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Do you install fire alarm systems?

Chris Pearson
Bit of thread drift going on elsewhere, so I have started a new one.


"Do you install fire alarm systems?" - a question which is asked on insurance renewal, but what does it mean?


IMHO, there is a world of difference between providing a mains supply with third core for linking for a couple of smoke detectors and a heat detector in the kitchen on the one hand (i.e. the minimum grade D2 LD3); and a full on panel with separate detectors and sounder etc. (grade A LD2) in a large house. I consider myself perfectly capable of providing the former, but have never attempted the latter.


So where does the threshold lie? I'd be interested in views on certification too please.
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    If you are doing any work on fire alarms for a job you will need specific efficacy insurance for this. As BOD has mentioned above if the alarm does not go off when it should you could have a very large claim against you.


    BS 7671 covers the fixed Wiring to the alarm in addition to the BS 5839 requirements for the supply. The system needs to comply with the relevant parts of BS 5839. The specific requirements needed for the design should come from a Fire Risk assessment and an escape plan carried out by a competent person together with any special requirents from an enforcing authority and the insurance company. You cannot start the design without that information.
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    If you are doing any work on fire alarms for a job you will need specific efficacy insurance for this. As BOD has mentioned above if the alarm does not go off when it should you could have a very large claim against you.


    BS 7671 covers the fixed Wiring to the alarm in addition to the BS 5839 requirements for the supply. The system needs to comply with the relevant parts of BS 5839. The specific requirements needed for the design should come from a Fire Risk assessment and an escape plan carried out by a competent person together with any special requirents from an enforcing authority and the insurance company. You cannot start the design without that information.
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