BS 5839-1:2002+A2:2008 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance £236.00
BS 5839-1:2002+A2:2008 provides recommendations for the planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings, other than dwellings. It does not recommend whether or not a fire alarm system should be installed in any given premises. Recommendations for fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings are given in BS 5839-6.the need for the level of protection to be based on a fire risk assessment by a competent person is recognized the use of automatic fire detection as part of a fire engineering solution is recognized the use of new technologies, such as multi-sensor detection, is addressed new methods of fire detection, including carbon monoxide detection and video smoke detection, are taken into account a new section, devoted to the limitation of false alarms by appropriate system design, system management and improved technology has been added recommendations for networked systems, particularly in respect of cable types, are included the code of practice has been simplified
