6-1
Chapter 6 - Periodic Testing and
Maintenance
Section 6-1 – Periodic Testing
Periodic testing of emergency notification equipment, including the SAFEPATH
®
Panel, all notification
equipment and all messages, including their audibility and intelligibility, content and language, sequence,
and priority assignment, must be conducted frequently, at least twice each year, or more often as
required by local, state and federal codes, regulations and laws, by qualified personnel to ensure proper
operation of all equipment. If the notification equipment is not working properly, immediately contact the
installer and have all/any problems corrected immediately. Malfunctioning units should be replaced
immediately. Do not attempt to repair malfunctioning units. Malfunctioning units should be returned for
factory repair or replacement. In the event you cannot contact the installer, contact the manufacturer.
To aid qualified personnel in performing necessary operational testing procedures, a script, listing all
messages programmed in the SAFEPATH
®
Panel, shall be kept with the Panel.
NOTE: As an aid to qualified personnel to perform necessary operational testing procedures,
keep a script of all programmed messages with the SAFEPATH
®
Panel.
Section 6-2 - Qualified Personnel
Qualified personnel are those who can evaluate proper equipment functionality and ensure its proper
operation and shall perform all testing procedures on the SAFEPATH
®
system.
WARNING: PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE SIGNALING MEANS DURING PERIODIC TESTING TO
ASSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. FAILURE TO
PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE SIGNALING MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO NOT BE
WARNED OF AN EMERGENCY CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU AND/OR
OTHERS.
Section 6-3 - Miscellaneous Hardware Testing
In addition to testing required by relevant fire codes, regulations, and laws, the following hardware
functions shall be tested (see Table 6-1).
Table 6-1
Miscellaneous Hardware Tests
TEST/HARDWARE TEST DESCRIPTION
Short circuit detection/Contact inputs Activate (short circuit) each contact input, and
verify that proper tone sounds.
Proper operation/Status Contact Monitor the status contact, while causing the
panel to alternate between trouble and normal
states to verify proper operation.
If the panel fails to perform any of the above tests correctly, replace the malfunctioning modules and/or
panel immediately.
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