Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 6601D. Definitions

(1) “Buildings” means a building equipped with heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) fire dampers, smoke dampers and/or smoke control system.  As used in this chapter, “buildings” does not include residential buildings excluded under § 6602D of this title.

(2) “Fire life safety damper testing” means testing and inspection activities, including all physical, visual, and operational tests necessary to ensure the complete opening and closing of dampers and the proper functioning of fire dampers and smoke dampers as required by the International Fire Code (IFC), NFPA 80, NFPA 105, and applicable engineering specifications.

(3) “Fire life safety dampers” means all fire dampers, smoke dampers, and combination fire and smoke dampers.

(4) “NFPA” means National Fire Protection Association.

(5) “Smoke control system” means an engineered system that includes all methods that can be used singly or in combination to modify smoke movement, including engineered systems that use mechanical fans to produce pressure differences across smoke barriers to inhibit smoke movement.