S02-RFP Attachment 15-Specifications-Columbia_Part5.pdf

VAMC Columbia Bldg. 3 VA Project 544-22-703 Renovate B3 for EHRM Admin & Training 07-15-2025

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SECTION 26 51 00

INTERIOR LIGHTING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION:

A. This section specifies the furnishing, installation, and connection of the interior lighting systems. The terms “lighting fixture,”

“fixture,” and “luminaire” are used interchangeably.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Section 01 74 19, CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT: Disposal of lamps.

B. Section 02 41 00, DEMOLITION: Removal and disposal of lamps and ballasts.

C. Section 13 05 41, SEISMIC RESTRAINT REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-STRUCTURAL

COMPONENTS: Requirement for seismic restraint for nonstructural components.

D. Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS:

Requirements that apply to all sections of Division 26.

E. Section 26 05 19, LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES:

Low-voltage conductors.

F. Section 26 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS:

Requirements for personnel safety and to provide a low impedance path to ground for possible ground fault currents.

G. Section 26 27 26, WIRING DEVICES: Wiring devices used for control of the lighting systems.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Quality Assurance shall be in accordance with Paragraph, QUALIFICATIONS

(PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit in accordance with Paragraph, SUBMITTALS in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, and the following requirements:

1. Shop Drawings:

a. Submit the following information for each type of lighting fixture designated on the LIGHTING FIXTURE SCHEDULE, arranged in order of lighting fixture designation.

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b. Material and construction details, include information on housing and optics system.

c. Physical dimensions and description.

d. Wiring schematic and connection diagram.

e. Installation details.

f. Energy efficiency data.

g. Photometric data based on laboratory tests complying with IES

Lighting Measurements testing and calculation guides.

h. Lamp data including lumen output (initial and mean), color rendition index (CRI), rated life (hours), and color temperature

(degrees Kelvin).

i. Ballast data including ballast type, starting method, ambient temperature, ballast factor, sound rating, system watts, and total harmonic distortion (THD).

j. For LED lighting fixtures, submit US DOE LED Lighting Facts label, and IES L70 rated life.

2. Manuals:

a. Submit, simultaneously with the shop drawings, complete maintenance and operating manuals, including technical data sheets, wiring diagrams, and information for ordering replacement parts.

b. If changes have been made to the maintenance and operating manuals originally submitted, submit updated maintenance and operating manuals two weeks prior to the final inspection.

3. Certifications: Two weeks prior to final inspection, submit the following.

a. Certification by the Contractor that the interior lighting systems have been properly installed and tested.

1.5 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

A. Publications listed below (including amendments, addenda, revisions, supplements, and errata) form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. Publications are referenced in the text by designation only.

B. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

C635/C635M-22 ..........Manufacture, Performance, and Testing of Metal

Suspension Systems for Acoustical Tile and Lay-in Panel Ceilings

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C. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

40 CFR 261-21 ..........Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

D. Federal Communications Commission (FCC):

CFR Title 47, Part 15 ..Radio Frequency Devices

CFR Title 47, Part 18 ..Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment

E. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA):

LM-79-19 ...............Electrical and Photometric Measurements of

Solid-State Lighting Products

LM-80-21 ...............Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Light

Sources

LM-82-19 ...............Characterization of LED Light Engines and LED

Lamps for Electrical and Photometric Properties as a Function of Temperature

F. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE):

C62.41-91(R1995) .......Surge Voltages in Low Voltage AC Power Circuits

G. International Code Council (ICC):

IBC-21 .................International Building Code

H. National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA):

C78.376-14 (R2021) .....Chromaticity of Fluorescent Lamps

C82.1-04(S2021) ........Lamp Ballasts – Line Frequency Fluorescent Lamp

Ballasts

SSL 1-16 ...............Electronic Drivers for LED Devices, Arrays, or

Systems

I. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

70-23 ..................National Electrical Code (NEC)

101-21 .................Life Safety Code

J. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL):

844-12 .................Luminaires for Use in Hazardous (Classified)

Locations

924-16 .................Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment

1598-21 ................Standard for Safety Luminaires

8750-15.................Standard for Safety Light Emitting Diode (LED)

Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 LIGHTING FIXTURES

A. Shall be in accordance with NFPA, UL, as shown on drawings, and as specified.

B. Sheet Metal:

1. Shall be formed to prevent warping and sagging. Housing, trim and lens frame shall be true, straight (unless intentionally curved), and parallel to each other as designed.

2. Wireways and fittings shall be free of burrs and sharp edges, and shall accommodate internal and branch circuit wiring without damage to the wiring.

3. When installed, any exposed fixture housing surface, trim frame, door frame, and lens frame shall be free of light leaks.

4. Hinged door frames shall operate smoothly without binding. Latches shall function easily by finger action without the use of tools.

C. Lamps shall be serviceable while the fixture is in its normally installed position. Ballasts shall not be mounted to removable reflectors or wireway covers unless so specified.

D. Recessed fixtures mounted in an insulated ceiling shall be listed for use in insulated ceilings.

E. Mechanical Safety: Lighting fixture closures (lens doors, trim frame, hinged housings, etc.) shall be retained in a secure manner by captive screws, chains, aircraft cable, captive hinges, or fasteners such that they cannot be accidentally dislodged during normal operation or routine maintenance.

F. Metal Finishes:

1. The manufacturer shall apply standard finish (unless otherwise specified) over a corrosion-resistant primer, after cleaning to free the metal surfaces of rust, grease, dirt and other deposits. Edges of pre-finished sheet metal exposed during forming, stamping or shearing processes shall be finished in a similar corrosion resistant manner to match the adjacent surface(s). Fixture finish shall be free of stains or evidence of rusting, blistering, or flaking, and shall be applied after fabrication.

