ASTM E2174-01
(Practice)Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops
Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops
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1.1 The purpose of this practice is to establish procedures to inspect fire stops, including methods for field verification and inspection.
1.2 This practice addresses all types of fire stops installed through or into fire resistive assemblies.
Note 1—Fire stop is defined in E 814.
1.3 This practice provides methods by which a qualified inspector can verify that all required fire stops on a project have been installed and that their installations are in accordance with the inspection documents.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
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Designation: E 2174 – 01
Standard Practice for
On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2174; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope International Building Code
1.1 The purpose of this practice is to establish procedures to
3. Terminology
inspect fire stops, including methods for field verification and
3.1 Definitions—Terms defined in Terminology E 631, Ter-
inspection.
minology E 176, and Criteria E 699 will prevail for terms not
1.2 This practice addresses all types of fire stops installed
defined in this document.
through or into fire resistive assemblies.
3.2 approving authority (AA)—the person, persons or com-
NOTE 1—Fire stop is defined in E 814.
pany that hires the inspector and to which the inspector is
obligated to disclose all information regarding the inspection.
1.3 This practice provides methods by which a qualified
inspector can verify that all required fire stops on a project have 3.3 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)—the designated
authority, or their duly authorized representative, charged with
been installed and that their installations are in accordance with
the inspection documents. the administration and enforcement of the local fire code or
building code or both.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.4 inspection document—any information provided to the
inspector by the AA that is to be used as the basis for the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- inspection process. This information shall include, but is not
limited to, project specifications, contract drawings, Listed
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes Designs, manufacturer’s instructions and designs, building
codes and other documentation.
that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered
NOTE 2—The approved fire stop submittal should have sufficient details
as requirements of the standard.
including the fire stop manufacturer’s product data, a design listing of the
tested fire stop or the engineering judgement design with illustrated
2. Referenced Documents
drawings or descriptive text or both for the purpose of verifying each
installation and conducting the field-inspection procedures.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
3.5 inspection form—the document contained in this stan-
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
dard practice that is used to record information obtained during
E 699 Criteria for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in
the inspection(s).
Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating Building Com-
3.6 inspector—an individual meeting the qualifications set
ponents in Accordance with Test Methods Promulgated by
forth in this document and who performs the inspection.
ASTM Committee E-6
3.7 listing label—identification applied to the product that
E 814 Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration
includes the name of a quality assurance agency indicating that
Fire Stops
a representative sample of the product or material has been
2.2 Other Standards:
tested and evaluated by the quality assurance agency.
UL 1479-94 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops
3.8 quality assurance agency—a company that is engaged
2.3 Other Documents:
in conducting inspection services, who possess a valid evalu-
ation report for quality assurance and is recognized by the AHJ.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
4. Summary of Practice
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.21 on
4.1 This practice sets forth the minimum requirements to
Serviceability.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2001. Published February 2002.
qualify an inspector to use this practice.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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4.2 This practice identifies the types of fire stops subject to 8. Materials
the inspection procedures outlined in this practice.
8.1 The inspector shall verify that the materials used for fire
4.3 This practice provides the minimum information re-
stop, which have been tested in accordance with E 814 or UL
quired to verify compliance of installed fire stops with inspec-
1479, on the job are Listed and Labeled for the use intended.
tion documents.
NOTE 3—Listed and Labeled refers to materials, devices or assemblies
4.4 This practice provides a standard inspection form that is
that have been tested by an accredited testing agency after which the test
to be used when inspecting fire stops.
results and description of the materials, devices or assemblies are
4.5 This practice provides a standard report format that is to
published by an accredited quality assurance agency and these materials,
be used when reporting the inspection results.
devices or assemblies bear a Listing Label.
8.2 All materials shall bear a Listing Label as defined in 3.7.
5. Significance and Use
Manufacturer’s container labels shall include the manufactur-
5.1 This practice is intended to provide a standard set of
er’s name, product name and product description. Other
guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and
components of the fire stop shall also be identifiable by
reporting on inspections of installed fire stops.
labeling or other method approved by the AHJ.
