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uct m

ay b

e m

ount

ed.

py

•y

: The

dia

met

er in

met

res

of a

cyl

inde

r w

ithin

whi

ch th

e pr

oduc

t is

deem

ed to

com

ply

•E

xam

ple:

C-6

-6 d

enot

es a

cei

ling

devi

ce th

at is

goo

d fo

r a

6m

cove

rage

cyl

inde

r w

hen

mou

nted

at a

hei

ght n

o m

ore

than

6m

fr

om th

e gr

ound

Exa

mpl

e of

Cei

ling

Mou

nted

Cov

erag

e M

easu

rem

ent

Ym

(e.

g. 6

m)

Xm (e.g. 6m)

O C

lass

Dev

ice

Cat

egor

y “O

” fo

r V

AD

s

The

cov

erag

e vo

lum

e of

whi

ch is

fully

spe

cifie

d by

the

man

ufac

ture

r in

clud

ing:

•th

e re

com

men

ded

mou

ntin

g po

sitio

n fo

r th

e de

vice

•an

y sp

ecifi

c re

quire

men

t for

mou

ntin

g th

e de

vice

in a

par

ticul

ar

yp

qg

p

orie

ntat

ion,

and

how

thi

s or

ient

atio

n ca

n be

iden

tifie

d on

the

devi

ce

•an

y re

stric

tions

on

the

min

imum

and

max

imum

allo

wab

le m

ount

ed

heig

ht

•th

e sh

ape

of th

e co

vera

ge v

olum

e in

whi

ch th

e re

quire

d ill

umin

atio

n of

0.4

lux

is a

chie

ved,

its

dim

ensi

ons

and

how

it is

geo

met

rical

ly r

elat

ed to

the

devi

ce

Key

Driv

ers

Th

e ri

sk a

sses

smen

t

Fir

e sa

fety

leg

isla

tio

n

Eva

cuat

ion

str

ateg

y

Typ

ical

ly:

