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BS 5839-8 - FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS - PART 8: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND MAINTENANCE OF VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS
Hardcopy , PDF
31-03-2013
English
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Foreword
Section 1: General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Need for a VAS
5 Types of systems
6 Exchange of information and responsibilities
7 Variations from the recommendations of this standard
Section 2: Design considerations
8 Relationship between system type and evacuation plan
9 Interface between the fire detection and fire alarm
system and the VAS
10 Systems in explosive gas or dust atmospheres
11 System components
12 Monitoring, integrity and reliability of
circuits external to the VACIE
13 Loudspeaker zones
14 Loudspeakers
15 Voice sounders
16 Power amplifiers
17 Ambient noise sensing and compensation
controller (ANS)
18 Emergency microphones
19 Emergency message generators
20 Emergency messages
21 Audibility of non-speech broadcast
22 Intelligibility of speech messages
23 Priorities
24 Voice alarm control and indicating
equipment (VACIE)
25 Networked systems
26 Power supplies
27 Cables, wiring and other interconnections
28 Radio-linked systems
29 Climatic and environmental conditions
30 Radio and electrical interference
31 Electrical safety
Section 3: Installation
32 Responsibility of installer
33 Installation practices and workmanship
34 Inspection and testing of wiring
Section 4: Commissioning and handover
35 Commissioning
36 Documentation
37 Certification
38 Acceptance
39 Verification
Section 5: Maintenance
40 Routine testing
41 Inspection and servicing
42 Non-routine attention
Section 6: User responsibilities
43 Premises management
44 Logbook
Annex A (informative) - Typical ambient noise levels
and their effect on system design
Annex B (informative) - Voice alarm control and
indicating equipment
Annex C (normative) - Standby battery calculations
Annex D (informative) - Model certificates
Bibliography
BS 5839-8.
| Committee |
FSH/12/5
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| DocumentType |
Draft
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| Pages |
83
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| BS EN 61241-17:2005 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust Inspection and maintenance of electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than mines) |
| IEC 60702-1:2002+AMD1:2015 CSV | Mineral insulated cables and their terminations with a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V - Part 1: Cables |
| BS EN ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems. Requirements |
| BS EN 61672-1:2013 | Electroacoustics. Sound level meters Specifications |
| BS EN 50200:2015 | Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits |
| BS EN 61241-14:2004 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust Selection and installation |
| 1989/336/EEC : 1989 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 3 MAY 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY |
| 2004/108/EC : 2004 | DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 15 DECEMBER 2004 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY AND REPEALING DIRECTIVE 89/336/EC |
| BS EN 54-16:2008 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Voice alarm control and indicating equipment |
| BS EN 60702-2 : 2002 | MINERAL INSULATED CABLES AND THEIR TERMINATIONS WITH A RATED VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 750 V - PART 2: TERMINATIONS |
| BS EN 54-4:1998 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Power supply equipment |
| BS EN 54-3:2014 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Fire alarm devices. Sounders |
| BS EN 60079-14:2014 | Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection |
| BS 8434-2(2003) : 2003 | METHODS OF TEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRE INTEGRITY OF ELECTRIC CABLES - PART 2: TEST FOR UNPROTECTED SMALL CABLES FOR USE IN EMERGENCY CIRCUITS - BS EN 50200 WITH A 930 DEGREE C FLAME AND WITH WATER SPRAY |
| BS 5330:1976 | Method of test for estimating the risk of hearing handicap due to noise exposure |
| BS EN 60268-16:2011 | Sound system equipment Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech transmission index |
| BS EN 60702-1 : 2002 | MINERAL INSULATED CABLES AND THEIR TERMINATIONS WITH A RATED VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 750 V - PART 1: CABLES |
| BS EN 54-25:2008 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Components using radio links |
| BS EN 54-24:2008 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Components of voice alarm systems. Loudspeakers |
| IEC 60702-2:2002+AMD1:2015 CSV | Mineral insulated cables and their terminations with a rated voltagenot exceeding 750 V - Part 2: Terminations |
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