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DIOM Manual - version 3.01.0
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System Enhancements
General
For a water-based fire suppression system to work reliably it will invariably require water and/or power to
be available at the time of the fire. There are two ways to improve the reliability of supplies, through:
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Resilience: the quality of being able to return quickly to a good condition after disruption (e.g.
remote monitoring, or regular maintenance, and a service contract with an appropriate response
time).
•
Robustness: the quality of being healthy and therefore unlikely to fail (e.g. dual power supply or a
battery backup).
Depending on the type of building, the ease of escape or of fire rescue access, Automist
might have
enhanced features implemented to address these aspects of additional risk identified in the Requirements
Specification (see page 14). For example:
a)
type of building/occupancy (see page 16);
b)
compensatory features (see page 18);
c)
higher fire safety risk and impact factors (see page 18); and
d)
occupancy profile - vulnerable people (see page 19).
Type of building and occupancy
The Automist Designer should at an early stage determine which category of system is
applicable, as this
affects various design considerations, such as the water
requirements for the system.
The AHJ(s) should be
consulted to agree which type of building applies, whether any other enhancements to the system are
applicable and whether Automist is suited for the type of building proposed.
Type of Occupancy
Description of building/occupancy
Domestic occupancy
Single family dwellings such as:
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dwelling house;
•
Individual flat;
A)
•
Individual maisonette
•
transportable home
Houses of multiple occupation (HMOs)
A)
Bed and breakfast accommodation
A)
Boarding houses
A)
Residential occupancy
Blocks of flats
A)
Sheltered and extra care housing
Residential care premises
Student accommodation
A)
Dormitories (e.g. attached to educational establishments)
A)
Hostels
A)
High rise occupancy
All residential buildings 18 m or higher
A) Any building of a height greater than 18 m is to be treated as a high-rise occupancy
