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It is recommended that this LOG BOOK be mainta ined by the responsible person(s) on site, who should ensure ever y
event is properly recorded (including fire alarm conditions, failures, tests, temporary disconnections, disablements,
enablements, dates of installing engineers’ visits together with a note of any outstanding work or panel conditions). This
LOG BOOK must be available for inspection at all times.
You can photocopy this log book to provide extra pages for when this book is full.
Company:
Site Address:
System designed by:
System installed by:
System commissioned by:
System maintained by:
Contract No:
Contract valid until:
For Service (Normal hours Mon-Fri) Tel:
For Service (Other times) Tel:
Responsible Person(s) on Site:
BS5839 part 1 recommends that fire alarm even ts should be subdivided & recorded on separ ate sheets in the log book.
The event categories are:
Maintenance work – to be completed by any engineer undertaking any work on the system.
False Alarms – any alarm on the system not caused by a genuine fire. This includes:
ENVIRONMENTAL ,
All other events. This would include all genuine alarms, and any faults that occur on the system.
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COMMISSIONING THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING P.S.E.
•The commissioning of this fire alarm system should be performed by a qualified commissioning engineer, who has
an understanding of sections 2,3,& 4 of BS5839 pt 1:2002 (i.e. Design considerations, Limitation s of false alarms,
Installation recommendat ion s)
• The system layout drawing should be checked for accuracy & stored in a safe place, accessible to any fire officer.
• The system summary section should be checked for accuracy.
• The fire alarm log book contact details should be checked for completeness.
• The insulation of cables should be checked in accordance with BS5839 Pt1: 2002 clause 38.2 for compliance.
• The Earthing should be checked in accordance with BS5839 Pt1: 2002 clause 38.2 for compliance.
• The PSE mains feed from a 3A spur should be checked. It should be protected by an over current devi ce (MCB)
NOT an earth leakage device (RCD).
• The PSE Charger voltage should be checked & adjusted if necessary (28.3 with batteries disconnected).
• The battery voltage should be checked (should be between 24 & 27V)
• All call points & detectors can signal an alarm condit ion an d ind i cate the co rre ct zone (and text message) on the fire
alarm panel.
•The Sound pressure level throughout the bui ldi ng shou l d be chec ked fo r com pl ian ce w ith the rec omm e nda t io n s of
BS5839 Pt1: 2002 clause 16.2
• Any deviations from BS5839 Pt1 clause 7.2 should be listed in the Certificate of Installation & Commissioning.
• The Certificate of Installat ion & Commissioning should be completed, and the whole use r manual passed to the
relevant person on site. (They should be given a brief training on the b asic operation of the FACP)
DESIGN, INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING CERTIFICATES
The guidelines in BS 5839 Pt1: 2002 say that e ach stage of the system design and installa tion should have a separate
certificate. Before this User Manual is handed over to the relevant person(s) on site, the following certificates (or th e
relevant company’s equivalent) should be completed by the system designer, the installation engineer and the
commissioning engineer. The System Description sheet should also be completed on Page 12 as should the relevant
parts of the Log Book section on Page 13.
The user, or responsible person should th en complete the acceptance certificate to acknowledge that the y have been
instructed in the use of the fire alarm, have witnessed that it is operational, and have been given all the relevant
paperwork (drawings, log book, user manual, etc)
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Certificate of Design for the Premier M 48 Fire Alarm System installed at:
Address:
I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signa tures belo w) for the
design of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CER TIFY that the said design
for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and beli ef with the
recommendations of section 2 of BS 5839-1:2002 for the system category described below, except
for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate
Name (in block letters):Position:
Signature:Date:
For and on behalf of:
Address:
Postcode:
The extent of liability of the signa t ory is limited to the system descri be d belo w.
System Category (see BS 5839-1:2002, Clause 5):
Variations from the recommendations of section 2 of BS 5839-1:2002 (see Clause 7):
Extent of system covered by this certificate:
Brief description of areas protected (not applicable for Category M, L1 or P1 systems):
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Measures incorporated to limit false alarms. Account has to be taken of the guidance contained
in section 3 of BS 5839-1: 2002 and, more specifically (tick as appropriate):
The System is manual. T ype & siting of manual call points takes account of the guidelines
contained in section 3 of BS 5839-1
The system incorporates automatic fire detectors, and account h as been taken o f reas on ably
foreseeable causes of unwanted alarms, particularly in the selection and siting of detectors
An appropriate analogue system has been specified
An appropriate multi-sensor system has been specified
A time-related system has been specified. Details:
Fire signals from aut om atic fire detectors result initially in a staff alarm, which delays a
general alarm / transmission of signals to an alarm receiving centre (delete as applicable)
for min.
