Property risk solutions - Risk Engineering
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Sprinkler System Impairment<br />
Notification/Restoration Permits<br />
Impairments to fire<br />
protection systems can<br />
prove to be disastrous.<br />
According to a recent study<br />
completed by the National<br />
Fire Protection Association<br />
(NFPA), approximately 63%<br />
of all sprinkler system failures<br />
were the result of the system being<br />
shut off. Impairments occur when a fire<br />
protection system is taken out of service for<br />
routine maintenance or due to an emergency,<br />
such as a broken head or cracked pipe. During<br />
these impairments the fire protection system is<br />
no longer capable of providing fire protection<br />
to the area it was designed to protect. In these<br />
instances, precautions must be taken to minimize<br />
the duration, ensure prompt restoration, provide<br />
temporary protection and reduce hazards in the<br />
effective area. Having an impairment program<br />
in place can help companies to prepare for such<br />
sprinkler system impairment situations.<br />
The Zurich impairment program “Guidelines or<br />
Impairments to Fire Protection Systems” offer<br />
best practices for managing fire protection<br />
outages. This tool provides information,<br />
instructions and utilities facilitating impairment<br />
notifi cation and restoration of fire protection<br />
systems via e-mail, online, or fax.<br />
Guidelines for impairments to fire protection<br />
systems have also been included in this<br />
newsletter for your review.<br />
Zurich can be notified of sprinkler system impairments and restorations by any of the<br />
following methods:<br />
1. Online notification: www.zurichna.com. Click on “Online services” then click “Customers”<br />
and find “Impairment Notifications” in the listed online services.<br />
2. Fax: Fax the Fire System Work Permit to the following <strong>risk</strong> engineering office: 866-622-5154<br />
3. E-mail: E-mail the Fire System Work Permit to: uszfax_impairment_notification@zurichna.com<br />
Please attach the permit to the e-mail. For telephone assistance, please call 800-695-6036.<br />
<strong>Property</strong> <strong>risk</strong> <strong>solutions</strong> 2nd Quarter 2010 | Page 6
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