BS5839 Engineer Competence Audit

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Appearance

• Is the engineer wearing the company uniform including supplied work boots ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the engineer have his company identification visible ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Customer Service

• Did the engineer introduce himself to the site responsible person .

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer ask the R/P if the site fire alarm was monitored ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer ask the R/P for the fire log book and panel keys (If applicable)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire (BS5839)

• Has the engineer placed the fire alarm system on test with monitoring station ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer check the charger voltage and does he know the voltage range 27 - 27.6

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer check the condition of the back up batteries and carry out a battery test with the ATC Meter, and record the data?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer carry out/ demonstrate a battery load test and the calculation required for the correct size batteries in the fire panel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer carry out the simulation tests on the zone, loop and sounder circuit connections?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer carry out LED checks on the fire panel

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Could the engineer place the fire panel into walk test and remove the sounder circuits, relays if required? (Con)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Could the engineer disable the addressable fire panel to enable testing of the equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer test the fire equipment to the correct procedure of the contract he was working to? E.g. Yellow/ Blue dots for WCC

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer test the fire alarm equipment to the BS5839 Regulation requirement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer carry out a visual inspection during the testing of equipment and document any changes to site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the engineer returned the fire panel/s to normal condition upon completion of equipment e.g. Sounder circuits

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer test the ancillary circuits e.g door closers, gas shut down?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer do a audible function/ Walk test during the service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation

• Does the engineer have the relevant templates to complete the paperwork

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer use the templates to complete the paperwork?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer update the site logbook?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the engineer hand the log book and fire panel keys back to the Responsible Person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A