About SimplexGrinnell

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About SimplexGrinnell

• North American Leader in Fire and Life Safety
• 200-Year Heritage in Fire Protection
• 11,500 Employees
• 2 Million Customers
• Vital Part of the New Tyco

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The Foundation For Our Company
Integrity
Excellence
Always
Teamwork
Accountability
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Fire Protection Product Lines
End Markets
Electronic

• Institutional
• Schools/Universities
• Hospitals
• Defense
• Government buildings
• Airports
• Commercial
• Hotels
• Retailer
• Office buildings
• Shopping centers
• Financial institutions
• Industrial
• Oil gas
• Manufacturing
• Marine
• Mining

Fire alarms, mass notification, hospital nurse
call, integrated systems
Sprinkler
Sprinklers, engineered solutions, special
hazards, water spray, foam, gas systems
Suppression
Fire extinguishers, specialty systems
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2007 A Year in ReviewContinued Improvement
Financial Performance 2004-2007
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Detection Market Share Sprinkler Margin
Improvement Suppression Leverage
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Strategic Priorities

• The 3 to 5 Year View
• Develop Industry-Leading Solutions
• Use Technology to Make us Better
• Continue Transformation to a Service-led Culture
• World Class Employees

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District Alignment
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Looking Ahead
Shaping the future of life safety. We are
SimplexGrinnell.
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Thank You
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WSCA Contract 1568
BUSINESS PARTNERS
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Topics of Discussion

• Service Capabilities via WSCA Contract
• Why Inspect, Test and Maintain Life- Safety
  Systems?
• Fire Alarm Systems
• Central Station Monitoring
• Sprinkler Systems
• 5 Year Obstruction Testing
• Fire Pumps
• Hydrants
• Water Storage Tanks
• Backflow Prevention
• Fire Extinguishers
• Emergency Lights
• Special Hazards
• Kitchen Hood Systems

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SimplexGrinnell Nevada District Offices Las
Vegas 435 (702) 739-19211545
Pama LaneLas Vegas, NV 89119 Contact Colette
Shirley Reno 454
(775) 331-05901105 South Rock BlvdSuite
127Reno, NV 89502 Contact Harry
Gledhill

• 120 Full Time Employees
• 81 Factory Trained Technicians
• Supporting the State of Nevada for Over 30 Years
• On-Staff Engineering Personnel
• Experienced Design/Build Team
• Warranty and Post Warranty Support

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Typical Building Cut-away
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Why Inspect, Test and Maintain Life- Safety
Systems?

• Life-safety systems You cant always tell if
  they are fully operational just by looking at
  them passive systems
• As with any electronic or mechanical components
  they can degrade over time
• Dirt, dust and other contaminants can cause
  problems with smoke detectors
• Remodeling, vandalism and improper maintenance
  can damage fire protection equipment

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Honest We just tested it last month
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You Want Me To Troubleshoot that?
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Close-up of New Wireless Device
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It Could Have Been Worse
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Code Requirements For Visual Functional Testing
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• Fire Alarm Systems

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How Are Fire Alarm Systems Tested?
Inputs Initiating Devices
Each input device must be activated to ensure it
causes the correct output
Smoke Detector
Manual Station
Relay
Waterflow
Valve Supervisory
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How Are Fire Alarm Systems Tested?

• Qualified personnel

• Periodic inspections Daily, Monthly

• Periodic inspections Yearly - Heat Detectors

• Periodic inspections Yearly - Smoke Detectors

• Periodic inspections Yearly - Control Panels

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• Smoke Detector Testing

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Testing with magnets or push-to-test buttons do
not ensure smoke entry into the sensing chamber.
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Smoke Detector Cleaning andSensitivity Testing

• The detector sensitivity shall not be measured
  using any device that administers an unmeasured
  concentration of smoke or other aerosol into the
  detector NFPA 72 2002
• During the inspection, fire alarm system smoke
  detectors should be removed from their base and
  cleaned as defined by current service provider
  policy. The smoke detectors should be tested for
  sensitivity in a controlled sensitivity tester.
• No Climb model 800 Trutest
• Gemini Scientific Corporation model 501B Smoke
  Detector Sensitivity Tester
• Uses refined, pharmaceutical grade, mineral oil
  and nebulizer

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The Common Heat Detector Testing Tool
Problem

• Butane ignites at approximately
• 1700 - 1800 degrees Fahrenheit !

