01/540647 DC : DRAFT MAY 2001
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
BS 5839-1 - FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SYSTEM DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
15-10-2002
23-11-2012
Foreword
Section one - General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Need for a fire alarm system
5 Categories of system
6 Exchange of information and definition of
responsibilities
7 Variations from the recommendations of this standard
Section two - Design considerations
8 Relationship between system Category and areas protected
9 Actuation of other fire protection systems or safety
facilities
10 Systems in explosive gas or dust atmospheres
11 System components
12 Monitoring, integrity and reliability of circuits
external to control equipment
13 Detection zones
14 Alarm zones
15 Communication with the fire service
16 Audible alarm signals
17 Visual alarm signals
18 Fire alarm warning for profoundly deaf people
19 Staged fire alarms
20 Manual call points
21 Types of fire detectors and their selection system
22 Spacing and sitting of automatic fire detectors
23 Control and indicating equipment
24 Networked systems
25 Power supplies
26 Cables, wiring and other interconnections
27 Radio-linked systems
28 Electromagnetic compatibility
29 Electrical safety
Section three - Limitation of false alarms
30 Responsibility for limitation of false alarms
31 Categories of false alarms
32 Acceptable rate of false alarms
33 Causes of false alarms
34 Design process for limitations of false alarms
35 Measures to limit false alarms
Section four - Installation
36 Responsibility of installer
37 Installation practices and workmanship
38 Testing of wiring
Section five - Commissioning and handover
39 Commissioning
40 Documentation
41 Certification
42 Acceptance
43 Verification
Section six - Maintenance
44 Routine testing
45 Inspection and servicing
46 Non-routine attention
Section seven - User responsibilities
47 Responsible person
48 Log book
Annexes
A (informative) Choice of appropriate Category of fire
detection and alarm
B (informative) Typical noise levels in buildings
C (normative) Control and transmission equipment for fire
alerter systems
D (normative) Method for calculating standby battery
capacity
E (informative) Schematic for design against false alarms
F (informative) Model format for system log book
G (informative) Model certificate
G1 Design certificate
G2 Installation certificate
G3 Commissioning certificate
G4 Acceptance certificate
G5 Verification certificate (optional)
G6 Servicing certificate
G7 Modification certificate
Bibliography
Index
| Committee |
FSH/12
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| DocumentType |
Draft
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| BS 4678-4:1982 | Cable trunking Specification for cable trunking made of insulating material |
| BS 7629-1:1997 | Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Multicore cables |
| BS EN 54-7:2001 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Smoke detectors. Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization |
| BS 5839-5:1988 | Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for optical beam smoke detectors |
| BS EN 50200:2015 | Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits |
| BS EN ISO 13943:2017 | Fire safety. Vocabulary |
| BS EN 54-4:1998 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Power supply equipment |
| BS EN 54-2 : 1998 | FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - PART 2: CONTROL AND INDICATING EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 54-3:2014 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Fire alarm devices. Sounders |
| BS EN 54-5 : 2017 | FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - PART 5: HEAT DETECTORS - POINT HEAT DETECTORS |
| BS EN 60079-14:2014 | Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection |
| BS 7629:1993 | Specification for thermosetting insulated cables with limited circuit integrity when affected by fire |
| BS EN 54-13:2017 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Compatibility and connectability assessment of system components |
| BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS |
| BS 5839-8:1998 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of voice alarm systems |
| BS EN 54-10:2002 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Flame detectors. Point detectors |
| BS EN 50281-1-2:1999 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. Electrical apparatus protected by enclosures Selection, installation and maintenance |
| BS 7629-2:1997 | Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Multipair cables |
| BS EN 54-11:2001 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Manual call points |
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