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AS 1670-1986

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Automatic fire detection and alarm systems - System design, installation, and commissioning

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Superseded date

23-05-2024

Published date

01-01-1986

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1 - AS 1670-1986 AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS - SYSTEM DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE.
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION.
6 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.
6 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS.
6 - 1.4.1 Activating device
6 - 1.4.2 Addressable alarm zone facility
6 - 1.4.3 Addressable system
6 - 1.4.4 Ancillary control facility (ACF)
6 - 1.4.4A Alarm verification facility (AVF)
6 - 1.4.5 Approved and approval
6 - 1.4.6 Corridor
6 - 1.4.7 Cupboard
6 - 1.4.8 Distributed system
6 - 1.4.9 Extra-low voltage
6 - 1.4.10 Fault signal
6 - 1.4.11 Fire alarm signal
6 - 1.4.12 Level surface
6 - 1.4.13 Low voltage
6 - 1.4.14 Power supply
6 - 1.4.15 Protected area
6 - 1.4.16 Protected building
6 - 1.4.17 Regulatory Authority
6 - 1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STANDARDS.
7 - SECTION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7 - 2.1 COMPONENTS.
7 - 2.2 SEPARATION OF SYSTEMS.
8 - 2.3 LOCATION OF DETECTORS.
8 - 2.3.1 General.
8 - 2.3.2 Specific locations.
9 - 2.4 LOCATIONS WHERE PROTECTION IS NOT REQUIRED
9 - 2.5 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.
9 - 2.5.1 General.
9 - 2.5.2 Separation of wiring systems.
10 - 2.5.3 Connection to existing installations.
10 - 2.5.4 Equipment and its location.
11 - 2.5.5 Alarm verification facilities.
11 - 2.6 ALARM ZONE LIMITATIONS.
11 - 2.6.1 General.
11 - 2.6.2 Addressable systems.
12 - 2.6.3 Distributed systems.
13 - 2.6.4 Intermixing of activating devices.
13 - 2.6.5 Air-handling equipment.
13 - 2.7 INSTALLATION WIRING.
13 - 2.7.1 General.
13 - 2.7.2 Conductors.
13 - 2.7.3 Cable colour.
13 - 2.7.4 Telephone-type cable.
13 - 2.7.5 Joints and terminations.
13 - 2.7.6 Telecom line connection.
13 - 2.7.7 Fire control station connection.
14 - SECTION 3. HEAT DETECTION SYSTEMS
14 - 3.1 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS.
14 - 3.1.1 General.
14 - 3.1.2 Spacing between detectors for flat ceilings.
14 - 3.1.3 Spacing from walls, partitions, or registers.
14 - 3.1.4 Reduced spacing.
15 - 3.1.5 Spacing in concealed spaces requiring protection
15 - 3.2 LINE-TYPE SYSTEMS- TUBULAR OR CABLE
19 - SECTION 4. SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS
19 - 4.1 GENERAL.
19 - 4.2 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS.
19 - 4.2.1 General.
19 - 4.2.2 Spacing between detectors.
19 - 4.2.3 Spacing from walls, partitions, or registers.
20 - 4.2.4 Reduction in spacing.
20 - 4.2.5 Spacing in concealed spaces requiring protection
20 - 4.2.6 Spacing where additional protection is required.
20 - 4.3 SAMPLING SYSTEMS.
20 - 4.3.1 General.
20 - 4.3.2 System design.
21 - 4.3.3 Air pumps (fans).
27 - SECTION 5. FLAME DETECTION SYSTEMS
27 - 5.1 GENERAL.
27 - 5.2 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS.
27 - 5.3 ALARM ZONE LIMITATIONS.
27 - 5.4 FIXING OF DETECTORS.
27 - 5.5 DETECTOR LENSES.
27 - 5.6 PROTECTION FROM WEATHER.
28 - SECTION 6. COMMISSIONING AND MAINTENANCE
28 - 6.1 COMMISSIONING OF INSTALLATION.
28 - 6.1.1 General.
28 - 6.1.2 Commissioning tests.
29 - 6.2 INSTALLER’S STATEMENT, ‘AS-INSTALLED’ DIAGRAMS, AND COMMISSIONING REPORT
29 - 6.3 LOGBOOK.
29 - 6.4 MAINTENANCE.
30 - APPENDIX A - GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION OF DETECTORS
30 - A1 INTRODUCTION.
30 - A2 GENERAL NOTES ON DETECTORS.
30 - A3 HEAT DETECTORS.
30 - A3.1 General.
31 - A3.2 Application.
31 - A4 SMOKE DETECTORS.
31 - A4.1 General.
32 - A4.2 Application.
33 - A5 FLAME DETECTORS.
33 - A5.1 Flame characteristics.
33 - A5.2 Detector characteristics.
34 - A5.3 Selection.
34 - A5.4 Field of view considerations.
35 - A5.5 Spurious alarms.
37 - APPENDIX B - STANDARD FORM OF INSTALLER’S STATEMENT FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
39 - APPENDIX C - FIRE ALARM SYMBOLS
41 - APPENDIX D - COMMISSIONING TEST REPORT
44 - ANNEX - LIST OF REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

