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
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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.
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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:
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E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
3.5 inspection form—the document contained in this stan-
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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.
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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
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Fire Stops
a representative sample of the product or material has been
2.2 Other Standards:
tested and evaluated by the quality assurance agency.
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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.
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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.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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E2174–01
4.2 This practice identifies the types of fire stops subject to 8. Materials
the inspection procedures outlined in this practice.
8.1 The in
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