Circuit Integrity Solutions for Critical Operations Facilities (COPS)
This week we will be exploring some of the uses of circuit integrity solutions for critical operations facilities (COPS). The electrical installation requirements for these …
Wheatland FasTrak ® Plus Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)
Last week we began a three-part series covering some of the most commonly asked questions we encounter in the field regarding our electrical circuit integrity …
Compression Couplings or Set-screw Fittings?
While meeting with electrical contractors and fire-alarm vendors during my travels, great discussion surrounds electrical circuit integrity systems and meeting and maintaining UL 2196 & …
NEW DuraLife® FPL Certified Hardware and Components Data Sheet
Radix Wire’s DuraLifeTM FPL Cables are part of a complete electrical circuit integrity system tested and certified compliant under the UL 2196 standard for fire-resistive cables. Circuit Integrity …
Electrical Circuit Integrity Systems Applications
Where are 2-hour fire-rated electrical circuit integrity systems typically located? “These systems are primarily installed in mixed occupancy high-rise buildings, and in tunnels, bridges, and …
Spec Positioning
As a fire-alarm systems integrator or electrical contractor, even with years of experience in the field, understanding newly-certified 2-hour fire-rated electrical circuit integrity systems can …
Areas of Refuge; Two-Way Communication Devices
“Areas of Refuge” or “Areas of Rescue Assistance” are designated locations in a building that act as shelters from danger or distress to occupants who …
Pathway Survivability – Part 2
Previously, we discussed the National Fire Protection Code (NFPA 72) fire alarm survivability circuit requirements. As a fire-alarm system integrator or electrical contractor, when installing a …
Retrofit Life-Safety Systems
As an integrator or electrical contractor bidding on a contract for a fire-alarm system in an existing structure, for instance a commercial or residential high-rise …
NFPA 130 – Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
The National Fire Protection Code, NFPA 130, specifies fire-protection and life-safety requirements for underground, surface, and elevated fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems, including …
