Webinar presentation will educate plumbing contractors on the NFPA 13D standard for the installation of sprinkler systems in one and two family homes.
A new webinar has been prepared by Fire Smarts, LLC on behalf of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors – National Association (PHCC) to educate plumbing contractors across the nation on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13D standard that covers the installation of sprinkler systems in one and two family homes. The webinar is part of the online training offered by the PHCC.
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The “Introduction to NFPA 13D Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems for One and Two Family Homes” webinar will be presented by fire protection industry expert, Russ Leavitt, SET, CFPS, on February 10, 2010 at 3:00pm EST. Mr. Leavitt will educate participants about the NFPA code development process and the requirements for designing and installing fire sprinklers in single and two family homes. Participants will learn how this standard is organized and will be introduced to the requirements for materials and components, design criterion, and installation practices for residential fire sprinkler systems.
“With the recent addition of residential fire sprinkler requirements into the International Residential Code, there is no question that these systems will become a standard component in new home construction across the country,” said Ryan J. Smith, President of Fire Smarts, LLC. “There is a need and an incredible opportunity for plumbing contractors to assist in providing these services.”
The “Residential Fire Sprinklers Market Growth and Labor Demand Analysis” published by Fire Smarts, LLC in September 2008, projects that over 7000 additional positions for sprinkler installation will be needed as residential fire sprinkler requirements are adopted and widely enforced across the country over the next decade. An adequate amount of skilled labor is essential to ensuring that residential sprinkler systems can be properly and cost-effectively installed. A growing number of industry experts agree that plumbing contractors play a critical role in the successful implementation of residential fire sprinkler code requirements.
“There is a lot of interest by PHCC members in this new market,” said Skip Pfeffer, PHCC’s President. “We cannot afford to lose this market—especially in the current economy. I encourage all PHCC members and potential members to participate.”
Registration is open to all interested parties. For more information and to register for this webinar visit [Registration is no longer available for this webinar]. This webinar is another residential fire sprinkler educational and training opportunity that is being offered by the PHCC in partnership with Fire Smarts.
About PHCC: The PHCC – National Association is the oldest trade association in the construction industry and the premiere organization for the plumbing, heating and cooling professional. Since 1883, PHCC has been the leader in promotion, advancement, education and training. Today PHCC has more than 4100 contractor members from open and union shops, who work in the residential, commercial, new construction, industrial and service and repair industry segments.
About Fire Smarts, LLC: Fire Smarts, LLC is a leading provider of fire protection educational and training resources. The company operates the home fire protection resource website, Residential Fire Sprinklers .com ( http://www.ResidentialFireSprinklers.com ), frequently publishes articles and reports on the latest industry developments and utilizes its team of Fire Smarts Faculty members to create custom training solutions for contractors, fire and building officials, and business organizations based on NFPA standards.
AMARJEET
AMARJEET March 10, 2010 at 9:25 pm
PLS QUOT THE FIRE AND PLUMBING WORKS
Licensed plumber
Licensed plumber March 25, 2010 at 6:31 am
Great informative blog.Fire sprinklers are a necessity in homes to prevent fire disasters.
Thanks for Sharing.
Colby Jones
Colby Jones April 7, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Many Thanks for sharing this post. Yes! Fire Sprinklers are very important at home it keep us safe always.
Karl Benedikt
Karl Benedikt April 24, 2010 at 5:12 am
Does anyone have any statistics on cost of damage due to accidential discharge by sprinkler heads or by pipes that burst due to freezing or otherwise??? What’s next how about central station monitoring, separate sprinkler lines, backflow prevention, you name it. How about adding a little common sense to unfunded government mandates? – Probably next to impossible but I will pose the question anyway. In high rise residential – I’m all for sprinklers but some idiot is busy telling me I need sprinklers in a single story residential dwelling with two means in egress just because there is an low volume office with two hour fire separation on the lower level. GOVERNMENT MANDATES WITHOUT COMMON SENSE WILL BE THE DEATH OF US ALL. GIVE ME A BREAK AND ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN.
Fire Sprinklers
Fire Sprinklers August 4, 2010 at 4:18 am
The odds on an accidental discharge of a correctly installed and maintained fire sprinkler system is around 16,000,000 to 1. When there is a fire only the localised sprinklers will trigger meaning that any damage will be minimal and definitely a lot less than the fire would have caused!
Common Sense
Common Sense August 23, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I must agree with Karl above. I work in the insurance industry and I can tell you there is much more property damage (claims filed) for water damage than fire. This months Popular Mechanics magazine contains an article which claims sprinkler systems improves life saving odds from 99.41% (with smoke alarm) to 99.6% with sprinkler system. Without even taking into consideration the considerable cost of the sprinkler system, it would seem to me the system would cause more risk (of property damage) than any additional safety benefit for the typical family.
Firefighter
Firefighter August 27, 2010 at 12:41 am
I agree! There is more chance of winning the lottery than having an accidental discharge of a sprinkler system as long as it is correctly installed and maintained. An alternative to a traditional fire sprinkler system is a low pressure water mist system. If considering water mist you must make sure that it has been tested and approved for land based applications, one such solution is EconAqua which is tested and certified by VDS in Germany.