2. User Responsibilities
Daily
The British Standard code of practice for fire detection and alarm system; BS5839 Part 1
states that the system should be inspected daily to ensure that it is indicating a normal condition
and that any previously indicated fault/warning condition has received appropriate attention. It
recommends entry into the log book provided of all system events for future reference.
Weekly
At weekly intervals a different fire detector or manual call point should be tested. Any
entry should be made in the log book quoting the particular trigger device that has been used to
initiate the test.
The test should be performed at a regular time to avoid confusion between a test and a genuine
alarm.
Quarterly
At quarterly intervals the system should be thoroughly inspected and tested by a trained
engineer. The quarterly test would normally be part of an annual maintenance agreement taken
out by the end user with a trained alarm specialist.