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HASTINGS — The City of Hastings is working with the International Firestop Council to hold a free firestop inspection seminar, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 3 at the Hastings City Auditorium, 400 N. Hastings Ave.
Kevin Kubo, Chief Building Official for the City of Hastings, who coordinated the event, said the intent is to provide a proactive and inclusive educational opportunity for anyone in the commercial construction industry.
Registration is required by May 29.
This is the only seminar of its kind scheduled in Nebraska and is expected to draw participants from across the state.
Lunch will be provided.
This seminar will provide an understanding of penetration, joint and perimeter fire barrier (curtain wall edge-of-slab) firestopping, as mandated by the International Building Code and its state adoptions.
The seminar is intended to give code enforcers (AHJs) and those involved in specification and installation the knowledge to understand firestopping to a sufficient degree to be able to ask the right questions and look for the right things when assessing the code compliance of penetrations and joints in fire resistance rated assemblies.
“This is for everyone from architects to subcontractors to help them understand the importance of fire stopping in commercial construction,” Kubo said. “Issues with fire stopping sometimes arise in construction projects. We’re trying to avoid all those issues up front.”
Seminar learning objectives
• Understand how fire and smoke containment in construction is achieved
• Know the code requirements for penetration and joint firestopping
• Understand how firestopping materials are tested and to what standards
• Understand why a system approach to firestopping is required
• Be able to determine when the installation techniques meet applicable standards and code requirements
Seminar outline
• What is firestopping, why is it required?
• Code requirements (overview)
• Through-Penetration firestop systems
• Membrane penetration firestop systems
• Fire resistant joint systems
• Perimeter fire containment systems (edge-of-slab joints)
• Duct enclosure systems
• Firestop installation options
• Engineering judgements
• Special inspections and special inspectors
• Recognizing firestop installation problems
• Plan review and inspection process recommendations (Brief)
• Notable changes in IBC 2009, 2012, 2015
For more information, or to register, contact Kubo at (402) 461-2301 or kkubo@cityofhastings.org.
