Automist Smartscan Hydra
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DIOM Manual - version 3.01.0
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Commissioner Installer
This hands-on skilled tradesperson performs the second fix (see
page 65), installation, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance.
They must have a good understanding of electrical work,
plumbing, fire alarms and fire-stopping to fulfil their role
successfully. Installers have a thorough knowledge of Automist’s
performance capabilities and restrictions on where items can be
placed, ensuring they can recognise and deal with any issues or
changes on site. They must take responsibility that the installation
has been completed in line with these guidelines at the end of the
installation and capture all the key information which is used to
populate the commissioning form. The commissioner must
consult with the Designer if they deviate from their design in a way
which may affect the performance. Only fully trained ‘installers’
who have been audited can take responsibility for an installation
sign off.
Initial Consultation and Requirements Specification
Before designing an Automist system for a specific property, the following factors should be considered by
the designer to ensure that the Automist design is suitable for the proposed application, obtaining
specialist advice where necessary:
a)
the type of building to be protected and the areas of the building to be protected;
b)
the type of occupancy of the property (see page 16);
c)
any legal requirements determining the use of fire suppression, or whether elective, and the
guidance documents used to determine the requirements for fire suppression;
d)
the water and power supply availability; and
e)
any special circumstances which may lead to system enhancements (see page 16).
The client (and/or their representatives) should consult with all relevant stakeholders regarding the
requirements for Automist. Some premises may have several stakeholders as authorities having jurisdiction
(AHJs). These may have requirements on life safety, on property protection, on business continuity, on
heritage preservation, and on environmental protection. If these apply to the property where Automist is
being specified, they should be consulted as some of them may impose additional requirements to the
system to satisfy their performance expectations. These include:
a)
water undertaker or licensed water supplier;
b)
fire authority;
c)
licensing authority;
d)
building control body;
e)
conservation regulators;
f)
insurer(s) of the building and its contents;
g)
client, and their representatives, e.g. consultant(s), architect, fire engineer, surveyor, building
owner, building management, and/or the responsible person for the building.
It is the responsibility of the client to provide the Authorised Reseller Installer (ARI) designer and installer
with a Requirements Specification for them to design and install Automist, including whether any
enhancements (see page 16) to the system are necessary.
IMPORTANT!
This specification must originate from the client, their main contractor, or their appointed fire
engineer as they are the only participants with the required knowledge of the building and occupancy risks,
