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Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems Program

NIST's Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (ITM) suborder sets forth code requirements and associated roles and responsibilities related to ITM of fire protection and life safety systems on NIST-owned and -operated sites. The requirements of this program aim to ensure these critical safety systems (fire alarm, fixed fire suppression, handheld fire extinguishing, fire and smoke control, emergency and standby power, and more) operate effectively when needed.

Created December 8, 2016, Updated December 15, 2022