Specifies requirements for the design, installation, and commissioning of automatic fire detection systems. Definitions, general requirements applicable to all systems, and specific requirements for heat detection, smoke detection, and flame detection systems are given. Appendices set out recommendations on the selection of types of thermal detectors and on the application of smoke and flame detectors, together with a standard form of installer's statement for a fire alarm system, fire alarm symbols, and commissioning test report.

Committee
FP-002
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 4354 X
Pages
39
ProductNote
(In Rul F/1). See also AS 1670.1-1995
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This standard sets out requirements for the system design, installation, and commissioning of automatic fire detection and alarm systems and components that are manufactured in accordance with AS 1603.

First published as part of AS CA15-1961.
Second edition 1965.
Third edition 1967.
Fourth edition 1971.
Revised and redesignated AS 1670-1974.
Second edition 1983.
Revised and designated in part as AS 1670-1986.

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AS 2118.3-1997 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Deluge
AS 1603.8-1996 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems Multi-point aspirated smoke detectors (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 2834-1995 Computer accommodation
AS 1603.1-1997 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems Heat detectors (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS/NZS 4487:1997 Pyrogen fire extinguishing aerosol systems
AS 4050(INT)-1992 Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Firefighters control and indicating facilities
AS 1603.5-1991 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems - Manual call points
AS 1894-1997 The storage and handling of non-flammable cryogenic and refrigerated liquids (Reconfirmed 2021)
SAA HB20-1996 Graphical symbols for fire protection drawings (Reconfirmed 2018)
AS 2419.1-1991 Fire hydrant installations System design, installation and commissioning
AS 4587-1999 Water mist fire protection systems - System design, installation and commissioning
AS 2201.2-1992 Intruder alarm systems - Central stations
AS 4326-1995 The storage and handling of oxidizing agents
AS 1851.12-1995 Maintenance of fire protection equipment - Gaseous fire extinguishing systems
AS 2118.6-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Combined sprinkler and hydrant
AS 1603.7-1996 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems Optical beam smoke detectors (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1851.11-1991 Maintenance of fire protection equipment - Halon 1301 total flooding systems
AS 1603.2-1997 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems Point type smoke detectors (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1668.1-1991 The use of mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings - Fire and smoke control
AS 1603.3-1996 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems - Heat alarms
AS 2118.2-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Wall wetting sprinklers (Drenchers)
AS 3786-1993 Smoke alarms
AS 2118.4-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Residential
AS/NZS 1851.16:1997 Maintenance of fire protection equipment Pyrogen fire extinguishing aerosol systems
AS 2118.1-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Standard
AS/NZS 2927:2001 The storage and handling of liquefied chlorine gas
AS 4214.3-1995 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems Carbon dioxide systems
AS 2419.1-1994 Fire hydrant installations System design, installation and commissioning
AS/NZS 3013:1995 Electrical installations - Classification of the fire and mechanical performance of wiring systems
AS 4332-1995 The storage and handling of gases in cylinders
AS 4214.1-1995 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems General requirements
AS 4428.9-1996 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems - Control and indicating equipment - Requirements for wire-free alarm zone circuits
HB 46-1993 Guide to residential fire safety

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