•P

ublic

are

as

•To

ilets

•E

qual

ities

Act

req

uire

men

ts

•A

reas

of h

igh

ambi

ent n

oise

•B

road

cast

ing

stud

ios

and

oper

atin

g th

eatr

es

En

suri

ng

no

-on

e is

left

beh

ind

Des

ign

cons

ider

atio

ns -

sub

sect

ions

•C

ateg

orie

s

•A

ctua

tion

of o

ther

fire

pro

tect

ion

syst

ems

•E

xplo

sive

atm

osph

eres

•C

ompo

nent

s

•Ala

rms

for

deaf

•S

tage

d al

arm

s

•M

anua

l cal

l poi

nts

•D

etec

tors

•C

ontr

oleq

uipm

ent

•C

ompo

nent

s

•M

onito

ring

~ In

tegr

ity

•D

etec

tion

zone

s

•Ala

rm z

ones

•F

ire s

tatio

n lin

ks

•Aud

ible

ala

rms

•V

isua

l ala

rms

•C

ontr

ol e

quip

men

t

•N

etw

orke

d sy

stem

s

•P

ower

sup

plie

s

•C

able

& w

iring

•R

adio

sys

tem

s

•E

MC

•E

lect

rical

saf

ety

Ala

rms

-P

eopl

e w

ith im

paire

d he

arin

g

•F

ixed

dev

ices

-V

isua

l Ala

rms

•Ta

ctile

mov

eabl

e de

vice

s -

Vib

ratin

g P

ads

•P

orta

ble

devi

ces

-P

ager

s or

Rad

io E

quip

men

t

•O

pera

ting

perio

d of

5 to

60

seco

nds

•R

epea

ted

with

10

seco

nd in

terv

als

until

res

et

•F

ault

mon

itore

d

Sta

ged

Ala

rms

•P

rior

agre

emen

t bet

wee

n al

l par

ties

•S

taff

Ala

rms

-S

taff

need

to b

e av

aila

ble

at a

ll tim

es-

Nor

mal

ly r

espo

nd to

det

ecto

rs n

ot c

all p

oint

s-

Max

imum

6 m

inut

e fo

r in

vest

igat

ion

•Ale

rt-

Inte

rmitt

ent 1

sec

ond

on 1

sec

ond

off

-S

ynch

roni

sed

soun

ders

to p

reve

nt c

onfu

sion

Des

ign

cons

ider

atio

ns -

sub

sect

ions

•C

ateg

orie

s

•A

ctua

tion

of o

ther

fire

pro

tect

ion

syst

ems

•E

xplo

sive

atm

osph

eres

•C

ompo

nent

s

•Ala

rms

for

deaf

•S

tage

d al

arm

s

•M

anua

l cal

l poi

nts

•D

etec

tors

•C

ontr

oleq

uipm

ent

•C

ompo

nent

s

•M

onito

ring

~ In

tegr

ity

•D

etec

tion

zone

s

•Ala

rm z

ones

•F

ire s

tatio

n lin

ks

•Aud

ible

ala

rms

•V

isua

l ala

rms

•C

ontr

ol e

quip

men

t

•N

etw

orke

d sy

stem

s

•P

ower

sup

plie

s

•C

able

& w

iring

•R

adio

sys

tem

s

•E

MC

•E

lect

rical

saf

ety

Man

ual c

all p

oint

s

•M

axim

um 3

sec

ond

dela

y to

ope

rate

loca

l ala

rm

(diff

ers

from

EN

54: P

art 2

)

•Tr

avel

dis

tanc

e to

man

ual c

all p

oint

-45

m

Tld

it

fk

lt

3025

d•

Trav

el d

ista

nce

for

unkn

own

layo

uts

–30

m o

r 25

m a

nd16

m fo

r hi

gh r

isks

•M

ount

ing

heig

ht 1

.4m

(m

inor

diff

eren

ce/ -

300m

m a

llow

ed)

Des

ign

cons

ider

atio

ns -

sub

sect

ions

•C

ateg

orie

s

•A

ctua

tion

of o

ther

fire

pro

tect

ion

syst

ems

•E

xplo

sive

atm

osph

eres

•C

ompo

nent

s

•Ala

rms

for

deaf

•S

tage

d al

arm

s

•M

anua

l cal

l poi

nts

•D

etec

tors

•C

ontr

oleq

uipm

ent

•C

ompo

nent

s

•M

onito

ring

~ In

tegr

ity

•D

etec

tion

zone

s

•Ala

rm z

ones

•F

ire s

tatio

n lin

ks

•Aud

ible

ala

rms

•V

isua

l ala

rms

•C

ontr

ol e

quip

men

t

•N

etw

orke

d sy

stem

s

•P

ower

sup

plie

s

•C

able

& w

iring

•R

adio

sys

tem

s

•E

MC

•E

lect

rical

saf

ety

Type

s of

Det

ecto

r

•H

eat

•P

oint

or

line

dete

ctor

s –

BS

EN

54-5

•S

mok

e•

Poi

nt d

etec

tors

: Opt

ical

, Ion

isat

ion

or C

O g

as•

Bea

m&

Asp

iratio

nde

tect

ion

Bea

m &

Asp

iratio

n de

tect

ion

•O

ther

type

s•

Mul

ti-se

nsor

usi

ng c

ombi

ned

tech

niqu

es•

Fla

me

dete

ctor

s: In

frar

ed &

Ultr

avio

let

•V

ideo

sm

oke

dete

ctio

n

Cho

ice

of D

etec

tor

Con

side

ratio

ns

•S

peed

of r

espo

nse

•N

eed

to m

inim

ise

fals

e al

arm

s

•N

atur

e of

haz

ard

•C

ost

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uita

bilit

y fo

r th

e en

viro

nmen

t

•M

aint

enan

ce

Cei

ling

heig

ht li

mits

& w

idth

reg

ardi

ngA

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and

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m d

etec

tion

18.7

5 m

wid

th c

over

ed b

y on

e op

tical

bea

m d

etec

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ithin

600

m

m v

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ally

of t

he a

pex,

usi

ng th

e ex

tra

cove

rage

of 2

5 %

giv

en b

y th

e ro

of a

ngle

of 2

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gree

s

Det

ecto

r T

ype

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umn

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ener

al

appl

icab

le m

axim

um

mou

ntin

g he

ight

Col

umn

2 M

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eilin

g he

ight

for

10%

of c

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g ar

ea

mm

Hea

t det

ecto

rs (

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EN

54-

5)

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ss A

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54-

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ical

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see

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e 1)

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e N

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1)

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stem

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see

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2)

Oth

er fi

re d

etec

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As

spec

ified

by

the

man

ufac

ture

r

NO

TE

1

The

use

of s

uppl

emen

tal d

etec

tion

is r

ecom

men

ded

[see

22.

5d]

unle

ss th

e ris

k (i.

e. p

roba

bilit

y x

cons

eque

nce)

of s

trat

ifica

tion

is m

inim

al.

NO

TE

2

The

use

of m

ultil

evel

sam

plin

g is

rec

omm

ende

d [s

ee 2

2.7c

] unl

ess

the

(i.e.

pro

babi

lity

x co

nseq

uenc

e)

of s

trat

ifica

tion

is m

inim

al.

Cho

ice

and

sitin

g of

det

ecto

rs

•S

ee s

ectio

n 21

for

mor

e sp

ecifi

c ad

vice

on

choi

ce o

f de

tect

or

•S

ee S

ectio

n 22

for

spac

ing

and

sitin

g of

de

tect

ors.

•A

ltern

ativ

ely

-Atte

nd tr

aini

ng w

ith F

IA o

r G

ent C

PD

sem

inar

ent

itled

“W

atch

ing

the

Det

ecto

r

Des

ign

cons

ider

atio

ns -

sub

sect

ions

•C

ateg

orie

s

•A

ctua

tion

of o

ther

fire

pro

tect

ion

syst

ems

•E

xplo

sive

atm

osph

eres

•C

ompo

nent

s

•Ala

rms

for

deaf

•S

tage

d al

arm

s

•M

anua

l cal

l poi

nts

•D

etec

tors

•C

ontr

oleq

uipm

ent

•C

ompo

nent

s

•M

onito

ring

~ In

tegr

ity

•D

etec

tion

zone

s

•Ala

rm z

ones

•F

ire s

tatio

n lin

ks

•Aud

ible

ala

rms

•V

isua

l ala

rms

•C

ontr

ol e

quip

men

t

•N

etw

orke

d sy

stem

s

•P

ower

sup

plie

s

•C

able

& w

iring

•R

adio

sys

tem

s

•E

MC

•E

lect

rical

saf

ety

Cab

les

and

wiri

ng

•F

ire r

esis

tant

-al

l cab

les

incl

udin

g m

ains

•Tw

o cl

assi

ficat

ion

of c

able

-st

anda

rd-

enha

nced

enha

nced

Cov

ered

by

BS

8434

-1

& B

S84

34-2

•E

nhan

ced

cabl

es u

sed

on h

ighe

r ris

k ap

plic

atio

ns e

.g. n

o sp

rinkl

ers,

pha

sed

evac

uatio

n or

net

wor

k si

tes

Des

ign

cons

ider

atio

ns -

sub

sect

ions

•C

ateg

orie

s

•A

ctua

tion

of o

ther

fire

pro

tect

ion

syst

ems

•E

xplo

sive

atm

osph

eres

C

•Ala

rms

for

deaf

•S

tage

d al

arm

s

•M

anua

l cal

l poi

nts

•D

etec

tors

•C

ontr

oleq

uipm

ent

•C

ompo

nent

s

•M

onito

ring

~ In

tegr

ity

•D

etec

tion

zone

s

•Ala

rm z

ones

•F

ire s

tatio

n lin

ks

•Aud

ible

ala

rms

•V

isua

l ala

rms

•C

ontr

ol e

quip

men

t

•N

etw

orke

d sy

stem

s

•P

ower

sup

plie

s

•C

able

& w

iring

•R

adio

sys

tem

s

•E

MC

•E

lect

rical

saf

ety

Des

ign

cert

ifica

te

•D

esig

ner

wou

ld p

repa

re s

peci

ficat

ion,

dra

win

gs a

nd fi

re p

lan,

afte

r co

nsul

ting

all i

nter

este

d pa

rtie

s

•D

esig

ner

sign

s ce

rtifi

cate

to c

onfir

m:

