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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-22-2010 |
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OSH240 2010
Fall – 2012 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Occ |
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Facilities Special Systems and Codes |
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Fundamentals of fire alarm system operation, inspection and maintenance. Fundamentals of fire sprinkler system operation, inspection and maintenance. Principles of life safety smoke control systems, including fire damper and combination fire/smoke damper applications. Security system applications including perimeter security, interior security, CCTV and card access systems. Theory and application of communication systems, including paging systems, information system backbone architecture and telephone systems. Prerequisites: OSH105, or GTC/FAC/OSH/MIT106, or OSH110, or OSH111. Cross-References: FAC240 |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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OSH240 2010 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
Facilities Special
Systems and Codes |
1. Describe
the characteristics of local and central fire alarm systems. (I)
2. List
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 requirements for testing, inspection,
certification and record keeping relating to local and multiplex fire alarm
systems. (I)
3. Describe
the fundamentals of wet and dry sprinkler systems. (II)
4. List
the NFPA 25 requirements for testing, inspection, certification and record keeping
relating to fire sprinkler systems, including backflow prevention. (II)
5. Describe
the fundamentals of specific chemical-based fire suppression systems. (III)
6. Explain
the theory of compartmental pressurization for smoke control and evacuation.
(IV)
7. Compare
and contrast requirements for smoke control as defined by NFPA 90A, NFPA 101,
the Uniform Building Code, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Guideline 5-1994. (IV)
8. List
the NFPA 90A requirements for testing, inspection, certification and record
keeping relating to fire and combination fire/smoke dampers. (IV)
9. Explain
the fundamental applications of specific types of facility and site perimeter
security systems. (V)
10. Explain the
strengths and limitations of various types of interior security devices. (V)
11. Distinguish
between different types of interior and exterior Closed-circuit television
(CCTV) cameras and controls. (V)
12. Describe
the theory and operation of specific card readers. (V)
13. List the
function of the primary components of proprietary direct and broadcast paging
systems. (VI)
14. Explain the
fundamentals of proprietary phone systems. (VI)
15. Explain the
architecture of dedicated and multiplexed communication networks. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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OSH240 2010 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
Facilities Special
Systems and Codes |
I. Fire
Alarm Systems
A. NFPA 72
B. Devices
1. Initiation
devices
2. Signaling devices
3. Tamper switches
4. Annunciators
5. Interface devices
6. Control panels
C. System Design
1. Local
2. Proprietary
3. Central station
D. System Supervision and
Configuration
1. Type 1
2. Type 2
E. Operation and
Maintenance
1. Alarm reset
2. Testing
requirements
3. Record-keeping
II. Fire
Sprinkler Systems
A. NFPA 25
B. Devices
1. Sprinkler heads
2. Flow switches
3. Audible alarms
4. Interface devices
5. Backflow
preventers
6. Control panels
C. System Design
1. Wet
2. Dry
3. Standpipe
4. Deluge
D. Operation and
Maintenance
1. Alarm reset
2. Testing
requirements
3. Record-keeping
III. Other Fire
Suppression Systems
A. Halon
B. Carbon Dioxide
IV. Smoke
Control Systems
A. NFPA 90A
B. NFPA 101
C. Uniform Building Code
D. ASHRAE Guideline 5-1994
E. Passive Smoke
Control Systems
1. Fire dampers
2. Smoke dampers
3. Combination
fire/smoke dampers
F. Engineered Smoke Control
System Theory
1. Fan shutdown
2. Compartmental
pressurization
3. Smoke exhaust
G. Operation and
Maintenance
1. Fireman's control
panel
2. Testing
requirements
3. Record-keeping
V. Security
Systems
A. Standards and Practices
B. System Design
1. Perimeter
security
2. Interior security
3. Closed circuit TV
systems
4. Card access
systems
C. Operation and
Maintenance
1. Alarming
2. Testing
3. Record-keeping
VI. Communication
Systems
A. Paging Systems
1. Speakers
2. Microphones
3. Amplifiers
4. Control units
B. Commu
phone systems
1. Phone sets
2. Control units
3. Switches
C. Communication Networks
1. Proprietary
systems
2. Backbone (shared)
systems
3. Coaxial cable
4. Twisted-shielded
pair cabling
5. Fiber-optic
D. Operation and
Maintenance
1. Maintenance
2. Testing
3. Record-keeping