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Consult the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, for the most up-to-date requirements for smoke door assembly and opening protective performance.

NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, offers designers, engineers, installers, and contractors the most comprehensive requirements for the performance of required smoke door assemblies, smoke dampers, and other opening protectives that are intended to limit the spread of smoke.

Recent changes in the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, include the following:

• A new section clarifying that the standard applies to inspection, testing, and maintenance of all types of smoke-rated opening protectives
• New definitions for annual frequency and corridor damper
• Revisions in Section 9.1 for testing and identification of smoke-protective curtain assemblies for hoistways
• Updated referenced publications and extracts

Revisions to the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, also include a number of changes in Chapter 7.

The revisions for dampers in Chapter 7 include the following:

• Addition of requirements for corridor dampers
• Specification of listing requirements
• Addition of inspection and testing documentation requirements
• Clarification that smoke damper inspection and testing must be completed by a qualified person
• Provisions pertaining to the installation of remote position indication functionality on existing dampers

Smoke can kill people and damage buildings during a fire; this standard can help installers, engineers, facility managers, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) verify that smoke doors, smoke dampers, and other opening protectives are properly maintained and ready to do their job. Order your copy of the 2022 edition of NFPA 105, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, today to help protect people and property from deadly smoke hazards. (Print, 36 pp., 2022)