At Jigsaw Life Safety, we believe that every building deserves the highest level of protection possible. We are professional fire protection engineers that work with design teams and contractors to thoroughly evaluate the building’s needs and requirements. We specialize in designing fire alarm, mass notification, and other life safety systems for a wide range of applications, from small residential buildings to large commercial and industrial facilities.
Our ability to assess your existing systems and provide cost-effective design improvements and modifications is our greatest differentiator. Whether it is modifying or upgrading your existing fire alarm or fire protection system, or replacing your fire pump, our system expertise allows us to ensure your designs are code-compliant via solutions that meet local permitting requirements while avoiding costly change orders.
It is required for new and existing high-rise buildings and for buildings with smoke control systems. Section 901.6.2 of the building code also applies it to any building with two or more integrated fire protection or life safety systems, so a project that affects fire alarm interfaces, elevator recall, smoke dampers, door release or security unlocking will usually need it. Read more: NFPA 4 Integrated System Testing: A Guide for Building Owners
Integrated testing is required before occupancy in new buildings and at intervals not exceeding 10 years in existing buildings. NFPA 4 also requires affected existing buildings to have a testing plan in place within 5 years. Read more: Practical Impacts of NFPA 4
The ITa is NFPA 4’s title for the person who plans, witnesses and documents integrated testing, a role similar to a smoke control special inspector. Bringing the ITa on early reduces schedule and budget risk, and some jurisdictions require a preliminary test plan with the building permit. Read more: Practical Impacts of NFPA 4
We understand the design and compliance challenges facing property owners, managers, architects, and engineers and look forward to helping you create code-compliant design solutions that are cost effective to install and maintain.
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