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Fire Damper Inspection & Smoke Damper Inspections

LSS Life Safety Services® (LSS) can provide fire and smoke damper inspections per code requirements and assist you in keeping your facility in compliance with local and state building codes. Regular maintenance of fire and smoke dampers is required by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Building and Fire Codes and is enforced by Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ’s) such as the Joint Commission, fire marshals and insurance risk auditors.  LSS’ fire damper inspection and smoke damper inspection services include:

 

• Inspection of fire dampers, smoke dampers and combination fire/smoke dampers 1 year after installation for all facilities, every 4 years thereafter in non-healthcare facilities, every 6 years in hospitals
• Locate and operate (i.e. actuate) all fire dampers and smoke dampers in your facility, removing and resetting the fusible link to verify the damper fully closes
• Mark the location of the dampers on drawings, AutoCAD plotting available
• Manually activate electric smoke dampers and pneumatic smoke dampers to ensure that the actuator is operable and to verify it fully closes
• Provide a web-based master report via our exclusive reporting software, LSS Site Surveyor  listing all code required information: location of damper, damper number, whether the damper passed or failed, and detailed reason for failure
• Summary report providing statistical review of the fire and smoke damper inspection project to provide you with a “snapshot” overview of the condition of your facility
• “Before” and “After” pictures of every damper

 

Fire Damper Commissioning

LSS Life Safety Services®(LSS) is committed to working with independent commissioning agents, bonding companies, consultants, and general contractor to perform damper and fire door commissioning services during the design and construction phases.

What is Commissioning?

 

“The basic purpose of building commissioning is to provide a quality-based process with documented confirmation that building systems are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained in compliance with the owner’s project requirements. Commissioning of existing systems may require the development of new functional criteria in order to address the owner’s current systems performance requirements”. – The Building Commissioning Association (BCA)

“The word “commissioning” means a process intended to ensure that building systems are installed and performed in accordance with design intent, that the design intent is consistent with the owner’s project requirements, and that operations and maintenance staff are adequately prepared to operate and maintain the completed facility”. – American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE), “Health and Facility Guidelines”

Per NFPA 3, interconnected life safety systems (both active and passive fire protection systems), shall be tested after the initial commissioning process to ensure the fire safety system remains operational and that they work together as intended in the event of a fire.

Why have your facility commissioned?

A building owner must have the confidence that all fire and life safety systems were installed correctly – protecting the occupants of the building is too crucial to skip the due diligence of commissioning. Retrocommissioning is equally as important as the initial commissioning process. Facilities go through significant changes over the years with construction projects and renovations, and it is not uncommon for the alterations to the original design of the life safety systems to occur. It is important for the life safety system to be commissioned once again to ensure the system is safe for years to come

Fire Damper Commissioning

 

When performing fire damper and smoke damper commissioning and retro-commissioning services, LSS will provide the following information for the commissioning agent:

• Detailed inventory of the location of every fire and smoke damper
• Damper functional checklist that includes:
  • Damper model number
  • Damper size and type
  • Type of barrier damper is located Details regarding breakaway points, damper angles, and damper sleeve
  • Fusible link details
  • Details about actuator
  • Operational details of every damper
  • Other specific details related to project
  • Digital pictures of every damper “open” and closed” to demonstrate damper’s operation and/or to show any deficiencies

   

   

  Fire Damper and Smoke Damper Repair and Installation

  According to LSS statistics, on average, nearly 22% of dampers fail during a routine fire and smoke damper inspection, so it is not uncommon to have a list of dampers that are deficient and need repairing after testing is performed in your facility. LSS’ technicians are familiar with the many fire and smoke damper makes and models that are currently in use across the U.S. and Canada and have been through extensive damper repair training with major industry manufacturers such as Belimo, Lloyds, Ruskin and Greenheck. Few companies can bring you the peace of mind that LSS can when it comes to fire and smoke damper repairs.

  Damper Repairs and Code Requirements

  The NFPA states that should a damper be found deficient during routine maintenance and inspection, repair should begin as soon as possible. Per requirements of NFPA 80 and NFPA 105, LSS repair services can ensure your dampers are working properly and are code compliant. Damper repair services include:

  

   

• Smoke damper and combination fire/smoke damper actuator replacement
• Fire damper installation
• Smoke damper installation
• Combination fire/smoke damper installation
• Damper repairs
  • Adjustments to damper linkage
  • Adjustments to internal components to allow closure
  • Adjustments and repairs to damper tracks that are binding and prohibiting closure
  • Repairing broken tabs on damper
• Access door installation, both sheet metal and hard ceiling access
• Web-based reporting software via LSS Site Surveyor® with before and after photos and additional information about the repair
• Stay in compliance with local and state building codes by contracting with the company that is an expert in passive fire protection systems and repairs. For more information about fire and smoke damper repairs or to learn more about damper inspections, contact us today.
  

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