About SimplexGrinnell
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North American Leader in
Fire and Life Safety
200-Year Heritage in Fire
Protection
11,500 Employees
2 Million Customers
Vital Part of the New Tyco
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The Foundation For Our Company
Integrity
Excellence
Always
Teamwork
Accountability
Fire Protection Product Lines
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End Markets
Electronic
Institutional
Fire alarms, mass notification,
hospital nurse call,
integrated systems
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Sprinkler
Commercial
Sprinklers, engineered
solutions, special hazards,
water spray, foam,
gas systems
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Suppression
Fire extinguishers,
specialty systems
Schools/Universities
Hospitals
Defense
Government buildings
Airports
Hotels
Retailer
Office buildings
Shopping centers
Financial institutions
Industrial
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Oil & gas
Manufacturing
Marine
Mining
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2007 – A Year in Review:
Continued Improvement
Financial Performance
2004-2007
Revenue
$M
OI Margin
2,500
15%
2,000
$1,878
$1,691
$1,978
13%
$1,708
10%
1,500
8%
1,000
5%
500
3%
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0%
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Detection
Market Share
Sprinkler Margin
Improvement
Suppression
Leverage
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Strategic Priorities
The 3 to 5 Year View
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Develop Industry-Leading Solutions
Use Technology to Make us Better
Continue Transformation to a Service-led Culture
World Class Employees
District Alignment
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Looking Ahead
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Shaping the future of life safety.
We are SimplexGrinnell.
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“BUSINESS PARTNERS”
WSCA Contract #1568
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Topics of Discussion
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Service Capabilities via WSCA Contract
Why Inspect, Test and Maintain Life- Safety Systems?
Fire Alarm Systems
Central Station Monitoring
Sprinkler Systems
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5 Year Obstruction Testing
Fire Pumps
Hydrants
Water Storage Tanks
Backflow Prevention
Fire Extinguishers
Emergency Lights
Special Hazards
Kitchen Hood Systems
Capabilities:
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Fire Alarm
Automatic Sprinklers
Video Surveillance
Automatic Fire Pumps
Access Control Systems
Backflow Prevention Systems
Warranty and Post Warranty Service
First Aid Kits and Safety Equipment
Special Hazard Fire Suppression Systems
Kitchen Hood Fire Suppression Systems
Fire Extinguishers
Emergency Exit Lighting
Communication Systems
Timeclock Systems
Mass Notification
Asset Tracking
Monitoring
SimplexGrinnell Nevada District Offices
Las Vegas 435
(702) 739-1921
1545 Pama Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89119 Contact: Colette Shirley
Reno 454
(775) 331-0590
1105 South Rock Blvd
Suite 127
Reno, NV 89502
Contact: Harry Gledhill
• 120 Full Time Employees
• 81 Factory Trained Technicians
• Supporting the State of Nevada for Over 30 Years
• On-Staff Engineering Personnel
• Experienced Design/Build Team
• Warranty and Post Warranty Support
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Typical Building Cut-away
Why Inspect, Test and
Maintain Life- Safety
Systems?
• Life-safety systems – You
can’t always tell if they are
fully operational just by
looking at them – passive
systems
• As with any electronic or
mechanical components
they can degrade over time
• Dirt, dust and other
contaminants can cause
problems with smoke
detectors
• Remodeling, vandalism and
improper maintenance can
damage fire protection
equipment
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Honest … We just tested it last month …
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You Want Me To Troubleshoot that?
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Close-up of New Wireless Device
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It Could Have Been Worse
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Code Requirements For Visual & Functional
Testing
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• Fire Alarm Systems
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How Are Fire Alarm Systems Tested?
Inputs
Initiating Devices
Smoke Detector
Each input device
must be activated
to ensure it causes
the correct output
Outputs
Notification Appliances
and Emergency Controls
Bells/Horns
Manual Station
Strobe
PULL
Relay
Simplex
Waterflow
HVAC
Door Holders
WF
Valve Supervisory
Smoke Control
ZONE 1
ZONE 5
ZONE 9
ZONE 2
ZONE 6
ZONE 10
ZONE 3
ZONE 7
ZONE 11
ZONE 4
ZONE 8
ZONE 12
Annunciators
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How Are Fire Alarm Systems Tested?
 Qualified personnel
 Periodic inspections – Daily, Monthly
 Periodic inspections – Yearly - Heat Detectors
 Periodic inspections – Yearly - Smoke Detectors
 Periodic inspections – Yearly - Control Panels
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• Smoke Detector Testing
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Testing with magnets or “push-to-test” buttons do
not ensure smoke entry into the sensing chamber.
