ASTM E2393-04
(Practice)Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers
Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This standard practice is intended to provide a standard set of guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and reporting on inspections of installed fire resistive joint systems.
This standard practice is intended to provide a means to verify compliance of the installed fire resistive joint systems to the inspection documents.
This standard practice is not intended to provide a basis for selecting installers or products or both.
This standard practice is not intended to establish any performance criteria of the inspected fire resistive joint systems.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the establishment of procedures to inspect fire resistive joint systems, including methods for field verification and inspection.
1.2 This standard practice addresses all types of fire resistive joint systems and of perimeter joint protection.Note 1
Fire resistive joint system and joint are defined in Test Method E 1966. Note 2
Perimeter joint protection is defined in Test Method E 2307.Note 3
Fire resistive joint systems include joints between two fire resistive assemblies, and perimeter joints between a fire resistive floor assembly and a non-fire-resistive wall assembly. The application of these systems may be extended based on an evaluation to other types of construction.
1.3 This standard practice provides methods by which qualified inspectors can verify that all required fire resistive joint systems on a project have been installed and that their installations are in accordance with the inspection documents.
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.
1.4 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which 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:E2393–04
Standard Practice for
On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems
and Perimeter Fire Barriers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2393; 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 ASTM Committee E06
E 1966 Test Method for Fire Tests of Fire Resistive Joint
1.1 This practice covers the establishment of procedures to
Systems
inspect fire resistive joint systems, including methods for field
E 2307 Test Method for Determining Fire Resistance of
verification and inspection.
Perimeter Fire Barrier Using Intermediate-Scale Multi-
1.2 This standard practice addresses all types of fire resis-
Story Test Apparatus
tive joint systems and of perimeter joint protection.
2.2 Other Standard:
NOTE 1—Fire resistive joint system and joint are defined in Test 3
UL 2079 Fire Tests of Fire Resistive Joints
Method E 1966.
2.3 Other Documents:
NOTE 2—Perimeter joint protection is defined in Test Method E 2307.
International Building Code
NOTE 3—Fire resistive joint systems include joints between two fire
NFPA 5000 Building Code
resistive assemblies, and perimeter joints between a fire resistive floor
assembly and a non-fire-resistive wall assembly. The application of these
3. Terminology
systems may be extended based on an evaluation to other types of
construction.
3.1 Definitions—Terms defined in Terminology E 631, Ter-
minology E 176, and Criteria E 699 will prevail for terms not
1.3 This standard practice provides methods by which
defined in this document.
qualified inspectors can verify that all required fire resistive
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
joint systems on a project have been installed and that their
3.2.1 authorizing authority (AA)—the designated person, or
installations are in accordance with the inspection documents.
organization, or their duly authorized representative, charged
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
this inspection document.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
NOTE 4—Examples of the AA include the responsible Architect, Engi-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
neer, Building Owner, or their representatives.
1.5 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes
3.2.2 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)—the designated
which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
authority, or their duly authorized representative, charged with
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered
the administration and enforcement of the local fire code or
as requirements of the standard.
building code or both.
3.2.3 accredited testing laboratory—a company engaged in
2. Referenced Documents
conducting testing and possesses a valid evaluation report for
2.1 ASTM Standards:
testing services and is recognized by the AHJ.
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
3.2.4 evaluation report—an approved document issued by
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
the Model Code Body Evaluation Service or by the AHJ.
E 699 Criteria for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in
3.2.5 inspection document—any information provided to
Testing, QualityAssurance, and Evaluating Building Com-
the inspector by the AA that is to be used as the basis for the
ponents inAccordance with Test Methods Promulgated by
inspection process. This information shall include, but is not
limited to, project specifications, contract drawings, Listed
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.21 on
Serviceability. Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Corporate Progress, 333
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2004. Published November 2004. Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062.
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E2393–04
Designs, judgments, manufacturer’s instructions and designs, 5.3 This standard practice is not intended to provide a basis
building codes and other documentation. for selecting installers or products or both.
