NFPA 80:2013 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 2013. — 95 p.This edition of NFPA80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Doors and Windows. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 29, 2012, with an effective date of June 18, 2012, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA80 was approved as an American National Standard on June 18, 2012. The Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives can be traced to the early days of the
NFPA. Reports covering various phases of the problems of protectives for openings were submitted to the Association by several of the committees concerned and were adopted in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1908. In 1911, a standard on door openings was
presented and adopted, and in 1912, Rules for Fire Protection Coverings for Openings in Walls and Partitions on the Interior of Buildings was adopted. In 1915, the existing rules were recodified and reorganized. In 1916, the committee in charge of this document was renamed the Committee on Protection of Openings inWalls and Partitions. Revisions recommended by the committee were adopted by the NFPA in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1937, and 1941. In 1955, the committee was renamed the Committee on Fire Doors andWindows. In 1959, a complete revision of the 1941 edition, including changing the title to correspond with the name of the committee, was adopted. The standard was revised again in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, and 1990.
In 1992, the committee changed the title of the document to Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows. Major changes in the 1992 edition included additions to the standard that recognized the technological changes in glazing materials for fire barrier openings and appendix material on radiant heat transfer. Radiant heat transfer, while not included in the performance requirements for fire doors and fire windows, is a consideration in the design of fire barriers. The 1995 edition reorganized Chapter 2 for better usability, with many changes to improve consistency. Appendix J was updated to provide more current information on radiant heat transfer. The chapters were reorganized in the 1999 edition to correlate the section numbers and their requirements. Requirements that are common to all doors, such as clearances and detection, were moved to Chapter 1. The 2007 edition included a major reorganization in accordance with the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents and a title change to accommodate the broader scope of the document. (The 8-year gap between the 1999 and 2007 editions was due to NFPA 80 being returned to committee during the Fall 2002 revision cycle.) New chapters on fabric fire safety curtains and the installation, testing, and maintenance of fire dampers were added. Major technical changes pertained to the maximum clearance permitted under the bottom of doors, new provisions regarding the care and maintenance of fire doors and fire windows, the option for developing performance-based maintenance activities provisions, and provisions regarding chute doors, fire shutters, rolling steel doors, and service counter doors. New information concerning floor fire door assemblies and ratings associated with glazing materials also was added. The 2010 edition included technical changes for the installation of glazing material in vision panel for new wood doors, installation of glazing and light kits, repair of doors and windows, operation of chute doors, and replacement provisions. The terms fire protection glazing and fire resistance glazing were made consistent throughout the document to clarify the distinctions between fire protection glazing and fire resistance glazing. Updates also weremade to several definitions in Chapter 3. The document continued to make editorial changes and update terminology to be consistent with industry practices. The 2013 edition of NFPA 80 includes a complete editorial reorganization of Chapter 5 to better organize and present the provisions for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire doors. Technical revisions have been made
to Chapter 5 to clarify its application to include all fire doors, fire shutters, and fire window assemblies, as well as updated provisions to field modifications and the requirement that acceptance testing for fire doors must be completed by a qualified person. Multiple annex notes have been added to aid in the application of field modifications, generic use of opening protectives, periodic inspections, and inspection and testing reports. A new section on records for acceptance tests has also been included in Chapter 5. In addition, the 2013 edition of NFPA 80 includes provisions for the installation of fusible links in sleeves, new language to address continuous hinges, and revisions related to power operators for special-purpose horizontally sliding accordion or folding doors. The committee has also updated definitions and terminology throughout the
document to reflect the current industry practices.