BS5839 commissioning audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Design Module

• Specify System type, addressable (A) or conventional (C).

  A

  C

• What is the specified category of system?

  L1

  L2

  L3

  L4

  M

• Is the category specified and appropriate? Clause 5 Annex A

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are design battery calculations available? Clause 25.4(e) annex D

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the specified standby power supply period suitable for the system category? Clause 25.4(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the system design proposal include all the required info? Clause 8.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the correct quiescent and alarm currents been used? Clause 25.4(e) Annex D

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any cause & effect on the system documented? Clause 40.2(a1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the design taken into account any building regs (e.g. Part M) or equality act requirements? Clause 18.2.1(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the design battery capacity adequate? Clause 25.4(e) Annex D

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Assumptions/variations drawn to customers attention at design/quotation stage? Clause 7.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation

• Has the required certification (design, installation, commissioning, acceptance) been issued? Clause 41.2(a)(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a record of agreed variations? Clause 40.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have suitable user instructions/manuals been supplied to the customer? Clause 40.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there satisfactory as fitted drawings? Clause 40.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the drawings been provided to the customer? Clause 40.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a log book been supplied? Clause 40.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are insulation resistance test results available and satisfactory? Clause 38.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are test results for circuit parameters such as loop continuity available and satisfactory? Clause 38.2(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have 230v supply test records been supplied by electrical contractor/client? Clause 38.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Installation

• Are cables of suitable type? Clause 26.2(b)(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cables with enhanced fire resistance used where required? Clause 26.2(c)(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cables adequately protected against mechanical damage? Clause 26.2(h)(k)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are methods of cable support satisfactory? Clause 26.2(f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable segregation from other services and fire other fire alarm cables, where required? Clause 26.2(l)(m)(n)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are joints in cables terminated correctly? Clause 26.2(g)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all junction boxes suitably labelled? Clause 26.2(g)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire alarm cables a single common colour? Clause 26.2(o)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Mains Power Supplies

• Has a suitable mains power supply been provided? Clause 25.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the continuity of supply satisfactory? Clause 25.2(a)(b)(h)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it a dedicated circuit? Clause 25.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a suitable local isolation point (spur) been provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is labelling satisfactory? Clause 25.2(f)(g)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the supply independent of any RCD protection? Clause 25.2(i)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the wiring of suitable type and segregated? Clause 26.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do mains supplies enter the CIE separately? Clause 26.2(n)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do separate mains supplies to other power supply units remote from the control panel meet the above requirements? Clause 25.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Circuit Design

• Does the area per loop satisfy the specified standards (addressable systems only)? Clause 12.2.2(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate short circuit isolation? Clause 12.2.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate tolerance to open circuit faults? Clause 12.2.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there at least 2 sounder circuits (or a suitable loop with isolators)? Clause 12.2.2(j)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Confirm that sounder circuits are provided without spurs (conventional sounder systems only). Clause 12.2.1(a3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are circuits monitored adequately? (E.g. Are fault conditions indicated correctly on CIE) clause 12.2.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Zoning

• Is the detection/alarm zoning adequate? Clause 13/14

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a zone plan displayed? Clause 23.2.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the area per detection zone comply with specified standards? Clause 13.2.3(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the search distance comply with specified standards? (60m maximum, but may not apply to addressable systems) clause 13.2.3(b) 13.2.4(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are MCP's assigned to the relevant accommodation zone? Clause 13.2.1(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staircases and other vertical shafts zoned separately? Clause 13.2.3(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the boundaries of alarm zones comprise fire resisting construction (not external walls)? (Phased evacuation only) clause 14.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the boundaries of alarm zones coincide with the boundaries of detection zones? (Phased evacuation only) clause 14.2(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual Call Points

• Is there adequate provision of call points? (Maximum travel distance 45m) clause 20.2(d)(e)(f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is call point location and siting appropriate? Clause 20.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all manual call points type A (automatic activation when frangible element is broken)operation? Clause 20.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all call points fitted with a protective cover? Clause 20.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an evacuate signal sounded within 3 seconds of operation of any MCP? Clause 20.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all call points mounted at the correct height? (1400mm above FFL +or- 300mm) clause 20.2(i)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do call points remain operable when a detector is removed? Clause 12.2.2(e1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable IP rated call points used in areas exposed to moisture? Clause 35.2.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are call points sited to take into account the potential for malicious operation? Clause 35.2.2(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are call points sited to take into account the potential for accidental operation? Clause 35.2.2(a)(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Automatic Detection

