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BS 5839-6 - FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS - PART 6: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS IN DOMESTIC PREMISES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-05-2013

Language(s)

English

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Fire risk assessment
5 System components
6 Monitoring of circuits
7 Grades of system
8 Categories of system
9 Choice of system
10 Types of fire detector and their selection
11 Location and siting of fire detectors
12 Limitation of false alarms
13 Audible fire alarm devices and audibility
14 Fire alarm warnings for deaf and hard of hearing people
15 Power supplies
16 Wiring
17 Control and indicating equipment
18 Manual call points
19 Zoning and other means for identification of the source
   of alarm conditions
20 Remote transmission of alarm signals
21 Radio-linked systems
22 Electromagnetic compatibility
23 Installation, commissioning and certification
24 User instructions
25 Routine testing
26 Maintenance
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Fire risk assessment for premises
Annex B (informative) - Choice of appropriate Grade of
        fire detection and fire alarm system
Annex C (normative) - Control and indicating equipment
        for Grade B systems
Annex D (informative) - Model guidance to occupiers and
        landlords regarding avoidance of false alarms in
        systems with facilities for automatic transmission
        of fire signals to the fire and rescue service
Annex E (informative) - Model certificates for Grade A
        systems
Annex F (informative) - Model certificate for Grades B,
        C, D, E and F systems
Bibliography

BS 5839-6

Committee
FSH/12/1
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
84
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded

BS 5446-2:2003 Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwellings Specification for heat alarms
BS 5446-3:2005 Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwellings Specification for smoke alarm kits for deaf and hard of hearing people
BS EN 50131-1 : 2006 ALARM SYSTEMS - INTRUSION AND HOLD-UP SYSTEMS - PART 1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 54-7:2001 Fire detection and fire alarm systems Smoke detectors. Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
BS EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety. Vocabulary
BS EN 60730-1:2011 Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use General requirements
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 54-12:2015 Fire detection and fire alarm systems Smoke detectors. Line detectors using an optical beam
BS 7860:1996 Specification for carbon monoxide detectors (electrical) for domestic use
BS EN 50291:2001 Electrical apparatus for the detection of carbon monoxide in domestic premises. Test methods and performance requirements
BS EN 14604:2005 Smoke alarm devices
BS 9991:2011 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice
BS EN 54-11:2001 Fire detection and fire alarm systems Manual call points

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