BS 5839-8:2008
Superseded
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Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems
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31-03-2013
English
30-05-2008
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Foreword
Section 1: General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Need for a voice alarm system
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 with the fire detection and fire
alarm system
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 Responsible person
44 Logbook
Annexes
Annex A - Typical ambient noise levels and their
effect on system design
Annex B - Voice alarm control and indicating
equipment
Annex C - Standby battery calculations
Annex D - Model certificates
Bibliography
Provides recommendations for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems which automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and alarm systems.
| Committee |
FSH/12/5
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5839-8(1998). (05/2008) Supersedes 07/30136498 DC. (06/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
98
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| BS 4678-4:1982 | Cable trunking Specification for cable trunking made of insulating material |
| 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 7827:1996 | Code of practice for designing, specifying, maintaining and operating emergency sound systems at sports venues |
| BS EN 61241-14:2004 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust Selection and installation |
| 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 7671(2008) : 2008 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS |
| 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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