{"id":28241,"date":"2024-10-17T02:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/nfpa-502-2011\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:01:41","slug":"nfpa-502-2011","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/nfpa\/nfpa-502-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"NFPA 502 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Important changes and additions in the 2011 <em>NFPA 502<\/em> improve fire protection and life safety in road tunnels and bridges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Limited-access highways, tunnels, bridges, elevated highways, and air right structures present unique fire protection challenges. <em>NFPA 502: Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways<\/em> provides designers, AHJs, and state and federal regulators with guidelines for the construction, operation, maintenance, and fire protection of these venues to mitigate hazards, maintain structural integrity, and protect lives. Topics covered include traffic control, standpipe and water supply, control of hazardous materials, emergency ventilation, electrical systems, and emergency response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Among changes in the 2011 edition are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Table 7.2 discussing required systems based on tunnel category<\/li>\n<li>Updated wiring requirements for tunnels<\/li>\n<li>Categorization of bridges and elevated highways<\/li>\n<li>New chapter on water-based fire fighting systems<\/li>\n<li>System commissioning guidelines and periodic testing requirements<\/li>\n<li>Updated criteria for life safety analyses for tunnels<\/li>\n<li>Updated reference materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Numerous Annexes expand your knowledge with discussions of tenable environment, temperature and velocity criteria, critical velocity calculations, alternative fuels, tunnel ventilation system concepts, and more.<\/p>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>2<b><\/td>\n<td>Important Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>3<b><\/td>\n<td>Additional Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>4<b><\/td>\n<td>2.1 General <br \/> 2.2 NFPA Publications  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>8<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 1 Administration <br \/> 1.1 Scope <br \/> 1.2 Purpose <br \/> 1.3 Application <br \/> 1.4 Retroactivity <br \/> 1.5 Equivalency. <br \/> 1.6 Units  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>9<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 2 Referenced Publications <br \/> 2.3 Other Publications <br \/> 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections <br \/> Chapter 3 Definitions <br \/> 3.1 General <br \/> 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>3.3 General Definitions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>11<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 4 General Requirements <br \/> 4.1 Characteristics of Fire Protection <br \/> 4.2 Safeguards During Construction <br \/> 4.3 Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety Factors.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>4.4 Emergency Response Plan <br \/> 4.5 Emergency Communications <br \/> 4.6 Signage <br \/> 4.7 Commissioning <br \/> Chapter 5 Limited Access Highways <br \/> 5.1 General <br \/> 5.2 Fire Apparatus <br \/> 5.3 Fire Hydrants. (Reserved) <br \/> Chapter 6 Bridges and Elevated Highways <br \/> 6.1 General  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>13<b><\/td>\n<td>6.2 Application <br \/> 6.3 Protection of Structural Elements <br \/> 6.4 Incident Detection <br \/> 6.5 Traffic Control <br \/> 6.6 Standpipe, Fire Hydrants, and Water Supply <br \/> 6.7 Portable Fire Extinguishers <br \/> 6.8 Drainage <br \/> 6.9 Hazardous Locations <br \/> 6.10 Control of Hazardous Materials <br \/> Chapter 7 Road Tunnels <br \/> 7.1 General.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>14<b><\/td>\n<td>7.2 Application  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>15<b><\/td>\n<td>7.3 Protection of Structural Elements <br \/> 7.4 Fire Alarm and Detection. <br \/> 7.5 Emergency Communications Systems. <br \/> 7.6 Tunnel Closure and Traffic Control.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>16<b><\/td>\n<td>7.7 Fire Apparatus <br \/> 7.8 Standpipe, Fire Hydrants, and Water Supply <br \/> 7.9 Portable Fire Extinguishers <br \/> 7.10 Water-Based Fire-Fighting Systems <br \/> 7.11 Emergency Ventilation <br \/> 7.12 Tunnel Drainage System. <br \/> 7.13 Alternative Fuels <br \/> 7.14 Control of Hazardous Materials <br \/> 7.15 Means of Egress  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>18<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 8 Roadways Beneath Air-Right Structures <br \/> 8.1 General <br \/> 8.2 Application <br \/> 8.3 Traffic Control <br \/> 8.4 Protection of Structure <br \/> 8.5 Emergency Ventilation <br \/> 8.6 Drainage System <br \/> 8.7 Control of Hazardous Materials <br \/> 8.8 Emergency Response Plan <br \/> 8.9 Standpipe, Fire Hydrants, and Water Supply <br \/> 8.10 Acceptance Test <br \/> Chapter 9 Water-Based Fire-Fighting Systems <br \/> 9.1 General  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>19<b><\/td>\n<td>9.2 Design Objectives <br \/> 9.3 Performance Evaluation <br \/> 9.4 Tunnel Parameters <br \/> 9.5 System Design and Installation Documentation <br \/> 9.6 Engineering Design Requirements <br \/> Chapter 10 Standpipe and Water Supply <br \/> 10.1 Standpipe Systems  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>20<b><\/td>\n<td>10.2 Water Supply <br \/> 10.3 Fire Department Connections <br \/> 10.4 Hose Connections <br \/> 10.5 Fire Pumps <br \/> 10.6 Identification Signs <br \/> Chapter 11 Emergency Ventilation <br \/> 11.1 General <br \/> 11.2 Smoke Control  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>21<b><\/td>\n<td>11.3 Memorial Tunnel Fire Ventilation Test Program <br \/> 11.4 Design Objectives <br \/> 11.5 Basis of Design. <br \/> 11.6 Fans <br \/> 11.7 Dampers <br \/> 11.8 Sound Attenuators <br \/> 11.9 Controls <br \/> 11.10 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Intrusion  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>22<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 12 Electrical Systems <br \/> 12.1 General <br \/> 12.2 Wiring Methods. <br \/> 12.3 Installation Methods  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>23<b><\/td>\n<td>12.4 Emergency Power <br \/> 12.5 Reliability <br \/> 12.6 Emergency Lighting <br \/> 12.7 Security Plan <br \/> Chapter 13 Emergency Response <br \/> 13.1 General <br \/> 13.2 Emergencies  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>24<b><\/td>\n<td>13.3 Emergency Response Plan. <br \/> 13.4 Participating Agencies <br \/> 13.5 Operations Control Center (OCC) <br \/> 13.6 Liaisons  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>25<b><\/td>\n<td>13.7 Emergency <br \/> 13.8 Training, Exercises, Drills, and Critiques <br \/> 13.9 Records <br \/> Chapter 14 Regulated and Unregulated Cargoes <br \/> 14.1 General <br \/> Chapter 15 Periodic Testing <br \/> 15.1 Periodic Testing <br \/> Annex A Explanatory Material  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>34<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex B Tenable Environment  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>36<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex C Temperature and Velocity Criteria <br \/> Annex D Critical Velocity Calculations  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>37<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex E Water-Based Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems in Road Tunnels  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>40<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex F Emergency Response Plan Outline <br \/> Annex G Alternative Fuels  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>42<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex H The 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