ASTM E2174-04

Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice is intended to provide a standard set of guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and reporting on inspections of installed fire stops.
This practice is intended to provide a means to verify compliance of the installed fire stops to the inspection documents.
This practice is not intended to provide a basis for selecting installers or products or both.
This practice is not intended to establish any performance criteria of the inspected fire stops.
SCOPE
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 13.220.20 - Fire protection
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.21 - Serviceability

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2174-01 - Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM E2174-09 - Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops
• Effective Date: 01-May-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E3157-23 - Standard Guide for Understanding and Using Information Related to Installation of Firestop Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E329-21 - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM F2647-07(2023) - Standard Guide for Approved Methods of Installing a CVS (Central Vacuum System)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E2912-17 - Standard Test Method for Fire Test of Non-Mechanical Fire Dampers Used in Vented Construction
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E3038-22a - Standard Practice for Assessing and Qualifying Candidates as Inspectors of Firestop Systems and Fire-Resistive Joint Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E2174–04
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 2.3 Other Documents:
International Building Code
1.1 This practice covers the establishing of procedures to
inspect fire stops, including methods for field verification and
3. Terminology
inspection.
3.1 Definitions—Terms defined in Terminology E 631, Ter-
1.2 This practice addresses all types of fire stops installed
minology E 176, and Criteria E 699 will prevail for terms not
through or into fire resistive assemblies.
defined in this document.
NOTE 1—Fire stop is defined in E 814.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 authorizing authority (AA)—the designated person, or
1.3 This practice provides methods by which a qualified
inspectorcanverifythatallrequiredfirestopsonaprojecthave organization, or their duly authorized representative, charged
with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of
beeninstalledandthattheirinstallationsareinaccordancewith
the inspection documents. this inspection document.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
NOTE 2—Examples of the AA include the responsible architect, engi-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
neer, building owner, or their represntative.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.2 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)—the designated
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
authority, or their duly authorized representative, charged with
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
the administration and enforcement of the local fire code or
1.5 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes
building code, or both.
that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
3.2.3 accredited testing laboratory—a company engaged in
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered
conducting testing and possesses a valid evaluation report for
as requirements of the standard.
testing services and is recognized by the AHJ.
3.2.4 evaluation report—an approved document issued by
2. Referenced Documents
the Model Code Body Evaluation Service or by the AHJ.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2.5 inspection document—any information provided to
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
the inspector by the AA that is to be used as the basis for the
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
inspection process. This information shall include, but is not
E 699 Criteria for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in
limited to, project specifications, contract drawings, Listed
Testing, QualityAssurance, and Evaluating Building Com-
Designs, judgments, manufacturer’s instructions and designs,
ponents
building codes, and other documentation.
E 814 Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration
Fire Stops NOTE 3—Theapprovedfirestopsubmittalshouldhavesufficientdetails
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including the fire stop manufacturer’s product data, a design listing of the
2.2 Other Standards:
tested fire stop or the engineering judgment design with illustrated
UL 1479-94 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops
drawings or descriptive text or both for the purpose of verifying each
installation and conducting the field-inspection procedures.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
3.2.6 inspection form—the document contained in this stan-
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.21 on
dard practice that is used to record information obtained during
Serviceability.
the inspection(s).
Current edition approved Oct 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as E 2174 – 01.
3.2.7 inspector—an individual meeting the qualifications
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
set forth in this document and who performs the inspection.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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