Appropriate guidance has been provided to the user to enable limitation of false alarms.
Other measures as follows:
INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING RECOMMENDATIONS
It is strongly recommended that installation and commissionin g be und erta ken in accordance with
the recommendations of section 4 and section 5 of BS 5839-1: 2002 respectively.
SOAK TEST
In accordance with the recommendations of clause 35.2.6 of BS 5839-1:2002, it is recommended
that following commissioning a soak period of should follow
(enter a period of at least 1 week)
As the system incorporates no more than 50 automatic fire detectors, no soak test is necessary
to satisfy the recommendations of BS 5839-1:2002
VERIFICATION
Verification that the system complies with BS 5839-1:2002 should be carried out, on completion, in
accordance with BS 5839-1:2002 Clause 43
Yes
No
To be decided by the purchaser or user
MAINTENANCE
It is strongly recommended that, after completion, the system is maintained in accordance with
section 6 of BS 5839-1:2002
USER RESPONSIBILITIES
The user should appoint a responsible person to supervise all matters pertaining to the fire alarm system
in accordance with the recommendations of section 7 of BS 5839-1:2002
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Certificate of Installation for the Premier M 48 Fire Alarm System installed at:
Address:
I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the
installation of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said
installation for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and belief
with the specifications described below, and with the recommendations of BS5839-1:2002, except for
the variations, if any, stated in this certificate
Name (in block letters):Position:
Signature:Date:
For and on behalf of:
Address:
Postcode:
The extent of liability of the signatory is limited to the system described below.
Extent of the installation work covered by this certificate.
Specification against which the system was installed:
Variations from the specification and/or section 4 of BS 5839-1:2002 (see clause 7)
The wiring has been tested in accordance with the recommendations of clause 38 of BS 5839-1:2002.
The test results have been recorded and provided to:
Unless supplied by others, the “as fitted” drawings have been supplied to the person responsible for
commissioning the system (see BS 5839-1:2002 clause 36.2m
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Certificate of COMMISSIONING for the Premier M 48 Fire Alarm System installed at:
Address:
I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the
commissioning of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said
work for which I/we have been responsible complies to the best of my/our knowledge and belief with the
recommendations of Clause 39 of BS5839-1:2002, except for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate
Name (in block letters):Position:
Signature:Date:
For and on behalf of:
Address:
The extent of liability of the signatory is limited to the system described below.
Postcode:
Extent of the installation work covered by this certificate.
Variations from the recommendations of clause 39 of BS 5839-1:2002 (see clause 7)
All equipment operates correctly
Installation work is, as far as can be reasonably ascertained, of an acceptable standard
The entire system has been inspected and tested in accordance with the recommendations of 39.2.c
of BS 5839-1: 2002.
The system performs as required by the specifications prepared by:
Taking into account the guidance contained in section 3 of BS 5839-1: 2002, I/we have not
identified any obvious potential for an unacceptable rate of false alarms.
The documentation described in Clause 40 of BS 5839-1:2002 has been provided to the user
The following work should be completed before/after (delete as applicable) the system becomes operational
The following potential causes of false alarms should be considered at the time of the next service visit:
Before the system becomes operational, it should be soak tested in accordance with the recommendations
of Clause 35.2.6 of BS 5839-1:2002 for a period of: (enter a period of 1 week, the period
required by the design specification, or the period recommended by the signatory to this certificate,
whichever period is the greatest, or delete if not applicable)
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Certificate of Acceptance for the Premier M 48 Fire Alarm System installed at:
Address:
I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the
acceptance of the fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, ACCEPT the system
on behalf of:
Name (in block letters):Position:
Signature:Date:
For and on behalf of:
Address:
Postcode:
The extent of liability of the signatory is limited to the system described below.
Extent of the system covered by this certificate.
All installation work appears to be satisfactory.
The system is capable of giving a fire alarm signal
The facility for remote transmission of alarms to an alarm receiving centre operates correctly.
(Delete if not applicable)
The following documents have been provided to the purchaser or user:
“As fitted” drawings.
Operating and maintenance instructions
Certificates of Design, Installation and Commissioning.
A log book.
Sufficient representatives of the user have been properly instructed in the use of the system,
including, at least, all means of triggering fire signals, silencing and resetting the system, and
avoidance of false alarms.
All relevant tests, defined in the purchasing specification, have been witnessed.
(Delete if not applicable.)
The following work is required before the system can be accepted: