NFPA Standards
NFPA 1962 - Care, Use, and Service Testing of Fire Hose Including Couplings and Nozzles - 2003 Edition
Chapter 4 Care and Use of Fire Hose
4.1.2 Hose that is in service shall be service-tested as specified in Chapter 7 at least annually.
4.1.3 Hose shall be service-tested in accordance with Chapter 7 the later of 1 year after its date of manufacture or before it is placed in service for the first time.
What it means
Test new hose prior to placing it in service and service test all hose annually.
Chapter 5 Hose Records
5.1.1 Accurate hose records shall be
established and maintained.
5.1.2 Each length of hose shall be assigned an identification number for use in recording its history throughout its service life.
Chapter 7 Service Testing
7.1.1.1 The service test pressure for hose manufactured prior to July 1987 ...shall be determined from … based on the type of hose and the acceptance or proof test pressure that is stenciled on each length of hose and reads “Tested to … PSI.“
7.1.2.1 The service test pressure for hose manufactured in July 1987 and after to meet the requirements of the 1987 and subsequent editions of NFPA 1961, Standard for Fire Hose, is stenciled on each length of hose and reads “Service Test to … PSI per NFPA 1962”.
What it means
To determine the test pressure for each hose manufactured prior to July 1987 you need to refer to the table 7.1.1.1 in the NFPA standards. Each hose manufactured after July 1987 shall have the above mentioned sentence, “Service test to … PSI per NFPA 1962”, stenciled on each length showing the annual service test pressure.
NOTE: Most attack hoses manufactured after July 1987 are to be service tested annually at 300 or 400 psi to comply with the NFPA Standards.
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