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Smoke Detector Cleaning and
Sensitivity Testing
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“The detector sensitivity shall not be measured using any
device that administers an unmeasured concentration of
smoke or other aerosol into the detector” NFPA 72 2002
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During the inspection, fire alarm system smoke detectors
should be removed from their base and cleaned as defined
by current service provider policy. The smoke detectors
should be tested for sensitivity in a controlled sensitivity
tester.
– No Climb model 800 Trutest
– Gemini Scientific Corporation model 501B Smoke
Detector Sensitivity Tester
• Uses refined, pharmaceutical grade, mineral oil and
nebulizer
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The Common Heat Detector Testing Tool
Problem:
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Butane ignites at approximately
1700 - 1800 degrees Fahrenheit !
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Calibrated Heat Detector Testing
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Central Station Monitoring
• Central Station will monitor
facility for fire, critical conditions,
elevators, and other systems via
UL/FM-Listed central station
monitoring facility … 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year …
• Ensures reliable, professional
dispatching of fire authorities,
owner reps, and service provider
in the event of an emergency
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• Sprinkler Systems
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Owner Responsibility
• The property owner is fully responsible for the inspection,
testing and maintenance of the building sprinkler system
– Notify the AHJ and Monitoring agency before testing or shutting the
system down for maintenance or repairs
– Permit only qualified individuals to work on the system
– Promptly remedy any deficiencies discovered
– Assure the hazards in the building do not change without an
accompanying evaluation of the ability of the sprinkler system to
protect the new hazard
– Verify the restoration of all sprinkler systems following any
impairment
• The NFPA has no record of a multiple death fire (3 or
more fatalities) in a completely sprinklered building where
the system was fully operational.
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• 5 Year Obstruction Testing
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NFPA 25 – Obstruction Investigation
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Corrosion is a naturally occurring destructive
process
Corrosion develops in systems which have
metal, untreated water and air/oxygen in
repeated and prolonged contact with each
other.
Both wet & dry fire sprinkler systems are
continually subject to these conditions.
The National Fire Protection Association
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An investigation of piping and branch line
conditions every 5 years.
Also requires evaluating any deposits found
inside the piping for indications of
microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
MIC Water Test Sampling
and Deposit Test
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SimplexGrinnell’s
FPS MIC Water Test Sampling and Deposit Analysis Test
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Allows for quick and inexpensive assessment of the internal
corrosion activity in a facility’s fire sprinkler system.
Identifies any build-up of corrosion products such as tubercles,
mounds, particulates, solids, etc. found in a fire sprinkler systems.
Tests for specific bacteria types commonly associated with
microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).
Results available 10 days after receipt of the sample by the
laboratory.
Includes explanation and general recommendations.
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• Fire Pumps
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Fire Pump
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Inspection
Performance Testing
Service
Design
Installation
Designed to increase the water pressure in the
sprinkler system.
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Yard Hydrants
• Dry barrel (semiannual inspection)
• Wet barrel (annual inspection)
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Water Supply Tanks
• Gravity tank
• Pressure tank
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Backflow Prevention Assemblies
• Shall be tested annually at
the designed flow rate of the
fire protection system,
including hose stream
demands, if appropriate, and
the friction loss across the
device shall be measured
• Per NFPA 25
• Certified Technician
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Fire Extinguishers
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Inspection
Testing
Service
Installation
Training
Used as the first line of defense to put out
small fires or contain one until the fire
department arrives.
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Fire Extinguisher Training
OSHA Requirement (Annually)
“Where the employer has
provided portable fire
extinguishers for the
employees’ use… the
employer shall also provide
an educational program to
familiarize employees with
the general principles of the
fire extinguisher use…”
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Emergency Lighting
Purpose: To provide 90 minutes of illumination in public access and
means of egress when power failures occur. As a result, emergency
lighting is considered life safety – proper operation is crucial during an
emergency.
Emergency lighting products have to meet requirements set by:
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UL and NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Assn.)
Manufacturing and Testing Standards
NEC Electrical Installation Standards
NFPA 101 Testing and Maintenance Requirements
Local and State Codes
OSHA
Special Hazard Systems
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• Testing
• Service
Utilized mainly for protection
against fire in computer
rooms, flammable and
combustible storage rooms.
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Range Hood Suppression Systems
• Dry chemical extinguishing
system
• Wet chemical extinguishing
system
• UL 300
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Inspection / Testing
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Semiannual
Check for last hydro-test date
Change fusible links (annual)
Check for proper shut off of
cooking equipment and shut
down of exhaust fans
Fixed extinguishing
system designed to
discharge automatically
or manually in the event
of a a fire.
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Thank You!
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