•S

yste

m c

onfo

rmity

•C

ateg

ory

•V

aria

tions

•Are

as c

over

ed

Sec

tion

3 –

Lim

itatio

n of

fals

e al

arm

s

•O

bjec

tive

-re

duce

unw

ante

d al

arm

s

•P

rovi

des

defin

ition

s

•P

rovi

des

mea

sure

s to

lim

it fa

lse

alar

ms

alar

ms

•C

riter

ia fo

r fu

rthe

r in

vest

igat

ion

•P

roce

ss o

f cor

rect

ive

actio

n

Cat

egor

ies

of fa

lse

alar

ms

•M

alic

ious

fals

e al

arm

s

•F

alse

ala

rms

with

goo

d in

tent

•E

quip

men

t fal

se a

larm

s

•U

nwan

ted

alar

ms

Whe

n fa

lse

alar

ms

are

reco

rded

by

the

user

, th

e ca

tego

ry o

f fal

se a

larm

(if

know

n) s

houl

d al

so b

e re

cord

ed. W

here

any

dou

bt e

xist

s, th

e ca

use

shou

ld b

e re

cord

ed a

s “u

nkno

wn

Res

pons

ibili

ty fo

r lim

iting

fals

e al

arm

s

•D

esig

ner

-co

nsid

er a

nd in

clud

e de

tail

on d

esig

n ce

rtifi

cate

•In

stal

ler

-in

form

des

igne

r of

any

fals

e al

arm

issu

e

•C

omm

issi

on E

ngin

eer

-ch

eck

any

pote

ntia

l cau

se

•S

ervi

ce P

rovi

der

-ch

eck

fals

e al

arm

leve

l at e

ach

serv

ice

visi

t and

re

port

to u

ser

•U

ser

-re

cord

inci

dent

s an

d ta

ke c

orre

ctiv

e ac

tion

1) d

ate

and

time

2) id

entit

y an

d lo

catio

n of

dev

ice

(if k

now

n)

3) c

ateg

ory

of fa

lse

alar

m (

if kn

own)

4)

rea

son

for

fals

e al

arm

(if

know

n)

5) a

ctiv

ity in

the

area

(if

the

reas

on fo

r th

e fa

lse

alar

m is

unk

now

n)

6) a

ctio

n ta

ken

7) th

e pe

rson

res

pons

ible

for

reco

rdin

g th

e in

form

atio

n

Acc

epta

ble

rate

of f

alse

Ala

rms

•M

ore

than

1 fa

lse

alar

m p

er 2

0 de

tect

ors

in a

rol

ling

12 m

onth

per

iod

for

syst

ems

with

mor

e th

an 4

0 de

tect

ors

•M

ore

than

2 fa

lse

alar

ms

in a

rol

ling

12 m

onth

per

iod

for

syst

ems

with

less

th

an 4

0 de

tect

ors

•Yo

ur s

ervi

ce p

rovi

der

shou

ld c

arry

out

th

ese

chec

ks d

urin

g th

e m

aint

enan

ce v

isits

The

use

r ha

s a

duty

to m

itiga

te a

ll in

stan

ces

of

fals

e al

arm

Sec

tion

4 -

Inst

alla

tion

•D

efin

es r

espo

nsib

ilitie

s of

the

inst

alle

r

•In

stal

latio

n pr

actic

es a

nd w

orkm

ansh

ip fo

llow

thos

e la

id o

ut in

BS

767

1

•Te

stin

g an

d w

iring

•G

ener

all y

NO

Tre

spon

sibl

e fo

r sy

stem

des

ign

or v

erifi

catio

ny

py

g

•IS

resp

onsi

ble

for

ensu

ring

all c

ompo

nent

s ar

e in

stal

led

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e co

de

•Id

entif

y an

d ag

ree

any

varia

tions

with

the

Des

igne

r

Not

e; th

e In

stal

ler

DO

ES

NO

T s

ign

off o

r ve

rify

the

desi

gn

Inst

alla

tion

Cer

tific

ate

•In

stal

ler

sign

s ce

rtifi

cate

to c

onfir

m:

•E

xten

t of w

ork

•S

peci

ficat

ion

used

•V

aria

tions

•W

irin g

test

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Not

e; th

e In

stal

ler

DO

ES

NO

T

sign

off

or v

erify

the

Des

ign

Sec

tion

5 –

Com

mis

sion

ing

& H

ando

ver

•Id

entif

ies

leve

l of c

ompe

tenc

e re

quire

d

•D

efin

es r

espo

nsib

ilitie

s:•

Ver

ify fu

nctio

ns &

siti

ng o

f sys

tem

com

pone

nts

•C

heck

sou

nd p

ress

ure

leve

ls•

Che

ck p

ower

sup

plie

s ar

e ad

equa

te•

Che

ckan

yre

mot

eco

nnec

tions

Che

ck a

ny r

emot

e co

nnec

tions

•E

nsur

e ra

dio

base

d eq

uipm

ent i

s op

erat

iona

l•

Che

ck “

Fire

Pla

n” o

r “C

ause

& E

ffect

Mat

rix”