• Are the areas in which automatic fire detection is provided, sufficient for the category of the system? Clause 8.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the types of detectors used appropriate? Clause 21.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the detector spacing appropriate? Clause 22.3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ceiling heights within the limits for the detector types used? Clause 22.9

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is detector siting appropriate? Clause 22.2

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to enclosed landings & stairways? Clause 22.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to shaft/riser openings into accommodation areas (except L4, L5 & P2)? Clause 22.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to voids >800mm? Clause 22.2(d) 22.3(f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to lantern lights >800mm? Clause 22.2(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to walls? Clause 22.3(g)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to ceiling obstructions? Clause 22.3(h)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to partitions and storage racks? Clause 22.3(i)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to deep beams? Clause 22.3(j)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to honeycomb ceilings? Clause 22.3(k)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to perforated ceilings? Clause 22.3(l)(m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to air conditioning/ventilation outlets? Clause 22.3(n)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is siting/spacing satisfactory in relation to clear space below the detector (500mm)? Clause 22.3(o)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have optical beam detectors been sited/installed to the recommendations of BS5839-1: 2017? Clause 22.5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the detectors mounted within the appropriate limits below the ceiling? Clause 22.3(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are remote indicator lamps provided where required? Clause 13.2.5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If BS 6266 is specified, are the specific recommendations for detector type, spacing and siting satisfied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If BS 7273-1 is specified, are the specific recommendations for detector type, spacing and siting satisfied? (Interfaces for suppression systems)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Audible and Visual Alarms

• Does the sounder layout appear to be suitable for the sound levels required? Clause 16.2.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have sound levels been measured and any shortfalls identified? Clause 39.2(c5)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the sounder of an appropriate type (e.g in relation to frequency)? Clause 16.2.1(b)(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where music levels are >80 dB(A), is the music muted when the alarm sounds? Clause 16.2.1(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the fire service be summoned without interference from the fire alarm system? Clause 15.2(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the provision of fire alarm warnings for people with impaired hearing been considered? Clause 18.2.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have visual alarms been provided where required? Clause 17.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the visual alarms adequate in terms of colour and siting? Clause 17(b-f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an external sounder/visual alarm provided if required? Clause 16.2.1(f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a voice alarm system has been provided, does it satisfy the recommendations of BS 5839-8?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are visual alarm devices compliant with BS EN54-23 and sited accordingly? Clause 17.2(e)(f) Annex F

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Control and Indicating Equipment

• Is compliance with EN54-2 and EN54-4 claimed? Clause 11.2(k)(n)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are functional requirements of EN54 satisfied? Clause 39.2(c8)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the siting of the CIE appropriate? Clause 23.2.1(a)(b)(g)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area in which CIE is sited protected by automatic detection (if required)? Clause 23.2.1(f)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is internal workmanship satisfactory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are batteries for standby power supplies of a suitable type? Clause 25.4(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are batteries marked with date of installation? Clause 25.4(c)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the quiescent & alarm currents been verified at commissioning? Clause 39.2(c21)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the battery capacity installed adequate? Clause 25.4(e)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the wiring to any external power supplies or battery enclosures of suitable type? Clause 26.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the connections to power supply equipment in separate housings duplicated? Clause 12.2.2(m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are PSU/batteries in separate enclosures from the CIE fused at the remote end? Clause 12.2.2(m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do batteries connected in parallel give the correct fault indications? Clause 12.2.1(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rating of the charger sufficient for full alarm load? Clause 25.4(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Remote Transmission of Alarms

• Is the FD&A system provided with an ATS? Clause 15.2(e)(f)(g)(h)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the telephone switch room or frame room protected by AFD? Clause 25.4(e3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If category P is a fault signal transmitted in addition to fire signals, where required? Clause 25.4(e3)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If no fault signal is transmitted is the battery backup capacity sufficient to maintain the system for at least 24hrs longer than the unoccupied area (max 72hrs)? Clause 25.4(e4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the wiring to/from the transmitter of a satisfactory type and monitored? Clause 15.2(j)(l)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the 230v supply and the standby supply meet the requirements of clause 25? Clause 15.2(m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the ATS PSU monitored for the required fault conditions by the CIE? Clause 12.2.1

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ancillary Services

• Confirm that power is not supplied by the fire alarm system in the quiescent state? Clause 9.2(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Workmanship

• What is the standard of workmanship?

  Good

  Satisfactory

  Unsatisfactory

  Poor

• Does the system conform to BS 7671 (as far as can be ascertained)? Clause 37.2(a)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cables securely fixed? Clause 37.2(b)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cable holes fire stopped? Clause 37.2(l)(m)

  Yes

  No

  N/A