As a technician working on a military fire protection contract there are a few things you should understand.
1. NFPA is not the standard. Unified Facility Criteria (03-601-02) is the standard. NFPA is only used as reference guides.
2. Your work is set by a contract and that contract is often called the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It often contains glaring errors (typographical errors, errors of omission and commission). These documents are not written by fire protection personnel. They are of poor quality. Ask about your PWS, ask specific questions, before you arrive on site. You will be surprised by what your contractor/employee thinks you should or can do and what they have promised the government they will do.
3. Ask who your AHJ is. This is sometimes a mystery. Sometimes no one is your AHJ, and sometimes the person you least expect is your AHJ, sometimes you'll be your own AHJ. Talk about a conflict of interest, there are many.
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AJAB 30.04/17
1. NFPA is not the standard. Unified Facility Criteria (03-601-02) is the standard. NFPA is only used as reference guides.
2. Your work is set by a contract and that contract is often called the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It often contains glaring errors (typographical errors, errors of omission and commission). These documents are not written by fire protection personnel. They are of poor quality. Ask about your PWS, ask specific questions, before you arrive on site. You will be surprised by what your contractor/employee thinks you should or can do and what they have promised the government they will do.
3. Ask who your AHJ is. This is sometimes a mystery. Sometimes no one is your AHJ, and sometimes the person you least expect is your AHJ, sometimes you'll be your own AHJ. Talk about a conflict of interest, there are many.
BB
AJAB 30.04/17
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