Qualification and Competence of Personnel

The competence of personnel who select, design, install, test, and maintain fire protection systems is ultimately the factor that controls the effectiveness and reliability of fire protection systems. Many of the personnel described in the following sections are subject to jurisdictional requirements for licensing. 

The company or facility should make use of the services of an engineer knowledgeable and trained in fire protection. Ideally, a registered fire protection engineer should be available to review fire protection designs. Fire safety, loss prevention, or process safety engineers should assist in the analysis of hazards, selection of protection system specifications, approval of the system, and acceptance testing. 

Faciiity Personnel Who Perform Fire Protection inspections 

Facility personnel who perform inspections on fixed fire protection systems must be knowledgeable of the systems and have received training on the inspection protocols. Facility personnel may be operations personnel, maintenance personnel, security personnel, fire protection personnel, or others assigned by management. 

Facility personnel who perform testing and maintenance on fire protection equipment and systems must be trained, experienced, and knowledgeable in the systems and the protocols for testing and maintenance. Knowledge can include work history, educational experience, craft certification, manufacturer certification, field verification, and job assessment and testing. Facility person- 

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