5.2 This practice is intended to provide a means to verify
8.3 All materials shall be exactly as identified on the
compliance of the installed fire stops to the inspection docu-
inspection documents.
ments.
8.4 All materials used in fire stops shall have been tested in
5.3 This practice is not intended to provide a basis for
accordance with and met the requirements of E 814 or UL 1479
selecting installers or products or both.
as required by the building or fire code.
5.4 This practice is not intended to establish any perfor-
NOTE 4—UL 1479 is considered an equivalent test method to E 814.
mance criteria of the inspected fire stops.
9. Inspection Schedule
6. Inspector
9.1 The inspector and installer shall mutually agree upon a
6.1 Qualifications—An inspector shall be acceptable to the
schedule for the notification of the following:
AHJ and shall meet at least one of the following requirements:
9.1.1 Inspection of fire stop materials,
6.1.1 Meet the criteria contained in E 699 for agencies
9.1.2 Start of installation, and
involved in quality assurance, or
9.1.3 Anticipated completion of inspection.
6.1.2 Have a minimum of 2 years experience in construction
9.2 The inspection schedule shall not interfere with the
field inspections and have education, credentials, and experi-
installation process.
ence acceptable to the AA, or
9.3 The installer shall notify the inspector within 1 working
6.1.3 Be a quality assurance agency accredited by the AHJ.
day when any item agreed to on the schedule must be changed
6.2 Conflicts of Interest:
due to unforeseen circumstances, such as material delays,
6.2.1 The inspector shall be completely independent of, and
project change orders, or other installation conflicts.
divested from, the installer, contractor, manufacturer or sup-
plier of any material being inspected.
10. Inspection
6.2.2 The inspector shall not be a competitor of the installer,
10.1 The inspector shall be permitted to enter the premises
contractor, manufacturer or supplier of any material being
to review the applicable inspection documents, to observe the
inspected.
installation in progress, to inspect completed work and to
6.3 The inspector shall submit notarized statements to the
perform overall functions relative to their duty as inspector.
AA assuring compliance with 6.2.
NOTE 5—The “duty” of the inspector is to ensure that the installed fire
6.4 The inspector shall make a written submission to the AA
stop submitted conforms to the design listing or engineering judgement
requesting acceptance. If accepted, the AA shall present the
design.
inspector with written confirmation of acceptance.
10.2 The inspector shall use the inspection documents in 7.3
to identify and locate fire rated assemblies on the project that
7. Inspection Documents
are subject to the installation of fire stops.
7.1 The inspection documents shall be reviewed by and
10.3 The installer shall notify the inspector of the arrival of
acceptable to the AA and AHJ.
the materials (described in 8.1-8.4 inclusive) as agreed to in
7.2 The AA shall be responsible for ensuring that the
9.1.
inspection documents do not contain conflicting information.
10.4 Prior to installation, the inspector shall verify that all
7.3 The AA shall provide the inspector with a complete set
materials received for the installation of the fire stop meet the
of inspection documents at least 10 working days prior to the
requirements of 8.1-8.4 inclusive and record this information
inspection. The inspector shall review all inspection documents
on the inspection form.
prior to conducting any inspection. When the inspector be-
10.5 Prior to installation, the inspector shall verify any
lieves that the inspection documents contain conflicting infor-
construction detail on the inspection documents that will not be
mation or documentation that the inspector believes is insuffi-
visible after the fire stop installation and record this informa-
cient to perform the inspection, the inspector shall submit
tion on the inspection form.
written notification of the potential conflict and obtain written
clarification from the AA before conducting any inspection. NOTE 6—The following are some examples of construction details that
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may not be visible after the installation process: the rated floor assembly
the installer. The repaired fire stop that contained deficiencies
thickness, the annular space, and the wall construction.
shall comply with the inspection documents.
10.15 Inspection forms, as defined in 3.5, shall be submitted
10.6 The inspector shall not supervise or in any manner
to the AA and installer within 1 working day after an area is
direct any aspect of the installation process. This includes, but
inspected.
is not limited to, the following:
10.6.1 Handling and storage of materials,
11. Inspection Forms
10.6.2 The mixing of
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