FIA

Unit 5 - Fire Alarm Maintenance

Description

This one day course has been designed for service and maintenance engineers and electricians who work on fire detection and alarm systems to BS 5839 Part 1 (2002).   It may also be of interest to facilities managers as the new Code of Practice contains revised recommendations on maintenance over a 12 month period.

Delegates wishing to attend Unit 5 must first have attended Unit 1, Fire Detection Design.

This Unit includes:

• The importance of fire protection systems
• Understanding the risks of neglecting maintenance
• Revision on the components used
• A section on false alarms and how to assist the user in avoidance
• The responsibilities and competence of the maintenance engineer
• Liaison with the user
• Investigating false alarms
• Routine procedures for testing
• Testing detectors and field devices
• Testing circuits
• Testing systems
• Testing power supplies, measuring current loadings
• Calculating battery capacity, testing batteries
• Documenting the results on service report forms and log books
• Servicing certificate and recommended action