5.4 This standard practice is not intended to establish any
NOTE 5—Theapprovedfireresistivejointsystemsubmittalshouldhave
performance criteria of the inspected fire resistive joint sys-
sufficient details including the manufacturer’s product data, a design
tems.
listing of the tested fire resistive joint system or the engineering judgment
design with illustrated drawings or descriptive text or both for the purpose
6. Inspector Qualifications
of verifying each installation and conducting the field-inspection proce-
dures.
6.1 Inspectors shall either be contract inspectors or jurisdic-
tional inspectors.
3.2.6 inspection form—the document contained in this stan-
6.2 Contract Inspectors:
dardpracticethatisusedtorecordinformationobtainedduring
6.2.1 Contract Inspectors shall be acceptable to theAHJ and
the inspection(s).
shall meet at least one of the following requirements.
3.2.7 inspector—an individual meeting the qualifications
6.2.1.1 Meet the criteria contained in Criteria E 699 for
set forth in this document and who performs the inspection.
agencies involved in quality assurance, or
3.2.8 judgment—an evaluation of a field condition which
6.2.1.2 Have a minimum of 2 years experience in construc-
does not conform to an existing tested and listed system.
tion field inspections and have education, credentials, and
3.2.8.1 Discussion—Manufacturers or an accreditedTesting
experience acceptable to the AA, or
Laboratory should only issue judgments based on Engineering
6.2.1.3 Be a Quality Assurance Agency accredited by the
Principles or available testing that approximates the condition
AHJ.
encountered, or both.
6.2.2 Conflicts of Interest:
NOTE 6—The judgment is commonly referred to as an “Engineering
6.2.2.1 The contract inspector shall be completely indepen-
Judgment” in the fire stopping industry. It should be noted that these
dent of, and divested from, the installer, contractor, manufac-
judgments are not always issued by Engineers.
turer or supplier of any material being inspected.
NOTE 7—SomeAHJs allow a judgment by a manufacturer if there is no
6.2.2.2 The contract inspector shall not be a competitor of
tested and listed system for the non-typical condition, others do not. Most
the installer, contractor, manufacturer or supplier of any
AHJs will allow judgments by accredited testing laboratories. Accredited
testing laboratories can verify judgments by manufacturers for validity. material being inspected.
6.2.3 The contract inspector shall submit notarized state-
3.2.9 listing label—identification applied to the product that
ments to the AA assuring compliance with 6.2.2.
includes the name of a quality assurance agency indicating that
6.2.4 The contract inspector shall provide proof of insur-
a representative sample of the product or material has been
ancerequiredbystatute,orbytheAA,orbytheAHJ,orbyany
tested and evaluated by the quality assurance agency.
combination of these.
3.2.10 quality assurance agency—a company that is en-
6.2.5 The contract inspector shall make a written submis-
gaged in conducting inspections, or certification, or listing and
sion to theAArequesting acceptance. If accepted, theAAshall
labeling services, or any combination, and possessing a valid
present the contract inspector with written confirmation of
evaluationreportforqualityassuranceandisrecognizedbythe
acceptance.
AHJ.
6.3 Jurisdictional Inspectors:
6.3.1 A jurisdictional inspector shall have qualifications as
4. Summary of Practice
required by the AHJ.
4.1 This standard practice sets forth the minimum require-
ments to qualify an inspector to use this standard practice. 7. Inspection Documents
4.2 This standard practice identifies the types of fire resis-
7.1 The inspection documents shall be reviewed by and
tive joint systems subject to the inspection procedures outlined
acceptable to the AA and AHJ.
in this standard practice.
7.2 The AA shall be responsible for ensuring that the
4.3 This standard practice provides the minimum informa-
inspection documents do not contain conflicting information.
tion required to verify compliance of installed fire resistive
7.3 The AA shall provide the inspector with a complete set
joints with inspection documents.
of inspection documents at least 10 working days prior to the
4.4 This standard practice provides a standard inspection
inspection.Theinspectorshallreviewallinspectiondocuments
form that is to be used when inspecting fire resistive joint
prior to conducting any inspection. When the inspector be-
systems.
lieves that the inspection documents contain conflicting infor-
4.5 This standard practice provides a standard report format
mation or documentation that the inspector believes is insuffi-
that is to be used when reporting the inspection results.
cient to perform the inspection, the inspector shall submit
written notification of the potential conflict and obtain written
5. Significance and Use
clarification from the AA before conducting any inspection.
5.1 This standard practice is intended to provide a standard 7.4 As part of the inspection documents, Listed Designs
set of guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and shall be provided for every fire resistive joint system, as a
reportingoninspectionsofinstalledfireresistivejointsystems. reference against which to compare the installation. As an
5.2 This standard practice is intended to provide a means to alternative for every case where a Listed Design does not exist
verify compliance of the installed fire resistive joint systems to for a particular application, a Judgment, issued by a manufac-
the inspection documents. turer or an accredited testing laboratory and acceptable to the
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NOTE 9—The following are some examples of construction details that
AHJ,shallbeprovidedasareferenceagainstwhichtocompare
may not be visible after the installation process: amount of free movement
and inspect the installation.
area,theratedfloorassemblythickness,thewidthofopening,andthewall
construction.
8. Materials
8.1 The inspector shall verify that the materials and systems
10.6 The inspector shall not supervise or in any manner
used for fire resistive joints on the job are in compliance with
direct any aspect of the installation process. This includes, but
listed systems that have been tested in accordance with Test is not limited to, the following:
MethodE 1966orUL 2079,andareListedandLabeledforthe
10.6.1 Handling and storage of materials,
intended use. 10.6.2 The mixing of materials,
10.6.3 The cutting or fastening of materials, and
NOTE 8—Listed and Labeled refers to materials, devices or assemblies
10.6.4 The preparation of substrates.
that have been tested by an accredited testing laboratory after which the
10.7 When work is started and completed per the schedule
test results and description of the materials, devices or assemblies are
published by an accredited quality assurance agency and the materials, in Section 9, the installer shall notify the inspector. Inspection
devices or assemblies bear a Listing Label.
ofcompletedworkshalltakeplacewithin2workingdaysfrom
notification by the installer.
8.2 All materials shall bear a Listing Label as defined in
10.8 The inspector shall verify and document that all of the
3.2.9. Manufacturer’s container labels shall include the manu-
fireresistivejointsystemsrequiredintheinspectiondocuments
facturer’s name, product name and product description. Other
have been installed.
components of the fire resistive joint system shall also be
10.9 The inspector shall verify that every fire resistive joint
identifiable by labeling or other method approved by theAHJ.
system inspected as required by 10.12 is in accordance with
8.3 All materials shall be as identified on the inspection
one of the documents specified in 7.4.
documents.
10.10 The inspector shall verify that every system inspected
8.4 All materials used in fire resistive joint systems shall be
asrequiredby10.12.1isinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
inconformancewithmaterialsforlistedsystemsthathavebeen
instructions.
tested as part of the system in accordance with Test Method
10.11 The inspector shall verify compliance of the fire
E 1966 or UL 2079 as required by the building code or fire
resistive joint system by observing the installation process and
code, or both.
by taking and recording measurements of the substrates and
9. Inspection Schedule
materials being installed or by destructive examination of
9.1 The inspector and installer(s) shall mutually agree upon completed installations.
10.12 Inspection frequency shall depend on the method of
a schedule for the notification of the following:
9.1.1 Start of installation of fire resistive joint systems, inspection and the scope of the project. The method of
inspection shall be one of the following:
9.1.2 Anticipated schedule of inspection(s) of fire resistive
joint systems, and 10.12.1 Theinspectorshallbeonsiteduringinstallationand
randomlywitnessaminimumof5 %oftotallinearfeetofeach
9.1.3 Anticipated completion of inspection(s).
9.2 The inspection schedule shall not interfere with the type of fire resistive joint system being installed, or
10.12.2 The inspector shall conduct a post-installation in-
installation process.
9.3 The installer shall notify the inspector within 1 working spection,inaccordancewith10.12.2.1(1)through10.12.2.1(4),
except for mechanical systems, which shall be inspected per
day when any item agreed to on the schedule must be changed
due to unforeseen circumstances, such as material delays, 10.12.1.
project change orders, or other installation conflicts.
NOTE 10—It is usually practical and cost-effective to inspect mechani-
cal joint systems by witnessing installation.
10. Inspection
10.12.2.1 The method shall be approved by the AA and
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