Design of Fire Detection Installations for Dwellings - A Guide to BS 5839-6: 2004

This is a comprehensive guide on how to use and implement BS 5839-6. It provides an invaluable aid to specifiers, designers and installers, including fire brigades, local authorities, housing associations, fire alarm contractors, building control officers, consulting engineers, electrical contractors and building surveyors.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Domestic Fire Detection - A Short History
3. Scope of BS 5839-6
4. Format and Contents of the Code
5. Recognized Forms of Fire Detection: Grades of System
6. Recognized Levels of Protection: Categories of System
• 7. System Selection: Choosing the Appropriate Grade and Category of System
8. System Selection: The First Principles ('Fire Risk Assessment') Approach
9. System Selection: The Prescriptive Approach
• 10. Mixed Systems
• 11. Silencing and Disablement Facilities
• 12. Types of Fire Detector
13. Location and Siting of Detectors
• 14. Limitation of False Alarms
• 15. The Audible Fire Alarm Signal: Audibility and other Characteristics
• 16. Fire Alarm Warnings for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
17. Power Supplies for the System
18. Wiring
• 19. Control and Indicating Equipment
• 20. Zoning and Identification of Source of Alarm Signals
• 21. Manual Call Points
• 22. Remote Transmission of Alarm Signals
• 23. The Use of Radio-Linked Systems in Dwellings
• 24. Installation, Commissioning and Certification
• 25. Testing, Servicing and Maintenance
• Index of References to Clauses of BS 5839-6