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Consult the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, for the most up-to-date requirements for smoke door assembly and opening protective performance.

NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, offers designers, engineers, installers, and contractors the most comprehensive requirements for the performance of required smoke door assemblies, smoke dampers, and other opening protectives that are intended to limit the spread of smoke.

Recent changes in the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, include the following:

  • A new section clarifying that the standard applies to inspection, testing, and maintenance of all types of smoke-rated opening protectives
  • New definitions for annual frequency and corridor damper
  • Revisions in Section 9.1 for testing and identification of smoke-protective curtain assemblies for hoistways
  • Updated referenced publications and extracts

Revisions to the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, also include a number of changes in Chapter 7.

The revisions for dampers in Chapter 7 include the following:

  • Addition of requirements for corridor dampers
  • Specification of listing requirements
  • Addition of inspection and testing documentation requirements
  • Clarification that smoke damper inspection and testing must be completed by a qualified person
  • Provisions pertaining to the installation of remote position indication functionality on existing dampers

Smoke can kill people and damage buildings during a fire; this standard can help installers, engineers, facility managers, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) verify that smoke doors, smoke dampers, and other opening protectives are properly maintained and ready to do their job. Order your copy of the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, today to help protect people and property from deadly smoke hazards. (Print, 36 pp., 2022)

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Published:
09/15/2021
Number of Pages:
27

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Consult NFPA 105 for the latest coverage of smoke door assembly performance and major updates on provisions for smoke dampers.

NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives gives designers, engineers, installers, and contractors the most comprehensive requirements for the performance of required smoke door assemblies and other opening protectives, such as smoke dampers that are intended to limit the spread of smoke.

Recent changes focus primarily on the provisions for smoke dampers. The 2019 edition of NFPA 105 includes:

  • A mandate that smoke damper manufacturer’s installation and maintenance instructions be maintained on-site for new smoke damper installations
  • A new remote inspection method for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of smoke dampers
  • A new requirement that clarifies application of inspection requirements for single inaccessible dampers
  • New requirements updating the process for smoke damper acceptance testing
  • Added Chapter 9 and a new definition defining a new opening protective that applies to smoke-protective curtain assemblies for hoistways

Smoke kills people and damages buildings during a fire. NFPA 105 helps installers, engineers, facility managers, and AHJs verify that smoke doors and other opening protectives are properly maintained and ready to do their job to help protect people and property from deadly smoke hazards. Stay up to date and up to code. (Softbound, Approx. 23 pp., 2019)

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Published:
05/24/2018
Number of Pages:
33

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NFPA 105 now references NFPA 80 for more detailed information on smoke door assembly inspection, testing, and maintenance.

Smoke is the leading killer in destructive fires, and NFPA 105: Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives presents comprehensive requirements for the performance of required smoke door assemblies and other opening protectives — such as smoke dampers that are intended to limit the spread of smoke.

To facilitate your work, the 2013 edition of NFPA 105:

  • References 2013 NFPA 80 for inspection, testing, and maintenance of smoke door assemblies, giving users the full benefit of greater guidance on ITM and more user-friendly rules.
  • Includes revised Annex language on smoke dampers that coordinates with NFPA 72: Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.

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Published:
08/29/2013
ISBN(s):
9781455904204

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Restrict smoke spread and save lives with the comprehensive 2007 NFPA 105.

Smoke is the principal killer in destructive fires, and NFPA 105: Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives prescribes comprehensive requirements for the performance of smoke door assemblies and other opening protectives such as smoke dampers that are intended to limit smoke spread.

In addition to provisions for the installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of smoke door assemblies, this expanded edition of NFPA 105 also includes:

  • All-new chapters with requirements for smoke damper installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance
  • Technical changes addressing retention of maintenance records for smoke door assemblies

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Published:
10/15/2006
Number of Pages:
12

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Trust the new 2016 NFPA 105 for state-of-the-art coverage of smoke door assembly performance.

Smoke is the leading killer in destructive fires, and NFPA 105: Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives gives designers, engineers, installers, and contractors the most comprehensive requirements for the performance of required smoke door assemblies and other opening protectives — such as smoke dampers that are intended to limit the spread of smoke.

Added coverage and updates in the 2016 edition reflect today’s technologies and new information about performance:

  • Reorganized for consistency with NFPA 80: Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, the 2016 NFPA 105 offers expanded coverage of multiple types of smoke door assemblies and other opening protectives.
  • Revised and renumbered Chapter 5 provides expanded coverage of inspection, testing, and maintenance for different types of smoke doors and three types of testing; operational, acceptance, and periodic.
  • New Chapter 6 presents the first door-specific installation criteria for swinging door assemblies, and new specific language addressing both fire-rated and non-fire-rated smoke door assemblies.
  • Revised provisions for ITM of smoke dampers include new step-by-step provisions for testing and maintenance.
  • New Chapter 8 provides new language on installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of smoke protective curtain assemblies.

Smoke kills people and damages buildings during a fire. Also critical for facilities managers and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), the 2016 edition of NFPA 105 helps users verify that smoke doors and other opening protectives are properly maintained and ready to do their job to protect people and property from deadly smoke hazards.

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Published:
06/15/2015
ISBN(s):
9781455911684
Number of Pages:
31