NFPA 715 PDF

2023 Table of Contents

NFPA® 715 Standard for the Installation of Fuel Gases Detection and Warning Equipment 2023 Edition
Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application.
1.4 Retroactivity.
1.5 Equivalency.
1.6 Units of Measure.
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General.
2.2 NFPA Publications.
2.3 Other Publications.
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General.
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
3.3 General Definitions.
Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Fuel Gas Detection Systems
4.1 Application.
4.2 Purpose.
4.3 Equipment.
4.4 Personnel Qualifications.
4.5 Power Supplies.
4.6 Distinctive Signals.
4.7 Alarm Signals.
4.8 Supervisory Signals.
4.9 Trouble Signals.
4.10 Fuel Gas Control Function Status Indicators.
4.11 Performance and Limitations.
4.12 Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning.
4.13 Monitoring Integrity and Circuit Performance of Installation Conductors and Other Signaling Channels.
4.14 Documentation.
Chapter 5 Protected Premises Fuel Gas Detection Systems
5.1 Application.
5.2 General.
5.3 System Features.
5.4 System Performance and Integrity.
5.5 Performance of Initiating Device Circuits (IDCs).
5.6 Performance of Signaling Line Circuits (SLCs).
5.7 Performance of Notification Appliance Circuits (NACs).
5.8 System Requirements.
5.9 Signal Annunciation.
5.10 Off-Premises Signals.
5.11 Protected Premises Fuel Gas Control Functions.
5.12 Special Requirements for Low-Power Radio (Wireless) Systems.
Chapter 6 Notification Appliances for Fuel Gas Detection Systems
6.1 Application.
6.2 Purpose.
6.3 General.
6.4 Audible Characteristics.
6.5 Visual Characteristics—Public Mode.
6.6 Visual Characteristics—Private Mode.
6.7 Supplementary Visible Signaling Methods.
6.8 Textual Audible Appliances.
6.9 Textual and Graphical Visible Appliances.
6.10 Tactile Appliances.
6.11 Emergency Services Interfaces.
Chapter 7 Off-Premises Signal Transmission
7.1 Application.
7.2 General.
7.3 Prearranged Testing.
7.4 Operation and Record Keeping.
Chapter 8 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
8.1 Application.
8.2 General.
8.3 Inspection.
8.4 Testing.
8.5 Maintenance.
8.6 Records.
8.7 Single- and Multiple-Station Fuel Gas Alarms.
8.8 Household Fuel Gas Detection Systems.
Chapter 9 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fuel Gas Detection
9.1 Application.
9.2 Purpose.
9.3 Basic Requirements.
9.4 Required Protection.
9.5 Power Supplies.
9.6 Equipment Performance.
9.7 Installation.
9.8 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
9.9 Markings and Instructions.
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Dangers and Properties of Fuel Gases
Annex C Guidelines for Emergency Responders
Annex D Informational References