
- Inspect load bank test results
- Witness power outage simulation test
- Inspect all components, equipment, fixtures, etc.
Elevators
- Inspect hoistway
- Inspect and test hoistway vent
- Witness firefighter recall, Phases I and II
- Test emergency communications system
Occupancy and Final Inspection
- Fire Extinguishers in place
- Emergency Plan posted
- Exits clear and unobstructed
- Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy