NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8715.1B Effective Date: February 01, 2021 Expiration Date: February 01, 2026

Subject: NASA Safety and Health Programs

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Chapter 5. Fire Protection and Life Safety

5.1 Fire Protection and Life Safety Program

5.1.1 Each Center shall document and implement a Center Fire Protection and Life Safety Program to protect human life and property from the risk of fire-related hazards. A fire protection and life safety program consists of:

a. Fire protection and life safety engineering to prevent fire incidents and minimize the impact of those fires that do occur.

b. Fire prevention activities to identify and mitigate fire hazards and provide fire safety awareness.

c. Fire services to protect lives and property.

Note: Elements of the Center's fire protection and life safety program may reside in different organizations and may be funded or managed either locally at the Center or centrally by the Agency. For example, fire protection and life safety, fire prevention, and the fire services, may each be provided by different organizations. The Center Director's responsibility for safety and for the Center's fire protection and life safety program remains undiminished.

5.2 Institutional Safety Discipline Lead Designation - Authority Having Jurisdiction

5.2.1 The Center Director shall appoint in writing a qualified person as the (AHJ) who is the Institutional Safety Discipline Lead for fire protection and life safety.

5.2.2 In addition to the responsibilities in 2.6.3, the AHJ is responsible for verifying the Center conforms with this chapter.

5.3 Referenced Standards

Each Center shall provide and maintain fire protection and life safety systems and procedures at the Center and associated facilities in accordance with the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, the International Building Code (IBC), 2018 edition, and NASA-STD-8719.11, Standard for Fire Protection and Life Safety.

5.4 Fire Protection and Life Safety Unique Requirements - Reserved

5.5 Authority Having Jurisdiction Qualifications

5.5.1 The AHJ shall have the following qualifications:

a. Leadership and managerial experience at a proven level commensurate with the expectations of the AHJ position and one of the following designations and certifications:

(1) Registered professional engineer who has passed the fire protection engineering written examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and has a minimum of eight years of work experience directly related to fire safety, building safety, life safety, and related code compliance.

(2) Registered professional engineer in a related field with a minimum of ten years documented work experience directly related to fire safety, building safety, life safety, and related code compliance.

(3) Certified Safety Professional along with certification as either an International Code Council Certified Building Official or National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Certified Fire Protection Specialist with ten years documented work experience directly related to fire safety, building safety, life safety, and related code compliance.

(4) Fire Service Professional meeting all requirements of NFPA 1037, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Fire Marshal, with a minimum of ten years documented work experience directly related to fire safety, building safety, life safety, and related code compliance.

b. Work experience directly related to fire safety, building safety, life safety, and related code compliance including multi-faceted experience with significant work in each of the following three major areas:

(1) Risk management, decision analysis, and communication of complex technical issues.

(2) Building construction, code enforcement, life safety and means of egress systems, fire control and suppression systems, fire detection and alarm systems, building tenability systems, building fire resistance, electrical systems, lightning protection systems, conveyance systems, and other building systems and facility infrastructure relating to fire hazards in the workplace.

(3) Hazardous materials control, manual fire response and suppression, facility loss prevention control practices, ignition source controls, inspection, testing, and maintenance of protective systems, fire investigation procedures, and related fire prevention best practices.

5.5.2 Individuals appointed as AHJ at a NASA Center prior to the effective date of this NPR are exempt from the requirements in 5.5.1 for the duration of their tenure as AHJ.

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