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Important information about FM 4991:
Contractor How to Get Approved Page
FCIA's Accreditation Committee worked with FM Approvals to develop this program, and meets continually to maintain it. This page contains information needed to get Approved...
The link below is the complete FM 4991 Standard, PDF, from FM Approvals. It is required reading to get approved, and the first step.
Standard for the Approval of Firestop
Contractors, Class 4991
FM 4991 Contractor Quality Manual Development Guidelines by Jeff
Gould, FM Approvals
FM Approvals' Jeff Gould presented this powerpoint presentation about how to develop a quality manual. Below it is the FM Document that explains how to create a Quality Manual documenting the Firestop Contractor Firm's Quality Managment System.
FM 4991 Quality
Control Manual Guide Powerpoint
Suggested Quality Control Manual Guidelines
Firestop Contracto Audits by FM Personnel - Initial Facilities and Procedures Audit Guidelines
FM 4991 & Contractor DRI FM Testing Study Manual - The FCIA Firestop Manual of Practice (MOP)
To become an FM 4991 DRI, this manual is a must read for you to study. It is available from FCIA, at a huge discount for FCIA Members. Join today if you haven't already.
Checklist of items for Firestop Contractors seeking FM 4991 Approval for their firm
Need to report CEU's attained?
FM 4991 Contractor DRI CEU Reporting Information
Below are forms to submit CEU activities to FM Approvals for continued FM DRI Status in the FM 4991 Standard for the Approval of Firestop Contractor Program.
Here's how you get CEU's.
1. Attend FCIA Conferences - 1 CEU*
2. Attend a Fire Protection Conference; NFPA Seminar, International Code Council, AIA, ALA, Construction Specifications Institute national or local chapters.
3. Attend FCIA Total Fire Protection Systems Symposium - See FCIA Events Page for dates.
4. Attend FCIA Effective Compartmentation Symposiums - FCIA presents this at the CONSTRUCT shows in the US. Watch the FCIA Events Page.
5. Other opportnities..watch the FCIA Events Page for opportunities for CEU Credit Seminars in addition to FCIA Conferences.
* FM determines CEU Values for #2,3,4,5.
FM 4991 DRI CEU Requirements
and Reporting Form
FM 4991 DRI CEU Firestop
Presentation Report Form
FM 4991 DRI CEU Firestop Presentation
Attendee Sign in Form
FCIA Specification with FM 4991 included
FCIA has written a suggested specification for professionals to use when specifying Firestopping for all disciplines.
Firestopping Penetrations, Joints
and Perimeter Fire Containment
You will need the free Acrobat
Reader to view any of these documents.
For more information about how to become an FM 4991 Approved Firestop
Contractor, contact the FCIA Office at (708) 202-1108, or email
us.
Miscellaneous
QC info - suggested guildelines
Firestop Initial F&PA Guidelines
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Standard for the Approval of
Firestop Contractors, Class 4991
FCIA worked with FM Approvals to develop FM 4991 in 1999 and 2000. FM 4991, Standard
for Approval of Firestop Contractors, is a quality installation protocol for firestop
systems installation. FM 4991 is the quality standard from
which Specialty Firestop Contractors can be qualified for
zero tolerance Firestop Systems installation.
FM 4991 and the ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 Standards for the Inspection of Firestop Systems, are complimentary programs. A contractor who has invested in FM 4991, inspected by a Consultant to the ASTM Standards, means quality contractors, with a project inspection to validate the installation quality process is working.
FM 4991 was the
first program of its type to be accepted nationwide by architects
and engineers through programs like MasterSpec,
SpecLink and other master specifications at leading architectural firms specifying projects worldwide.
To become approved, the contractor firm appoints a Designated
Responsible Individual (DRI). To become a DRI the person must past a rigorous industry
exam to become the key person in the firm to monitor the firestopping quality
managment process.
Once a DRI is in place, the contractor firm then authorizes and pays FM Approvals to audit the contracting firm's procedures
as listed in their Quality Manual to confirm that the firm's processes meet their own quality manual statements for Firestop Systems instllation.
A field audit of a jobsite is also part of the process, with a destructive test , performed to verify the management process works in the field.
FM 4991 Approval is only given those companies who have passed
the Intial Facility and Prodedure Audit Process, and employ a person that has passed the FM 4991 DRI Exam.
Follow up Audits
are performed by FM Approvals yearly by FM Personnel. DRI's
must retest and provide verification of CEU eligible Education
sessions attended every three years. Testing and CEU's occurs at FCIA Conferences.
The FCIA Firestop Contractor Members donated time and energy to
develop and maintain this program, a new trend in
the Construction Industry ...... Quality Process Protocol
program for Specialty Firestop Contractors... that can be specified
quantitatively to qualify a contractor for better Fire and Life safety in buildings.
Press Coverage
Passive
Fire Protection, 10/03
CSI
Article, 7/03
Passive
firestopping, 4/03
BSD
Fall Newsletter
CSI Letter,
8/9/02
Daily
Commercial News 7/02
CSI's
Magazine Feb, 2001
Press
Release Jan 31, 2001
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