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FIRE CODE ORDINANCE Page 17 of 38 <br /> <br />kept on file with the building owner so that the measurements can be verified each year during <br />the annual tests. In the event that the measurement results became lost, the building owner will <br />be required to rerun the acceptance test to re-establish that the facility provides the signal <br />levels established in Section 510.4. <br /> <br />510.9 Annual equipment condition testing. <br /> <br />510.9.1 When an in-building radio system is required, the building owner shall test all active <br />components of the system, including but not limited to amplifiers, power supplies, backup <br />batteries, and related equipment, a minimum of once every 12 months. Amplifiers shall be <br />tested to ensure that the gain is the same as it was upon initial installation and acceptance. <br />These annual tests shall apply to both the bi-directional amplifier method of enhancing signal <br />strength, as well as to any alternative methods that might be employed. Test records shall be <br />retained on the inspected premises by the building owner. <br /> <br />510.9.2 Backup batteries and power supplies shall be tested under full load for a period of one <br />hour to verify that, they will properly operate during an actual power outage. If within the one- <br />hour test period, in the opinion of the testing technician, the battery exhibits symptoms of <br />failure, the test shall be extended for additional one-hour period until the testing technician <br />confirms the integrity of the battery. Alternative load testing which places a higher short-term <br />demand on the battery system may be required upon verbal request by the testing technician. <br />Batteries which fail the load test shall be replaced and retested within 10 working days. <br /> <br />510.9.3 All other active components shall be checked to determine that they are operating <br />within the manufacturer’s specifications for the intended purpose. <br /> <br />510.10 Five-year signal strength testing. <br /> <br />510.10.1 In addition to the annual test, the building owner shall perform a radio coverage test a <br />minimum of once every five years to ensure that the radio system continues to meet the signal <br />strength requirements of the original acceptance test. The signal levels established in Section <br />510.4 and the procedures established in Section 510.8 shall apply to such tests. The results of <br />the five-year test will be provided to the Fire Code Official by certified mail. Test records shall <br />also be retained on the inspected premises by the building owner. <br /> <br />510.11 Qualifications of testing personnel. Tests shall be conducted, documented and signed by a <br />person in possession of a current FCC license, or a current technician certification issued by the <br />Associated Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO), the Personal Communications <br />Industry Association (PCIA). <br /> <br />510.12 Field testing. Public safety personnel, after providing reasonable notice to the building owner or <br />his representative, shall have the right to enter onto the property to conduct ad-hoc field testing to be <br />certain that the required level of radio coverage is present. <br /> <br />16.03.060 Amendments to IFC Chapter 6, Building Services and Systems. <br />