NFPA 2001:2022

Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Retroactivity.
1.4 Equivalency.
1.5 Units.
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 General Requirements
4.1 Personnel Qualifications and Training.
4.2 Use and Limitations of Clean Agent Systems.
4.3 Hazards to Personnel.
4.4 System Technician Safety.
4.5 Electrical Clearances.
4.6 Environmental Factors.
4.7 Retrofit.
4.8 Compatibility with Other Agents.
Chapter 5 Components
5.1 Agent Supply.
5.2 Distribution.
Chapter 6 System Design
6.1 Specifications, Plans, and Approvals.
6.2 System Flow Calculations.
Chapter 7 Total Flooding Systems
7.1 Enclosure.
7.2 Design Concentration Requirements.
7.3 Total Flooding Quantity.
7.4 Duration of Protection.
7.5 Distribution System.
7.6 Nozzle Choice and Location.
Chapter 8 Local Application Systems
8.1 Description.
8.2 Hazard Specifications.
8.3 Clean Agent Requirements.
8.4 Nozzles.
8.5 Location and Number of Nozzles.
Chapter 9 Detection, Actuation, Alarm, and Control Systems for Clean Agent Releasing Applications
9.1 General.
9.2 Automatic Detection.
9.3 Manual Release.
9.4 Operating Devices and Control Equipment for Agent Release, Discharge Control, and Equipment Shutdown.
9.5 Operating Alarms, Notification Appliances, and Indicators.
9.6 Abort Switches.
9.7 Time Delays.
9.8 Disconnect Switch.
9.9 Lockout Valves.
Chapter 10 Approval of Installations
10.1 Safety.
10.2 General.
10.3 Acceptance Test Report.
10.4 Review of Mechanical Components.
10.5 Review of Enclosure Integrity.
10.6 Review of Electrical Components.
10.7 Functional Testing.
10.8 Owner’s Documentation.
10.9 Training.
Chapter 11 Inspection, Servicing, Testing, Maintenance, and Training
11.1 General.
11.2 Monthly Inspection.
11.3 Semiannual Service and Inspection.
11.4 Annual Inspection and Service.
11.5 Maintenance.
11.6 Container Test.
11.7 Hose Test.
11.8 Training.
Chapter 12 Impairment
12.1 General.
12.2 Impairment Coordinator.
12.3 Tag Impairment System.
12.4 Preplanned Impairment Programs.
12.5 Emergency Impairments.
12.6 Restoring Systems to Service.
Chapter 13 Marine Systems
13.1 General.
13.2 Use and Limitations.
13.3 Hazards to Personnel.
13.4 Agent Supply.
13.5 Detection, Actuation, and Control Systems.
13.6 Additional Requirements for Systems Protecting Class B Hazards Greater Than 6000 ft3 (170 m3) with Stored Cylinders Within the Protected Space.
13.7 Enclosure.
13.8 Design Concentration Requirements.
13.9 Distribution System.
13.10 Nozzle Choice and Location.
13.11 Inspection and Tests.
13.12 Approval of Installations.
13.13 Periodic Puff Testing.
13.14 Compliance.
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Toxicological and Physiological Effects of Clean Agents and Their Decomposition Products
Annex C Cup Burner Method for Determining the Minimum Concentration of Gaseous Agent for Flame Extinguishment
Annex D Enclosure Integrity Procedure
Annex E Enclosure Evaluation
Annex F Storage Containers for Vaporizing-liquid Agents
Annex G Informational References

This standard contains minimum requirements for the design, installation, approval, and maintenance of total-flooding and local-application fire-extinguishing systems that use one of the gaseous agents in Table 1.1.1.