Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 50 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS-BUILDINGS
MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
Section 50.56 - Testing new equipment

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 50.56

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) New systems tests. Before a fire alarm system is placed into service, all equipment, including new equipment added to existing systems, shall be thoroughly tested for proper operation. Documentation shall be made of the tested devices and be made available to representatives of the Department for their review.

(b) Method of testing new equipment. The testing of new fire alarm systems shall include the operation of all manual pull stations, automatic fire detectors, audible signalling units, visual signalling units, control panels, annunciators, trouble signals, and required auxiliary function devices. Automatic fire detectors that are destroyed when tested or used shall have a minimum of one such device tested in each zone in such a way to assure proper circuit operations.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 50.51 (relating to manual system); and 34 Pa. Code § 50.52 (relating to automatic system).

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