Operating, Maintaining and Testing Life Safety Systems

Understand the basics of fire alarm systems and how the 2013 edition of NFPA 72® interracts with building, fire, and life safety codes. Course 1 in the NFPA 72 Online Course Series — Fire Alarm Basics — provides you with a greater understanding of fire detection and alarm systems required by today’s codes, and how various situations dictate different system features. You’ll understand how NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code is referenced by building, fire, and life safety codes and how they incorporate NFPA 72 to design, install, and maintain a fire alarm system. Fire Alarm Basics consists of three lessons to provide a thorough overview of what makes up a fire alarm system. The course covers the basic configurations and terminology used in the industry for fire detection and alarm systems; and how environmental and system conditions trigger various signals such as alarm, trouble, and supervisory signals — which are then used to initiate responses or behavior. Fire Alarm Basics also focuses on power supply requirements and circuits that drive and connect the building blocks of fire alarm systems.

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Based on the 2013 NFPA 72®, the new Initiating Devices Online Course introduces how to select and use basic fire alarm system initiating devices. Course 2 in the NFPA 72 Online Course Series — Initiating Devices — addresses the devices used to manually or automatically signal a fire alarm system to initiate responses from equipment and people. Self-paced training developed by experts in NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code covers the most common types of initiating devices and their operating features — providing you with an understanding of how to properly select and apply basic fire alarm initiating devices. Work at your own pace online to learn about manual fire alarm boxes, heat detectors, smoke detectors, waterflow switches, and valve tamper switches. The training also introduces the concepts of initiating device spacing and location.

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Based on the 2013 NFPA 72®, the new Notification Appliances Online Course covers both audible and visible notification appliances. Audible and visible notification can be used to trigger the desired occupant behavior, so the success of every system depends on their correct application. Course 3 in the NFPA 72 Online Course Series — Notification Appliances — covers appliances that are used to alert and inform building occupants and fire alarm system users. Along the way, you will learn some special terminology used for audible signaling and for visible signaling. When discussing audible and visible signaling, the lessons will cover requirements for both public mode and for private mode notification. This course will also provide an overview of other types of notification appliances that you might use in special applications.

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Get a self-paced introduction to the scope and purpose of the 2013 edition of NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Course 1 in the NFPA 13 Online Course Series — Introduction to NFPA 13 and Occupancy Hazard Classifications — begins with an overview of the lessons and instructions on how to navigate the NFPA 13 Online Course training. After that, we’ll provide you with a general understanding of the scope and purpose of NFPA 13 as well as how the Standard is organized. This online module also introduces you to the different types of occupancy hazards and their classifications. Then, it’s time for some hands-on practice in identifying the various hazards that are present in common structures.

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