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Calibrated Heat Detector Testing
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Central Station Monitoring

• Central Station will monitor facility for fire,
  critical conditions, elevators, and other systems
  via UL/FM-Listed central station monitoring
  facility 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Ensures reliable, professional dispatching of
  fire authorities, owner reps, and service
  provider in the event of an emergency

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• Sprinkler Systems

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Owner Responsibility

• The property owner is fully responsible for the
  inspection, testing and maintenance of the
  building sprinkler system
• Notify the AHJ and Monitoring agency before
  testing or shutting the system down for
  maintenance or repairs
• Permit only qualified individuals to work on the
  system
• Promptly remedy any deficiencies discovered
• Assure the hazards in the building do not change
  without an accompanying evaluation of the ability
  of the sprinkler system to protect the new hazard
• Verify the restoration of all sprinkler systems
  following any impairment
• The NFPA has no record of a multiple death fire
  (3 or more fatalities) in a completely
  sprinklered building where the system was fully
  operational.

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• 5 Year Obstruction Testing

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NFPA 25 Obstruction Investigation

• Corrosion is a naturally occurring destructive
  process
• Corrosion develops in systems which have metal,
  untreated water and air/oxygen in repeated and
  prolonged contact with each other.
• Both wet dry fire sprinkler systems are
  continually subject to these conditions.
• The National Fire Protection Association
  requires
• An investigation of piping and branch line
  conditions every 5 years.
• Also requires evaluating any deposits found
  inside the piping for indications of
  microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)

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MIC Water Test Sampling and Deposit Test
SimplexGrinnells FPS MIC Water Test Sampling
and Deposit Analysis Test

• Allows for quick and inexpensive assessment of
  the internal corrosion activity in a facilitys
  fire sprinkler system.
• Identifies any build-up of corrosion products
  such as tubercles, mounds, particulates, solids,
  etc. found in a fire sprinkler systems.
• Tests for specific bacteria types commonly
  associated with microbiologically influenced
  corrosion (MIC).
• Results available 10 days after receipt of the
  sample by the laboratory.
• Includes explanation and general recommendations.

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• Fire Pumps

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Fire Pump

• Inspection
• Performance Testing
• Service
• Design
• Installation

Designed to increase the water pressure in the
sprinkler system.
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Yard Hydrants

• Dry barrel (semiannual inspection)
  
• Wet barrel (annual inspection)

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Water Supply Tanks

• Gravity tank
• Pressure tank

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Backflow Prevention Assemblies

• Shall be tested annually at the designed flow
  rate of the fire protection system, including
  hose stream demands, if appropriate, and the
  friction loss across the device shall be measured
• Per NFPA 25
• Certified Technician

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Fire Extinguishers

• Inspection
• Testing
• Service
• Installation
• Training

Used as the first line of defense to put out
small fires or contain one until the fire
department arrives.
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Fire Extinguisher Training OSHA
Requirement (Annually)

• Where the employer has provided portable fire
  extinguishers for the employees use the
  employer shall also provide an educational
  program to familiarize employees with the general
  principles of the fire extinguisher use

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Emergency Lighting
Purpose To provide 90 minutes of illumination
in public access and means of egress when power
failures occur. As a result, emergency lighting
is considered life safety proper operation is
crucial during an emergency.
Emergency lighting products have to meet
requirements set by

• UL and NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers
  Assn.) Manufacturing and Testing Standards
• NEC Electrical Installation Standards
• NFPA 101 Testing and Maintenance Requirements
• Local and State Codes
• OSHA

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Special Hazard Systems

• Testing
• Service

Utilized mainly for protection against fire in
computer rooms, flammable and combustible storage
rooms.
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Range Hood Suppression Systems

• Dry chemical extinguishing system
• Wet chemical extinguishing system
• UL 300

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Inspection / Testing

• Semiannual
• Check for last hydro-test date
• Change fusible links (annual)
• Check for proper shut off of cooking equipment
  and shut down of exhaust fans

Fixed extinguishing system designed to discharge
automatically or manually in the event of a a
fire.
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• Thank You!
• Any Questions?