In plain words
What each one covers, and where we apply it
A short guide for anyone reading a specification or a certificate. It explains what each standard is about. It is not engineering advice for a particular building: for that, send us the site details.
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NFPA 10
Portable fire extinguishers
Selecting, placing, inspecting, maintaining and testing portable extinguishers.
Where we apply itExtinguishers in every kind of building, from a warehouse to a corner shop.
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NFPA 13
Installation of sprinkler systems
How a sprinkler system is designed and installed for the hazard it protects.
Where we apply itSprinkler systems, including pre-action, hydraulically calculated.
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NFPA 14
Standpipe and hose systems
The risers and hose connections that bring fire water to each floor.
Where we apply itStandpipes and hose reels, with witnessed pressure and flow tests.
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NFPA 20
Stationary fire pumps
The installation of the pumps that supply fire water to a building.
Where we apply itFire pumps, tanks and control panels, with the associated utilities.
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NFPA 25
Inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based systems
What has to be inspected, tested and maintained once a water-based system is in service.
Where we apply itThe backbone of our maintenance contracts, with deficiencies listed, priced and closed out.
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NFPA 72
Fire alarm and signaling
Detection, alarm and signaling systems, and how they are tested and kept in service.
Where we apply itDetection and alarm systems, inspected and tested under an annual maintenance contract.
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NFPA 96
Commercial cooking operations
Ventilation control and fire protection for commercial kitchens.
Where we apply itKitchen protection: wet chemical suppression for hoods, commissioned with records.
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NFPA 2001
Clean agent systems
Gaseous fire suppression that leaves no residue, for rooms where water would do harm.
Where we apply itGas suppression for electrical rooms, control rooms and data centres.
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SBC 801
Saudi Building Code, fire protection
The fire protection part of the Saudi Building Code.
Where we apply itEvery design and every test, alongside the NFPA standard that applies.
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Civil Defense
Saudi Civil Defense requirements
What the authority requires before it approves a design, and at each inspection after that.
Where we apply itDesigned to from the first drawing, with a pre-inspection record signed by our engineer.
Get in touch
Send us the tender documents.
We read the fire scope and come back with clarifications before we price. Tell us about the project here and it goes straight to our sales engineers, who answer within one working day.
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