TFM08 Exam with Questions and Answers

TFM08 Exam with Questions and Answers Installation, Maintenance, and Service ANSWER (a) All fire protection sprinkler systems installed under Insurance Code Chapter 6003 must be installed under the supervision of the appropriate licensed responsible managing employee. (1) An RME-General may supervise the installation of any fire protection sprinkler system including one- and two-family dwellings. (2) An RME-Dwelling may only supervise the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in one- and two-family dwellings. (3) An RME-Underground Fire Main may only supervise the installation of an assembly of underground piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents and used as an integral part of any type of fire protection sprinkler system. (b) On completion of the installation, the licensed RME type G, D, or U (as applicable) must have affixed a contractor's material and test certificate for aboveground or underground piping on or near the system riser. If the adopted installation standard does not require testing, all other sections except the testing portion of the contractor's material and test certificate must still be completed. The contractor's material and test certificate must be obtained from the State Fire Marshal's Office. The certificate must be distributed as follows: (1) original copy kept at the site after completion of the installation; (2) second copy retained by the installing company at its place of business in a separate file used exclusively by that firm to retain all Contractor's Material and Test Certificates. The certificates must be available for examination by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's representative on request. The certificates must be retained for the life of the system; and (3) third copy to be sent to the local AHJ within 10 days after completion of the installation. (c) Service, maintenance, or testing, when conducted by som Sprinkler System Plans ANSWER (a) A set of as-built plans and hydraulic calculations, showing details of system piping, calculations, and alarm configurations, must be provided to the building owner or his representative when installation is complete. The firm must also maintain a set of asbuilt plans for the life of the sprinkler system. (b) Subsequent alterations or additions must be legibly noted on updated plans and provided to the owner. When an alteration consists of 20 sprinklers or less and all floor areas were protected prior to the alteration, updated plans are not required. Updated plans are required