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NFPA 76:2024

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Standard for the Fire Protection of Telecommunications Facilities

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English

Published date

12-21-2023

US$187.74
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Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.5 Design Options. 1.6 Equivalency. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. 3.4 Area Definitions. 3.5 Detection Systems Definitions. 3.6 Equipment Definitions. 3.7 Performance-Based Approach Definitions. 3.8 Aisle Containment Definitions. Chapter 4 Risk Considerations 4.1 Risk Factors. 4.2 Service Continuity Risks. Chapter 5 Performance-Based Approaches 5.1 General. 5.2 Performance Objectives. 5.3 Performance Criteria. 5.4 Design Assumptions. 5.5 Fire Scenarios. 5.6 Methods of Assessing Performance. 5.7 Documentation. 5.8 Acceptance. Chapter 6 Prescriptive-Based Approaches 6.1 General. 6.2 Construction. 6.3 Protection from Exposures. 6.4 Means of Egress. 6.5 Means for Selective Depowering. 6.6 Building Services Equipment. 6.7 Emergency Lighting. 6.8 Signal-Processing Equipment Area. 6.9 Cable Entrance Facility Area. 6.10 Power Areas. 6.11 Main Distribution Frame Areas. 6.12 Standby Engine Areas. 6.13 Technical Support Areas. 6.14 Administrative Areas. 6.15 Building Service and Support Areas. Chapter 7 Redundant or Replacement-Based Approaches 7.1 Redundancy or Replacement Approach. 7.2 Construction. 7.3 Protection from Exposures. 7.4 Means of Egress. 7.5 Means for Depowering. 7.6 Telecommunications Equipment Areas. 7.7 Building Services Equipment. 7.8 Emergency Lighting. Chapter 8 Fire Protection Elements 8.1 General. 8.2 Construction. 8.3 Compartmentation. 8.4 Alarm Processing. 8.5 Fire Detection. 8.6 Fire-Extinguishing Systems. 8.7 Smoke Management Systems. 8.8 Telecommunications Equipment Ignition and Fire Performance. Chapter 9 Fire Prevention 9.1 Housekeeping. 9.2 Telecommunications Electrical Equipment and Wiring. 9.3 Nontelecommunications Electrical Equipment and Wiring. 9.4 Construction, Alterations, and Equipment Installations. 9.5 Employee Awareness. 9.6 Means of Egress. 9.7 Displays and Decorations. 9.8 Cable Management. Chapter 10 Prefire Planning, Damage Control, and Emergency Recovery 10.1 General 10.2 Life Safety of Occupants of the Facility. 10.3 Fire Safety of Firefighters. 10.4 Selective Depowering Chapter 11 Small Unoccupied Structures 11.1 Scope. 11.2 General. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Performance Test Procedures for Very Early Warning and Early Warning Fire Detection Systems Annex C Hazard Areas and Other Issues of Concern Annex D Smoke Management Annex E Prefire Planning Annex F Assumptions Related to Specific Hazard Areas Annex G Informational References

This standard provides requirements for fire protection of telecommunications facilities, including landline, cable, wireless, and satellite telecommunication services such as telephone/voice, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), internet, data, and video transmission that are rendered to the public.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
75
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Current
Supersedes

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