2. Interior light reflecting finishes shall be white with not less than

85 percent reflectances, except where otherwise shown on the drawing.

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3. Exterior finishes shall be as shown on the drawings.

G. Lighting fixtures shall have a specific means for grounding metallic wireways and housings to an equipment grounding conductor.

J. Lighting fixtures in hazardous areas shall be suitable for installation in Class and Division areas as defined in NFPA 70.

2.2 LED EXIT LIGHT FIXTURES

A. Exit light fixtures shall meet applicable requirements of NFPA and UL.

B. Housing and door shall be die-cast aluminum.

C. For general purpose exit light fixtures, door frame shall be hinged, with latch. For vandal-resistant exit light fixtures, door frame shall be secured with tamper-resistant screws.

D. Finish shall be satin or fine-grain brushed aluminum.

E. There shall be no radioactive material used in the fixtures.

F. Fixtures:

1. Inscription panels shall be cast or stamped aluminum a minimum of

2.25 mm (0.090 inch) thick, stenciled with 150 mm (6 inch) high letters, baked with red color stable plastic or fiberglass. Lamps shall be luminous Light Emitting Diodes (LED) mounted in center of letters on red color stable plastic or fiberglass.

2. Double-Faced Fixtures: Provide double-faced fixtures where required or as shown on drawings.

3. Directional Arrows: Provide directional arrows as part of the inscription panel where required or as shown on drawings.

Directional arrows shall be the "chevron-type" of similar size and width as the letters and meet the requirements of NFPA 101.

G. Voltage: Multi-voltage (120 – 277V).

2.3 LED LIGHT FIXTURES

A. General:

1. LED light fixtures shall be in accordance with IES, NFPA, UL, as shown on the drawings, and as specified.

2. LED light fixtures shall be Reduction of Hazardous Substances

(RoHS)-compliant.

3. LED drivers shall include the following features unless otherwise indicated:

a. Minimum efficiency: 85% at full load.

b. Minimum Operating Ambient Temperature: -20˚ C. (-4˚ F.)

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c. Input Voltage: 120 - 277V (±10%) at 60 Hz.

d. Integral short circuit, open circuit, and overload protection.

e. Power Factor: ≥ 0.95.

f. Total Harmonic Distortion: ≤ 20%.

g. Comply with FCC 47 CFR Part 15.

4. LED modules shall include the following features unless otherwise indicated:

a. Comply with IES LM-79 and LM-80 requirements.

b. Minimum CRI: 80 or higher. Minimum Color Fidelity Index (IES

Rf): 80 or higher.

c. Color temperature between 3500 - 5000K and as specified in the drawings’ LIGHTING FIXTURE SCHEDULE.

d. Minimum Rated Life: 50,000 hours per IES L70.

e. Light output lumens as indicated in the LIGHTING FIXTURE

SCHEDULE.

B. LED Downlights:

1. Housing, LED driver, and LED module shall be products of the same manufacturer.

C. LED Troffers:

1. LED drivers, modules, and reflector shall be accessible, serviceable, and replaceable from below the ceiling.

2. Housing, LED driver, and LED module shall be products of the same manufacturer.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Installation shall be in accordance with the NEC, manufacturer's instructions, and as shown on the drawings or specified.

B. Align, mount, and level the lighting fixtures uniformly.

C. Wall-mounted fixtures shall be attached to the studs in the walls, or to a 20 gauge metal backing plate that is attached to the studs in the walls. Lighting fixtures shall not be attached directly to gypsum board.

D. Lighting Fixture Supports:

1. Shall provide support for all of the fixtures. Supports may be anchored to channels of the ceiling construction, to the structural

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2. Shall maintain the fixture positions after cleaning and relamping.

3. Shall support the lighting fixtures without causing the ceiling or partition to deflect.

4. Hardware for recessed fluorescent fixtures:

a. Where the suspended ceiling system is supported at the four corners of the fixture opening, hardware devices shall clamp the fixture to the ceiling system structural members, or plaster frame at not less than four points in such a manner as to resist spreading of the support members and safely lock the fixture into the ceiling system.

b. Where the suspended ceiling system is not supported at the four corners of the fixture opening, hardware devices shall independently support the fixture from the building structure at four points.

5. Hardware for surface mounting fluorescent fixtures to suspended ceilings:

a. In addition to being secured to any required outlet box, fixtures shall be bolted to a grid ceiling system at four points spaced near the corners of each fixture. The bolts shall be not less than 6 mm (1/4 inch) secured to channel members attached to and spanning the tops of the ceiling structural grid members. Non-turning studs may be attached to the ceiling structural grid members or spanning channels by special clips designed for the purpose, provided they lock into place and require simple tools for removal.

b. In addition to being secured to any required outlet box, fixtures shall be bolted to ceiling structural members at four points spaced near the corners of each fixture. Pre-positioned 6 mm (1/4 inch) studs or threaded plaster inserts secured to ceiling structural members shall be used to bolt the fixtures to the ceiling. In lieu of the above, 6 mm (1/4 inch) toggle bolts may be used on new or existing ceiling provided the plaster and lath can safely support the fixtures without sagging or cracking.

6. Hardware for recessed lighting fixtures:

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a. All fixture mounting devices connecting fixtures to the ceiling system or building structure shall have a capacity for a horizontal force of 100 percent of the fixture weight and a vertical force of 400 percent of the fixture weight.

b. Mounting devices shall clamp the fixture to the ceiling system structure (main grid runners or fixture framing cross runners) at four points in such a manner as to resist spreading of these supporting members. Each support point device shall utilize a screw or approved hardware to "lock" the fixture housing to the ceiling system, restraining the fixture from movement in any direction relative to the ceiling. The screw (size No. 10 minimum) or approved hardware shall pass through the ceiling member (T-bar, channel or spline), or it may extend over the inside of the flange of the channel (or spline) that faces away from the fixture, in a manner that prevents any fixture movement.

c. In addition to the above, the following is required for fixtures exceeding 9 kg (20 pounds) in weight.

1) Where fixtures mounted in ASTM Standard C635 "Intermediate

Duty" and "Heavy Duty" ceilings and weigh between 9 kg and 25 kg (20 pounds and 56 pounds), provide two 12 gauge safety hangers hung slack between diagonal corners of the fixture and the building structure.

2) Where fixtures weigh over 25 kg (56 pounds), they shall be independently supported from the building structure by approved hangers. Two-way angular bracing of hangers shall be provided to prevent lateral motion.

d. Where ceiling cross runners are installed for support of lighting fixtures, they must have a carrying capacity equal to that of the main ceiling runners and be rigidly secured to the main runners.

7. Surface mounted lighting fixtures:

a. Fixtures shall be bolted against the ceiling independent of the outlet box at four points spaced near the corners of each unit.

The bolts (or stud-clips) shall be minimum 6 mm (1/4 inch) bolt, secured to main ceiling runners and/or secured to cross runners.

Non-turning studs may be attached to the main ceiling runners and cross runners with special non-friction clip devices designed for the purpose, provided they bolt through the runner, or are also

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Studs or bolts securing fixtures weighing in excess of 25 kg (56 pounds) shall be supported directly from the building structure.

b. Where ceiling cross runners are installed for support of lighting fixtures, they must have a carrying capacity equal to that of the main ceiling runners and be rigidly secured to the main runners.

c. Fixtures less than 6.8 kg (15 pounds) in weight and occupying less than 3715 sq cm (two square feet) of ceiling area may, when designed for the purpose, be supported directly from the outlet box when all the following conditions are met.

1) Screws attaching the fixture to the outlet box pass through round holes (not key-hole slots) in the fixture body.

2) The outlet box is attached to a main ceiling runner (or cross runner) with approved hardware.

3) The outlet box is supported vertically from the building structure.

d. Fixtures mounted in open construction shall be secured directly to the building structure with approved bolting and clamping devices.

8. Single or double pendant-mounted lighting fixtures:

a. Each stem shall be supported by an approved outlet box mounted swivel joint and canopy which holds the stem captive and provides spring load (or approved equivalent) dampening of fixture oscillations. Outlet box shall be supported vertically from the building structure.

9. Outlet boxes for support of lighting fixtures (where permitted) shall be secured directly to the building structure with approved devices or supported vertically in a hung ceiling from the building structure with a nine gauge wire hanger, and be secured by an approved device to a main ceiling runner or cross runner to prevent any horizontal movement relative to the ceiling.

E. Furnish and install the new lamps as specified for all lighting fixtures installed under this project, and for all existing lighting fixtures reused under this project.

F. The electrical and ceiling trades shall coordinate to ascertain that approved lighting fixtures are furnished in the proper sizes and

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G. Bond lighting fixtures to the grounding system as specified in Section

26 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

H. At completion of project, replace all defective components of the lighting fixtures at no cost to the Government.

I. Dispose of lamps per requirements of Section 01 74 19, CONSTRUCTION

WASTE MANAGEMENT, and Section 02 41 00, DEMOLITION.

3.2 ACCEPTANCE CHECKS AND TESTS

A. Perform the following:

1. Visual Inspection:

a. Verify proper operation by operating the lighting controls.

b. Visually inspect for damage to fixtures, lenses, reflectors, diffusers, and louvers. Clean fixtures, lenses, reflectors, diffusers, and louvers that have accumulated dust, dirt, or fingerprints during construction.

2. Electrical tests:

a. Exercise dimming components of the lighting fixtures over full range of dimming capability by operating the control devices(s) in the presence of the COR. Observe for visually detectable flicker over full dimming range, and replace defective components at no cost to the Government.

b. Burn-in all lamps that require specific aging period to operate properly, prior to occupancy by Government. Burn-in period to be

40 hours minimum, unless specifically recommended otherwise by the lamp manufacturer. Burn-in dimmed fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps for at least 100 hours at full voltage, unless specifically recommended otherwise by the lamp manufacturer.

Replace any lamps and ballasts which fail during burn-in.

3.3 FOLLOW-UP VERIFICATION

A. Upon completion of acceptance checks and tests, the Contractor shall show by demonstration in service that the lighting systems are in good operating condition and properly performing the intended function.

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SECTION 27 05 11

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This section includes common requirements to communications installations and applies to all sections of Division 27.

B. Provide completely functioning communications systems.

1.2 REFERENCES

A. Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Refer to http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/sdetail.asp for Division 00, ARCHITECTURAL ABBREVIATIONS.

2. Additional Abbreviations and Acronyms:

A Ampere

AC Alternating Current

AE Architect and Engineer

AFF Above Finished Floor

AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AWG American Wire Gauge (refer to STP and UTP)

AWS Advanced Wireless Services

BCT Bonding Conductor for Telecommunications (also

Telecommunications Bonding Conductor (TBC))

BDA Bi-Directional Amplifier

BICSI Building Industry Consulting Service International

BIM Building Information Modeling

BOM Bill of Materials

BTU British Thermal Units

BUCR Back-up Computer Room

BTS Base Transceiver Station

CAD AutoCAD

CBOPC Community Based Out Patient Clinic

CBC Coupled Bonding Conductor

CBOC Community Based Out Patient Clinic (refer to CBOPC, OPC, VAMC)

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CCS TIP's Cross Connection System (refer to VCCS and

HCCS)

CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment

CFM US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of

Construction and Facilities Management

CFR Consolidated Federal Regulations

CIO Communication Information Officer (Facility, VISN or

Region) cm Centimeters

CO Central Office

COR Contracting Officer Representative

CPU Central Processing Unit

CSU Customer Service Unit

CUP Conditional Use Permit(s) – Federal/GSA for VA dB Decibel dBm Decibel Measured dBmV Decibel per milli-Volt

DC Direct Current

DEA United States Drug Enforcement Administration

DSU Data Service Unit

EBC Equipment Bonding Conductor

ECC Engineering Control Center (refer to DCR, EMCR)

EDGE Enhanced Data (Rates) for GSM Evolution

EDM Electrical Design Manual

EMCR Emergency Management Control Room (refer to DCR, ECC)

EMI Electromagnetic Interference (refer to RFI)

EMS Emergency Medical Service

EMT Electrical Metallic Tubing or thin wall conduit

ENTR Utilities Entrance Location (refer to DEMARC, POTS, LEC)

EPBX Electronic Digital Private Branch Exchange

ESR Vendor’s Engineering Service Report

FA Fire Alarm

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FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations in Chapter 1 of Title

48 of Code of Federal Regulations

FMS VA’s Headquarters or Medical Center Facility’s

Management Service

FR Frequency (refer to RF)

FTS Federal Telephone Service

GFE Government Furnished Equipment

GPS Global Positioning System

GRC Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit

GSM Global System (Station) for Mobile

HCCS TIP’s Horizontal Cross Connection System (refer to

CCS & VCCS)

HDPE High Density Polyethylene Conduit

HDTV Advanced Television Standards Committee High-

Definition Digital Television

HEC Head End Cabinets(refer to HEIC, PA)

HEIC Head End Interface Cabinets(refer to HEC, PA)

HF High Frequency (Radio Band; Re FR, RF, VHF & UHF)

HSPA High Speed Packet Access

HZ Hertz

IBT Intersystem Bonding Termination (NEC 250.94)

IC Intercom

ICRA Infectious Control Risk Assessment

IDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network

IDC Insulation Displacement Contact

IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame

ILSM Interim Life Safety Measures

IMC Rigid Intermediate Steel Conduit

IRM Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information

Resources Management

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

ISM Industrial, Scientific, Medical

IWS Intra-Building Wireless System

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LAN Local Area Network

LBS Location Based Services, Leased Based Systems

LEC Local Exchange Carrier (refer to DEMARC, PBX & POTS)

LED Light Emitting Diode

LMR Land Mobile Radio

LTE Long Term Evolution, or 4G Standard for Wireless Data

Communications Technology

M Meter

MAS Medical Administration Service

MATV Master Antenna Television

MCR Main Computer Room

MCOR Main Computer Operators Room

MDF Main Distribution Frame

MH Manholes or Maintenance Holes

MHz Megaherts (106 Hz) mm Millimeter

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MW Microwave (RF Band, Equipment or Services)

NID Network Interface Device (refer to DEMARC)

NEC National Electric Code

NOR Network Operations Room

NRTL OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NS Nurse Stations

NTIA U.S. Department of Commerce National

Telecommunications and Information Administration

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OI&T Office of Information and Technology

OPC VA’s Outpatient Clinic (refer to CBOC, VAMC)

OSH Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Occupational

Safety and Health

OSHA United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer

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PA Public Address System (refer to HE, HEIC, RPEC)

PBX Private Branch Exchange (refer to DEMARC, LEC, POTS)

PCR Police Control Room (refer to SPCC, could be designated SCC)

PCS Personal Communications Service (refer to UPCS)

PE Professional Engineer

PM Project Manager

PoE Power over Ethernet

POTS Plain Old Telephone Service (refer to DEMARC, LEC, PBX)

PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network

PSRAS Public Safety Radio Amplification Systems

PTS Pay Telephone Station

PVC Poly-Vinyl Chloride

PWR Power (in Watts)

RAN Radio Access Network

RBB Rack Bonding Busbar

RE Resident Engineer or Senior Resident Engineer

RF Radio Frequency (refer to FR)

RFI Radio Frequency Interference (refer to EMI)

RFID RF Identification (Equipment, System or Personnel)

RMC Rigid Metal Conduit

RMU Rack Mounting Unit

RPEC Radio Paging Equipment Cabinets(refer to HEC, HEIC, PA)

RTLS Real Time Location Service or System

RUS Rural Utilities Service

SCC Security Control Console (refer to PCR, SPCC)

SMCS Spectrum Management and Communications Security

(COMSEC)

SFO Solicitation for Offers

SME Subject Matter Experts (refer to AHJ)

SMR Specialized Mobile Radio

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SMS Security Management System

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

SPCC Security Police Control Center (refer to PCR, SMS)

STP Shielded Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to UTP)

STR Stacked Telecommunications Room

TAC VA’s Technology Acquisition Center, Austin, Texas

TCO Telecommunications Outlet

TER Telephone Equipment Room

TGB Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (also Secondary

Bonding Busbar (SBB))

TIP Telecommunications Infrastructure Plant

TMGB Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (also

Primary Bonding Busbar (PBB))

TMS Traffic Management System

TOR Telephone Operators Room

TP Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to STP and UTP)

TR Telecommunications Room (refer to STR)

TWP Twisted Pair

UHF Ultra High Frequency (Radio)

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UPCS Unlicensed Personal Communications Service (refer to

PCS)

UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

USC United States Code

UTP Unshielded Balanced Twisted Pair (refer to TP and

STP)

UV Ultraviolet

V Volts

VAAR Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation

VACO Veterans Affairs Central Office

VAMC VA Medical Center (refer to CBOC, OPC, VACO)

VCCS TIP’s Vertical Cross Connection System (refer to CCS and HCCS)

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VHF Very High Frequency (Radio)

VISN Veterans Integrated Services Network (refers to geographical region)

VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Radio

W Watts

WEB World Electronic Broadcast

WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability (for MW Access)

WI-FI Wireless Fidelity

WMTS Wireless Medical Telemetry Service

WSP Wireless Service Providers

B. Definitions:

1. Access Floor: Pathway system of removable floor panels supported on adjustable pedestals to allow cable placement in area below.

2. BNC Connector (BNC): United States Military Standard MIL-C-39012/21 bayonet-type coaxial connector with quick twist mating/unmating, and two lugs preventing accidental disconnection from pulling forces on cable.

3. Bond: Permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path to ensure electrical continuity and capacity to safely conduct any currents likely to be imposed to earth ground.

4. Bundled Microducts: All forms of jacketed microducts.

5. Conduit: Includes all raceway types specified.

6. Conveniently Accessible: Capable of being reached without use of ladders, or without climbing or crawling under or over obstacles such as, motors, pumps, belt guards, transformers, piping, ductwork, conduit and raceways.

7. Distributed (in house) Antenna System (DAS): An Emergency Radio

Communications System installed for Emergency Responder (or first responders and Government personnel) use while inside facility to maintain contact with each respective control point; refer to

Section 27 53 19, DISTRIBUTED RADIO ANTENNA (WITHIN BUILDING)

EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.

8. DEMARC, Extended DMARC or ENTR: Service provider's main point of demarcation owned by LEC or service provider and establishes a physical point where service provider's responsibilities for service and maintenance end. This point is called NID, in data networks.

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9. Effectively Grounded: Intentionally bonded to earth through connections of low impedance having current carrying capacity to prevent buildup of currents and voltages resulting in hazard to equipment or persons.

10. Electrical Supervision: Analyzing a system’s function and components

(i.e. cable breaks / shorts, inoperative stations, lights, LEDs and states of change, from primary to backup) on a 24/7/365 basis;

provide aural and visual emergency notification signals to minimum two remote designated or accepted monitoring stations.

11. Electrostatic Interference (ESI) or Electrostatic Discharge

Interference: Refer to EMI and RFI.

12. Emergency Call Systems: Wall units (in parking garages and stairwells) and pedestal mounts (in parking lots) typically provided with a strobe, camera and two-way audio communication functions.

13. Project 25 (2014) (P25 (TIA-102 Series)): Set of standards for local, state and Federal public safety organizations and agencies digital LMR services. P25 is applicable to LMR equipment authorized or licensed under the US Department of Commerce National

Telecommunications and Information Administration or FCC rules and regulations, and is a required standard capability for all LMR equipment and systems.

14. Grounding Electrode Conductor: (GEC) Conductor connected to earth grounding electrode.

15. Grounding Electrode System: Electrodes through which an effective connection to earth is established, including supplementary, communications system grounding electrodes and GEC.

16. Grounding Equalizer or Backbone Bonding Conductor (BBC): Conductor that interconnects elements of telecommunications grounding infrastructure.

17. Head End (HE): Equipment, hardware and software, or a master facility at originating point in a communications system designed for centralized communications control, signal processing, and distribution that acts as a common point of connection between equipment and devices connected to a network of interconnected equipment, possessing greatest authority for allowing information to be exchanged, with whom other equipment is subordinate.

18. Microducts: All forms of air blown fiber pathways.

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19. Ohm: A unit of restive measurement.

20. Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI): A measurement of power present in a received RF signal.

21. Service Provider Demarcation Point (SPDP): Not owned by LEC or service provider, but designated by Government as point within facility considered the DEMARC.

22. Sound (SND): Changing air pressure to audible signals over given time span.

23. System: Specific hardware, firmware, and software, functioning together as a unit, performing task for which it was designed.

24. Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB): Conductors of appropriate size (minimum 53.49 mm2 [1/0 AWG]) stranded copper wire, that connect to Grounding Electrode System and route to telecommunications main grounding busbar (TMGB) and circulate to interconnect various TGBs and other locations shown on drawings.

25. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP): A telephone system in which voice signals are converted to packets and transmitted over LAN network using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol

(IP). VA’S VoIP is not listed or coded for life and public safety, critical, emergency or other protection functions. When VoIP system or equipment is provided instead of PBX system or equipment, each TR

(STR) and DEMARC requires increased AC power provided to compensate for loss of PBX’s telephone instrument line power; and, to compensate for absence of PBX’s UPS capability.

26. Wide Area Network (WAN): A digital network that transcends localized

LANs within a given geographic location. VA’S WAN/LAN is not nationally listed or coded for life and public safety, critical, emergency or other safety functions.

1.3 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

A. Applicability of Standards: Unless documents include more stringent requirements, applicable construction industry standards have same force and effect as if bound or copied directly into the documents to extent referenced. Such standards are made a part of these documents by reference.

1. Each entity engaged in construction must be familiar with industry standards applicable to its construction activity.

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2. Obtain standards directly from publication source, where copies of standards are needed to perform a required construction activity.

B. Government Codes, Standards and Executive Orders: Refer to http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/cPro.asp:

1. Federal Communications Commission, (FCC) CFR, Title 47:

Part 15 Restrictions of use for Part 15 listed RF

Equipment in Safety of Life Emergency Functions and Equipment Locations

Part 47 Chapter A, Paragraphs 6.1-6.23, Access to

Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications

Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment

Part 58 Television Broadcast Service

Part 73 Radio and Television Broadcast Rules

Part 90 Rules and Regulations, Appendix C

Form 854 Antenna Structure Registration

Chapter XXIII National Telecommunications and Information

Administration (NTIA, P/O Commerce, Chapter

XXIII) the ‘Red Book’– Chapters 7, 8 & 9 compliments CFR, Title 47, FCC Part 15, RF

Restriction of Use and Compliance in “Safety of

Life” Functions & Locations

2. US Department of Agriculture, (Title 7, USC, Chapter 55, Sections

2201, 2202 & 2203:RUS 1755 Telecommunications Standards and

Specifications for Materials, Equipment and Construction:

RUS Bull 1751F-630 Design of Aerial Cable Plants

RUS Bull 1751F-640 Design of Buried Cable Plant, Physical

Considerations

RUS Bull 1751F-643 Underground Plant Design

RUS Bull 1751F-815 Electrical Protection of Outside Plants, RUS Bull 1753F-201 Acceptance Tests of Telecommunications Plants

(PC-4)

RUS Bull 1753F-401 Splicing Copper and Fiber Optic Cables (PC-2)

RUS Bull 345-50 Trunk Carrier Systems (PE-60)

RUS Bull 345-65 Shield Bonding Connectors (PE-65)

RUS Bull 345-72 Filled Splice Closures (PE-74)

RUS Bull 345-83 Gas Tube Surge Arrestors (PE-80)

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3. US Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards

Technology,(NIST):

FIPS PUB 1-1 Telecommunications Information Exchange

FIPS PUB 100/1 Interface between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

Circuit Terminating Equipment for operation with Packet Switched Networks, or Between Two

DTEs, by Dedicated Circuit

FIPS PUB 140/2 Telecommunications Information Security

Algorithms

FIPS PUB 143 General Purpose 37 Position Interface between

DTE and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment

FIPS 160/2 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FIPS 175 Federal Building Standard for

Telecommunications Pathway and Spaces

FIPS 191 Guideline for the Analysis of Local Area

Network Security

FIPS 197 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

FIPS 199 Standards for Security Categorization of

Federal Information and Information Systems

4. US Department of Defense, (DoD):

MIL-STD-188-110 Interoperability and Performance Standards for

Data Modems

MIL-STD-188-114 Electrical Characteristics of Digital Interface

Circuits

MIL-STD-188-115 Communications Timing and Synchronizations

Subsystems

MIL-C-28883 Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminals

MIL-C-39012/21 Connectors, Receptacle, Electrical, Coaxial, Radio Frequency, (Series BNC (Uncabled), Socket

Contact, Jam Nut Mounted, Class 2)

5. US Department of Health and Human Services:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

(HIPAA) Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules

6. US Department of Justice:

2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design

(ADAAD).

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7. US Department of Labor, (DoL) - Public Law 426-62 – CFR, Title 29, Part 1910, Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety and Health Standards):

Subpart 7 Approved NRTLs; obtain a copy at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtllist.ht ml

Subpart 35 Compliance with NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

Subpart 36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit

Routes

Subpart 268 Telecommunications

Subpart 305 Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment for

General Use

Subpart 508 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility

Guidelines; technical requirement for accessibility to buildings and facilities by individuals with disabilities

8. US Department of Transportation, (DoT):

a. Public Law 85-625, CFR, Title 49, Part 1, Subpart C – Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA):AC 110/460-ID & AC 707 / 460-2E –

Advisory Circulars Standards for Construction of Antenna Towers, and 7450 and 7460-2 – Antenna Construction Registration Forms.

9. US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Office of Telecommunications

(OI&T), MP-6, PART VIII, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CHAPTER 5, AUDIO, RADIO

AND TELEVISION (and COMSEC) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS: Spectrum

Management and COMSEC Service (SMCS), AHJ for:

a. CoG, “Continuance of Government” communications guidelines and compliance.

b. COMSEC,“VA wide coordination and control of security classified communication assets.”

c. COOP, “Continuance of Operations” emergency communications guidelines and compliance.

d. FAA, FCC, and US Department of Commerce National

Telecommunications and Information Administration, “VA wide RF

Co-ordination, Compliance and Licensing.”

e. Handbook 6100 – Telecommunications: Cyber and Information

Security Office of Cyber and Information Security, and Handbook

6500 – Information Security Program.

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f. Low Voltage Special Communications Systems “Design, Engineering, Construction Contract Specifications and Drawings Conformity, Proof of Performance Testing, VA Compliance and Life Safety

Certifications for CFM and VA Facility Low Voltage Special

Communications Projects (except Fire Alarm, Telephone and Data

Systems).”

g. SATCOM, “Satellite Communications” guidelines and compliance, and

Security and Law Enforcement Systems – “Coordinates the Design, Engineering, Construction Contract Specifications and Drawings

Conformity, Proof of Performance Testing, VA Compliance, DEA and

Public Safety Certification(s) for CFM and VA Facility Security

Low Voltage Special Communications and Physical Security

Projects.

h. VHA’s National Center for Patient Safety – Veterans Health

Administration (VHA) Warning System, Failure of Medical Alarm

Systems using Paging Technology to Notify Clinical Staff, July

2004.

i. VA’s CEOSH, concurrence with warning identified in VA Directive

7700.

j. Wireless and Handheld Devices, “Guidelines and Compliance,”

k. Office of Security and Law Enforcement: VA Directive 0730 and

Health Special Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12.

C. NRTL Standards: Refer to https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926

1. Canadian Standards Association (CSA); same tests as presented by UL

2. Communications Certifications Laboratory (CEL); same tests as presented by UL.

3. Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., (ITSNA), formerly Edison Testing

Laboratory (ETL) same tests as presented by UL).

4. Underwriters Laboratory (UL):

1-2005 Flexible Metal Conduit

5-2011 Surface Metal Raceway and Fittings

6-2007 Rigid Metal Conduit

44-010 Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables

50-1995 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment

65-2010 Wired Cabinets

83-2008 Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

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96-2005 Lightning Protection Components

96A-2007 Installation Requirements for Lightning

Protection Systems

360-2013 Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel Conduit

444-2008 Communications Cables

467-2013 Grounding and Bonding Equipment

486A-486B-2013 Wire Connectors

486C-2013 Splicing Wire Connectors

486D-2005 Sealed Wire Connector Systems

486E-2009 Standard for Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use with Aluminum and/or Copper Conductors

493-2007 Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and

Branch Circuit Cable

497/497A/497B/497C

497D/497E Protectors for Paired Conductors/Communications

Circuits/Data Communications and Fire Alarm

Circuits/coaxial circuits/voltage protections/Antenna Lead In

510-2005 Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyethylene and Rubber

Insulating Tape

514A-2013 Metallic Outlet Boxes

514B-2012 Fittings for Cable and Conduit

514C-1996 Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and Covers

651-2011 Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit

651A-2011 Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE

Conduit

797-2007 Electrical Metallic Tubing

884-2011 Underfloor Raceways and Fittings

1069-2007 Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment

1242-2006 Intermediate Metal Conduit

1449-2006 Standard for Transient Voltage Surge

Suppressors

1479-2003 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops

1480-2003 Speaker Standards for Fire Alarm, Emergency, Commercial and Professional use

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1666-2007 Standard for Wire/Cable Vertical (Riser) Tray

Flame Tests

1685-2007 Vertical Tray Fire Protection and Smoke Release

Test for Electrical and Fiber Optic Cables

1861-2012 Communication Circuit Accessories

1863-2013 Standard for Safety, communications Circuits

Accessories

1865-2007 Standard for Safety for Vertical-Tray Fire

Protection and Smoke-Release Test for

Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables

2024-2011 Standard for Optical Fiber Raceways

2024-2014 Standard for Cable Routing Assemblies and

Communications Raceways

2196-2001 Standard for Test of Fire Resistive Cable

60950-1 ed. 2-2014 Information Technology Equipment Safety

D. Industry Standards:

1. Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC):

A/53 Part 1: 2013 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 1, Digital Television System

A/53 Part 2: 2011 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 2, RF/Transmission System Characteristics

A/53 Part 3: 2013 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 3, Service Multiplex and Transport System

Characteristics

A/53 Part 4: 2009 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 4, MPEG-

2 Video System Characteristics

A/53 Part 5: 2014 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Part 5, AC-3

Audio System Characteristics

A/53 Part 6: 2014 ATSC digital Television Standard, Part 6, Enhanced AC-3 Audio System Characteristics

2. American Institute of Architects (AIA): 2006 Guidelines for Design &

Construction of Health Care Facilities.

3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):

A17.1 (2013) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

Includes Requirements for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material

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Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer

Devices

17.3 (2011) Safety Code for Existing Elevators and

Escalators

17.4 (2009) Guide for Emergency Personnel

17.5 (2011) Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment

4. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

B1 (2001) Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper

Wire

B8 (2004) Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-

Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft

D1557 (2012) Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction

Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort

56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3)

D2301 (2004) Standard Specification for Vinyl Chloride

Plastic Pressure Sensitive Electrical

Insulating Tape

B258-02 (2008) Standard Specification for Standard Nominal

Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG

Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical

Conductors

D709-01(2007) Standard Specification for Laminated

Thermosetting Materials

D4566 (2008) Standard Test Methods for Electrical

Performance Properties of Insulations and

Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

5. American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (AT&T) - Obtain following AT&T Publications at https://ebiznet.sbc.com/sbcnebs/

ATT-TP-76200 (2013) Network Equipment and Power Grounding, Environmental, and Physical Design Requirements

ATT-TP-76300(2012) Merged AT&T Affiliate Companies Installation

Requirements

ATT-TP-76305 (2013) Common Systems Cable and Wire Installation and

Removal Requirements - Cable Racks and Raceways

ATT-TP-76306 (2009) Electrostatic Discharge Control

ATT-TP-76400 (2012) Detail Engineering Requirements http://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/HISTORICAL/D709-01R07.htm http://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/HISTORICAL/D709-01R07.htm

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ATT-TP-76402 (2013) AT&T Raised Access Floor Engineering and

Installation Requirements

ATT-TP-76405 (2011) Technical Requirements for Supplemental Cooling

Systems in Network Equipment Environments

ATT-TP-76416 (2011) Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Network

Facilities

ATT-TP-76440 (2005) Ethernet Specification

ATT-TP-76450 (2013) Common Systems Equipment Interconnection

Standards for AT&T Network Equipment Spaces

ATT-TP-76461 (2008) Fiber Optic Cleaning

ATT-TP-76900 (2010) AT&T Installation Testing Requirement

ATT-TP-76911 (1999) AT&T LEC Technical Publication Notice

6. British Standards Institution (BSI):

BS EN 50109-2 Hand Crimping Tools - Tools for The Crimp

Termination of Electric Cables and Wires for

Low Frequency and Radio Frequency Applications

– All Parts & Sections. October 1997

7. Building Industry Consulting Service International(BICSI):

ANSI/BICSI 002-2011 Data Center Design and Implementation Best

Practices

ANSI/BICSI 004-2012 Information Technology Systems Design and

Implementation Best Practices for Healthcare

Institutions and Facilities

ANSI/NECA/BICSI

568-2006 Standard for Installing Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling

NECA/BICSI 607-2011 Standard for Telecommunications Bonding and

Grounding Planning and Installation Methods for

Commercial Buildings

ANSI/BICSI 005-2013 Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) System

Design and Implementation Best Practices

8. Electronic Components Assemblies and Materials Association,(ECA).

ECA EIA/RS-270 (1973)Tools, Crimping, Solderless Wiring Devices –

Recommended Procedures for User Certification

EIA/ECA 310-E (2005) Cabinets, and Associated Equipment

9. Facility Guidelines Institute: 2010 Guidelines for Design and

Construction of Health Care Facilities.

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10. Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA):

ANSI/ICEA

S-80-576-2002 Category 1 & 2 Individually Unshielded Twisted-

Pair Indoor Cables for Use in Communications

Wiring Systems

ANSI/ICEA

S-84-608-2010 Telecommunications Cable, Filled Polyolefin

Insulated Copper Conductor, S-87-640(2011)

Optical Fiber Outside Plant Communications

Cable

ANSI/ICEA

S-90-661-2012 Category 3, 5, & 5e Individually Unshielded

Twisted-Pair Indoor Cable for Use in General

Purpose and LAN Communication Wiring Systems

S-98-688 (2012) Broadband Twisted Pair Cable Aircore, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductors

S-99-689 (2012) Broadband Twisted Pair Cable Filled, Polyolefin

Insulated, Copper Conductors

ICEA S-102-700

(2004) Category 6 Individually Unshielded Twisted Pair

Indoor Cables (With or Without an Overall

Shield) for use in Communications Wiring

Systems Technical Requirements

11. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

ISSN 0739-5175 March-April 2008 Engineering in Medicine and

Biology Magazine, IEEE (Volume: 27, Issue:2)

Medical Grade-Mission Critical-Wireless

Networks

IEEE C2-2012 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

C62.41.2-2002/

Cor 1-2012 IEEE Recommended Practice on Characterization of

Surges in Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC

Power Circuits 4)

C62.45-2002 IEEE Recommended Practice on Surge Testing for

Equipment Connected to Low-Voltage (1000 V and

Less) AC Power Circuits

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81-2012 IEEE Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground

Impedance, and Earth Surface Potentials of a

Grounding System

100-1992 IEEE the New IEEE Standards Dictionary of

Electrical and Electronics Terms

602-2007 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities

1100-2005 IEEE Recommended Practice for Powering and

Grounding Electronic Equipment

12. International Code Council:

AC193 (2014) Mechanical Anchors in Concrete Elements

13. International Organization for Standardization (ISO):

ISO/TR 21730 (2007) Use of Mobile Wireless Communication and

Computing Technology in Healthcare Facilities -

Recommendations for Electromagnetic

Compatibility (Management of Unintentional

Electromagnetic Interference) with Medical

Devices

14. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA):

NEMA 250 (2008) Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1,000V

Maximum)

ANSI C62.61 (1993) American National Standard for Gas Tube Surge

Arresters on Wire Line Telephone Circuits

ANSI/NEMA FB 1 (2012)Fittings, Cast Metal Boxes and Conduit Bodies for Conduit, Electrical Metallic Tubing EMT) and Cable

ANSI/NEMA OS 1 (2009)Sheet-Steel Outlet Boxes, Device Boxes, Covers, and Box Supports

NEMA SB 19 (R2007) NEMA Installation Guide for Nurse Call Systems

TC 3 (2004) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Fittings for Use with

Rigid PVC Conduit and Tubing

NEMA VE 2 (2006) Cable Tray Installation Guidelines

15. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

70E-2015 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

70-2014 National Electrical Code (NEC)

72-2013 National Fire Alarm Code

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75-2013 Standard for the Fire Protection of Information

Technological Equipment

76-2012 Recommended Practice for the Fire Protection of

Telecommunications Facilities

77-2014 Recommended Practice on Static Electricity

90A-2015 Standard for the Installation of Air

Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

99-2015 Health Care Facilities Code

101-2015 Life Safety Code

241 Safeguarding construction, alternation and

Demolition Operations

255-2006 Standard Method of Test of Surface Burning

Characteristics of Building Materials

262 - 2011 Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and

Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-

Handling Spaces

780-2014 Standard for the Installation of Lightning

Protection Systems

1221-2013 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and

Use of Emergency Services Communications

Systems

5000-2015 Building Construction and Safety Code

16. Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC):

SSPC SP 6/NACE No.3 (2007) Commercial Blast Cleaning

17. Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE):

ANSI/SCTE 15 2006 Specification for Trunk, Feeder and

Distribution Coaxial Cable

18. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA):

TIA-120 Series Telecommunications Land Mobile communications

(APCO/Project 25) (January 2014)

TIA TSB-140 Additional Guidelines for Field-Testing Length, Loss and Polarity of Optical Fiber Cabling

Systems (2004)

TIA-155 Guidelines for the Assessment and Mitigation of

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