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Ok so I'm confused.
For example:
In the fire guide it states that fire detection and warning systems should be tested and maintained by a competent person every six months (as well as daily and weekly checks).
BS5839 states that periodic inspection and testing should not exceed intervals of every six months (all ok so far) AND additional items of inspection and testing over a 12 month period.
And yet it's not uncommon to be told that inspection and testing of alarm systems is done quarterly at 25% per quarter amounting to 100% a year.
So how does that fit in? 100% over the course of a year doesn't meet the six month test requirements of the fire guide and BS but would proabablt meet the requirements of the second part of BS - twesrting over the coirse of a year.
Can someone explain it to a thicky like me please. Still trying to get to grips with some of the finer points of fire management. Want to get it right.
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My understanding is that the interval between two succesive inspection/servicing visits should not exceed 6 months, but most of the inspection/test of the "hardware" described in Clause 45.4, i.e is about "Recommendations for inspection and test of the system over a 12 month period" which explicitly in
NOTE 1 states that "The work described may be carried out over the course of two or more service visits during each twelve month period"
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It seems to me that the BS is widely out of touch as the same maintenance frequency is recommended (as far as I can see) whether or not it applies to an old conventional system or a modern addressable system which monitors itself for defects constantly
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