Session 1

• Overview of Fire Alarm Design Codes
• Background to Revision of BS 5839-1
• Principal Changes to the British Standard

Session 2

• The Format of the New Code
• Categories of System
• Variations from the Code
• Detection Zones
• Alarm Zones
• Field Circuit Design

Session 3

• Power Supplies
• Standby Battery Capacity
• Manual Call Points
• Detector Selection
• Detector Siting and Spacing
• Control and Indicating Equipment
• Audible Alarms
• Fire Warning for Deaf People

Session 4

• Staged Alarms
• Communication with Fire Service
• Cables
• Networked Systems
• Installation, Commissioning and Certification
• Verification
• Maintenance
• Limitation of False Alarms