User responsibility
Your fire alarm system should have been designed,
installed and commissioned to your site specific
requirements and in accordance with the requirements
of BS5839 Part 1. You should have received
instructions about your system during the handover
stage and must make arrangements to ensure the
system is regularly tested and maintained.
It is recommended that the
person responsible
for
the fire alarm system should ensure the system is
tested and maintained in accordance with the
requirements of BS5839:Part 1 and become familiar
with:
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the operation of controls and be able to interpret
the indications given at the control panel
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keep up to date all documentation associated with
the system.
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Any servicing work on the
Vigilon system must be carried out by
a suitably trained person, please refer
to your servicing organisation.
Daily
BS 5839:Part 1
, states that the system should be
inspected daily to ensure:
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That a normal indication is given at the control
and indicating equipment.
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That any previously indicated
fault
conditions
have received appropriate attention.
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All system events are entered into the Log Book
for future reference.
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That the use of the 'area(s) that are inspected'
has not changed since the system was designed.
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That no unsafe practices that could lead to fire
are being undertaken.
Weekly
When testing the system there may be a need to
isolate ancillary outputs and it is important to contact
the alarm receiving centre before and after the weekly
test.
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A different
manual call point
of the system
should be tested to ensure the system is capable
of operating under alarm conditions.
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The operation of the
alarm sounders
should be
checked, which also reminds the occupants that
there is a fire alarm system which gives a
particular sound output.
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The test should be performed
at a regular time to avoid confusion
between a test and a genuine fire alarm.
The alarm receiving centre must be
contacted before and after the test to
check alarms are received and also to
avoid unwanted alarms.
Operating instructions
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