•E

nsur

e do

cum

enta

tion

and

reco

rds

are

com

plet

e•

Rec

ord

any

varia

tions

in th

e lo

g bo

ok-N

ew R

equi

rem

ent

Com

mis

sion

ing

Cer

tific

ate

•E

ngin

eers

sig

ns c

ertif

icat

e co

verin

g:

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xten

t of s

yste

m•

Var

iatio

ns•

Equ

ipm

ent t

este

d•

Inst

alla

tion

& p

erfo

rman

ceD

i•

Doc

umen

tatio

n

Not

e; th

e C

omm

issi

onin

g en

gine

er

DO

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NO

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ign

off o

r ve

rify

the

desi

gn

Doc

umen

tatio

n

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ertif

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r de

sign

, ins

talla

tion

& c

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issi

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able

& in

sula

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test

rec

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‘as

fitte

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raw

ings

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i(N

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onal

Dia

gram

(N

on c

onfo

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ce)

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prod

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anua

ls

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ajor

non

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plia

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and

var

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ns s

houl

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cle

arly

rec

orde

d in

the

logb

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lan,

spe

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atio

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dra

win

gs a

ndlis

t of a

gree

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Cer

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sep

arat

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orga

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nsib

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nsur

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ser

form

ally

acc

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syst

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cert

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co

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Sec

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6 -

Mai

nten

ance

•R

outin

e te

stin

g-

Wee

kly

& m

onth

ly te

sts

by th

e us

er

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spec

tion

& s

ervi

cing

-P

erio

dic

Insp

ectio

n ev

ery

six

mon

ths

(Sub

ject

to R

isk

Ass

essm

ent)

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on-r

outin

e at

tent

ion

-R

epai

rs-

Mod

ifica

tions

-F

alse

ala

rms

-Act

ions

follo

win

ga

fire

WA

RN

ING

If

thes

e ch

ecks

are

not

car

ried

out,

the

Sys

tem

is c

onsi

dere

d no

n co

mpl

iant

to B

S 5

839-

1: 2

013

Insp

ectio

n &

Ser

vici

ng

•C

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log

book

is m

aint

aine

d

•V

isua

l ins

pect

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of s

truc

tura

l or

occu

panc

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s

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outin

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rvic

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of a

fire

det

ectio

n an

d fir

e al

arm

sys

tem

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t co

nstit

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a fr

esh

revi

ew o

f sys

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des

ign

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ontr

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nd in

dica

ting

equi

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qp

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spec

tion

& te

stin

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er a

12

mon

th p

erio

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very

man

ual c

all p

oint

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etec

tors

for

dam

age

and

acce

ptab

ility

of s

mok

e

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unct

iona

l tes

t of a

utom

atic

det

ectio

n de

vice

s

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Fire

Pla

n or

Cau

se &

Effe

ct M

atrix

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erify

sta

ndby

pow

er s

uppl

y ca

paci

ty

Ser

vici

ng &

Mod

ifica

tion

Cer

tific

ate

•To

be

com

plet

ed b

y th

e S

ervi

ce p

rovi

der’s

rep

rese

ntat

ive

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ompl

eted

on

each

vis

it

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houl

d be

kep

t with

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book

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igne

d by

Ser

vice

pro

vide

r’s r

epre

sent

ativ

e

Sec

tion

7 –

Use

rs R

espo

nsib

ilitie

s

•D

efin

es r

espo

nsib

ilitie

s of

End

Use

r

•App

oint

a r

espo

nsib

le p

erso

n to

:-

Che

ck s

yste

m is

ope

ratin

g on

a d

aily

bas

is-

Ens

ure

test

ing

and

mai

nten

ance

-M

aint

ain

reco

rds

All

fh

d-A

ll oc

cupa

nts

are

awar

e of

wha

t to

do-

Spa

res

are

avai

labl

e on

site

-C

hang

es to

bui

ldin

g ar

e ta

ken

into

acc

ount

•W

eekl

y-

Test

a d

iffer

ent m

anua

l cal

l poi

nt o

n a

rota

tion

basi

s

Ver

ifica

tion

Cer

tific

ate

(opt

iona

l)

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bjec

tive

-en

sure

sys

tem

com

plie

s w

ith d

esig

n sp

ecifi

catio

n an

dan

y ch

ange

s to

the

build

ing

have

bee

n ta

ken

into

acc

ount

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his

proc

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can

be u

nder

take

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or

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com

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d S

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Com

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How

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