NFPA 915 – Remote Inspections

In April 2019 the NFPA appointed a technical committee to develop a new Standard on Remote Inspections. Since August 2019 the committee has held several development meetings to create a document for public review. This webinar will describe the scope of the proposed standard and present the basic content as it currently exists. Remote inspection methodologies, the types of systems and components proposed to be used, file formats, record collection, and record retention will all be discussed. Although applying NFPA 915 to water-based fire protection systems was not initially considered, there is now some consideration for including them in the standard.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

1. Describe the scope and purpose for the new NFPA 915 standard “Remote Inspections”.
2. Explain what AHJs are expecting in the way of guidance from this new NFPA document.
3. Illustrate the types of devices that can be used to perform remote inspections.
4. Discuss the various options with the AHJ for using remote inspection technology.

Terry Victor

Terry Victor, Senior Manager of Industry Relations at JCI/Grinnell Fire Protection Solutions has over 46 years of technical experience in the sprinkler industry. He is NICET certified Level IV in Water-Based Systems Layout and Special Hazards Systems Layout. He serves on various industry boards and committees, is a member of the CFSI National Advisory Committee, and the AFAA Codes and Standards Committee. He is the JCI Regional Coordinator for Codes & Standards in the US, is the current chairman of the Capital Region Fire Sprinkler Association, and is a member of numerous NFPA technical committees including those for NFPA 3, 4, 13, 13D, 13R, 14, 15, 16, 20, 25, 72, 101, 214, 303, 5000, and the Correlating Committee on Building Codes. He received the NFPA Committee Service Award in 2015.