NFPA 76 PDF

Highlights

The 2024 edition includes:
Removal of all lithium-ion battery requirements in favor of coverage in NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
Added requirements for off-gas detection
Revised requirements and new figures for telecommunications cable, cable raceway, optical fiber cable, and cable routing assemblies

Table of Contents

NFPA® 76 Standard for the Fire Protection of Telecommunications Facilities 2024 Edition
Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application.
1.4 Retroactivity.
1.5 Design Options.
1.6 Equivalency.
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.
3.4 Area Definitions.
3.5 Detection Systems Definitions.
3.6 Equipment Definitions.
3.7 Performance-Based Approach Definitions.
3.8 Aisle Containment Definitions.
Chapter 4 Risk Considerations
4.1 Risk Factors.
4.2 Service Continuity Risks.
Chapter 5 Performance-Based Approaches
5.1 General.
5.2 Performance Objectives.
5.3 Performance Criteria.
5.4 Design Assumptions.
5.5 Fire Scenarios.
5.6 Methods of Assessing Performance.
5.7 Documentation.
5.8 Acceptance.
Chapter 6 Prescriptive-Based Approaches
6.1 General.
6.2 Construction.
6.3 Protection from Exposures.
6.4 Means of Egress.
6.5 Means for Selective Depowering.
6.6 Building Services Equipment.
6.7 Emergency Lighting.
6.8 Signal-Processing Equipment Area.
6.9 Cable Entrance Facility Area.
6.10 Power Areas.
6.11 Main Distribution Frame Areas.
6.12 Standby Engine Areas.
6.13 Technical Support Areas.
6.14 Administrative Areas.
6.15 Building Service and Support Areas.
Chapter 7 Redundant or Replacement-Based Approaches
7.1 Redundancy or Replacement Approach.
7.2 Construction.
7.3 Protection from Exposures.
7.4 Means of Egress.
7.5 Means for Depowering.
7.6 Telecommunications Equipment Areas.
7.7 Building Services Equipment.
7.8 Emergency Lighting.
Chapter 8 Fire Protection Elements
8.1 General.
8.2 Construction.
8.3 Compartmentation.
8.4 Alarm Processing.
8.5 Fire Detection.
8.6 Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
8.7 Smoke Management Systems.
8.8 Telecommunications Equipment Ignition and Fire Performance.
Chapter 9 Fire Prevention
9.1 Housekeeping.
9.2 Telecommunications Electrical Equipment and Wiring.
9.3 Nontelecommunications Electrical Equipment and Wiring.
9.4 Construction, Alterations, and Equipment Installations.
9.5 Employee Awareness.
9.6 Means of Egress.
9.7 Displays and Decorations.
9.8 Cable Management.
Chapter 10 Prefire Planning, Damage Control, and Emergency Recovery
10.1 General
10.2 Life Safety of Occupants of the Facility.
10.3 Fire Safety of Firefighters.
10.4 Selective Depowering
Chapter 11 Small Unoccupied Structures
11.1 Scope.
11.2 General.
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Performance Test Procedures for Very Early Warning and Early Warning Fire Detection Systems
Annex C Hazard Areas and Other Issues of Concern
Annex D Smoke Management
Annex E Prefire Planning
Annex F Assumptions Related to Specific Hazard Areas
Annex G Informational References