Smoke control Test and Inspection
DynamixSmoke is Advanced's easy to use, high performance solution to one of the most critical and technically demanding challenges in fire protection today, the management of smoke via fans and dampers across dedicated or non-dedicated systems. Job Done Smoke Control.
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When a building catches fire, civilians inside are more likely to be injured or killed by smoke than by the fire itself. To mitigate this risk, a smoke control system is deployed to stop smoke from migrating within a building and to get smoke out of the building as quickly as possible. A correctly working smoke control system will keep smoke away from escape routes and enable easier ingress for firefighting services, saving both lives and assets which are otherwise at serious risk from smoke during a fire.
Once these systems have been installed, they must be tested to ensure that they will work properly, and in conjunction with, all other associated fire protection systems. Chapter 8, of NFPA 92, provides direction on the testing of these systems. There are five critical steps that taken to ensure the system's functionality.
1. Review the design criteria and system documentation.
2. Inspect the building and construction components.
3. Test individual system components.
4. Conduct full operational acceptance test of the smoke control system.
5. Confirm and document that all fans, dampers, and related equipment functioned properly.
The annual testing is a requirement of the Fire Department and code requirement per Section 8.6 of Section 92, Standard for Smoke Control Systems.
