Kings Fire Alarm Routine Maintenance Audit

• Document Number

• Client / Site ID

• Address
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Time start

  Date

• System Type

  Addressable

  Non Addressable

• Category of System

  Select Category List L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 P1 P2 M

  • Category List
  • L1
  • L2
  • L3
  • L4
  • L5
  • P1
  • P2
  • M

• Categories
  
  L1
  Designed for the protection of life and which has automatic detectors installed throughout all areas of the building (including roof spaces and voids) with the aim of providing the earliest possible warning. A category L1 system is likely to be appropriate for the majority of residential care premises. In practice, detectors should be placed in nearly all spaces and voids. With category 1 systems, the whole of a building is covered apart from minor exceptions
  
  L2
  Designed for the protection of life and which has automatic detectors installed in escape routes, rooms adjoining escape routes and high hazard rooms. In a medium sized premises (sleeping no more than ten residents), a category L2 system is ideal. These fire alarm systems are identical to an L3 system but with additional detection in an area where there is a high chance of ignition, e.g., kitchen) or where the risk to people is particularly increased (e.g., sleeping risk).
  
  L3
  Designed to give early warning to everyone. Detectors should be placed in all escape routes and all rooms that open onto escape routes. Category 3 systems provide more extensive cover than category 4. The objective is to warn the occupants of the building early enough to ensure that all are able to exit the building before escape routes become impassable
  
  L4
  Systems cover escape routes and circulation areas only. Therefore, detectors will be placed in escape routes, although this may not be suitable depending on the risk assessment or if the size and complexity of a building is increased. Detectors might be sited in other areas of the building, but the objective is to protect the escape route
  
  L5
  "all other situations" category, e.g., computer rooms, which may be protected with an extinguishing system triggered by automatic detection. Category 5 systems are the "custom" category and relate to some special requirement that cannot be covered by any other category
  
  M
  Manual systems, e.g. hand bells, gongs, etc. These may be purely manual or manual electric, the latter may have call points and sounders. They rely on the occupants of the building discovering the fire and acting to warn others by operating the system. Such systems form the basic requirement for places of employment with no sleeping risk.
  
  P1
  The system is installed throughout the building – the objective being to call the fire brigade as early as possible to ensure that any damage caused by fire is minimized. Small low risk areas can be excepted, such as toilets and cupboards less than 1m².
  
  P2
  Detection should be provided in parts of the building where the risk of ignition is high and/or the contents are particularly valuable. Category 2 systems provide fire detection in specified parts of the building where there is either high risk or where business disruption must be minimised

• L1

• L2

• L3

• L4

• L5

• M

• P1

• P2

• L1

• Battery date checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Items Inspected

• Manual call points suitably sited

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manual call points are unobstructed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Manual call points are conspicuous

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All exits, including new exits have manual call points

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Automatic fire detectors suitable for building or use of occupancy

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spur to panel wired in FP200 or other suitably rated fire cable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fused Spurs of correct type (Stating fire alarm do not switch off

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Automatic fire detectors suitably sited

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire alarm devices suitably sited

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clear space of 500 mm exists below each automatic fire detector (Clause 22.3n)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Each automatic fire detector's ability to receive the stimulus it's designed to detect has not been impeded by any other means

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Building use or occupancy does not make existing types of automatic fire detector unsuitable for detection of fire or prone to unwanted alarms.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional fire detection and alarm equipment provided in any extensions or alterations to the building

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• System log book examined

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any faults recorded have been attended to

  Yes

  No

  N/A

False Alarms

• A: Activations within the last 12 months

• B: Quantity of sensors on the system

• Rate of false alarms during the previous 12 months recorded (Clause 30.2i) % = (A) divided by (B) times 100

• Action taken in respect of false alarms complies with the recommendations of Clause 30.2j

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this a full system test

  Yes

  No

Intermediate Test

• Fire alarm functions of control indicating equipment checked by operation of at least one detector or manual call point in each circuit and entry made in log book indicating which initiating devices used for these tests

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Operation of fire alarm devices

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Percentage of detectors tested

• Controls and visual indicators at control indicating equipment checked for correct operation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ancillary functions of control indicating equipment tested

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the system have automatic transmission

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Radio systems serviced in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For control indicating equipment, manufacturer's checks and tests performed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fault indicators and their circuits checked by simulation of fault conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Standby battery disconnected and full load alarm simulated

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Specific gravity of each cell of vented batteries checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mains disconnected and batteries momentarily load tested (other than those within devices such as manual call points, detectors and fire alarm sounders of a radio linked system)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection

• Automatic fire detectors unpainted

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Automatic fire detectors undamaged

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visual fire alarm devices not obstructed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lenses of visual fire alarm devices are clean

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Readily-accessible cable fixings secure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Readily-accessible cable fixings undamaged

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation

• Cause and effect programme confirmed as being correct

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Testing

• Switch mechanism of every call point

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Radio signal strengths checked for adequacy

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire alarm devices checked for correct operation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Automatic fire detectors functionally tested. including heat detectors, point smoke detectors, optical beam smoke detectors, aspirating fire detection systems, carbon monoxide fire detectors, flame detectors and multi-sensor detectors

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All unmonitored, permanently-illuminated filament lamp indicators at control indicating equipment replaced

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Control indicating equipment manufacturer's annual checks and tests carried out

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For fire detection systems that enable analogue values to be determined , it should be confirmed that each analogue value is within the range specified by the manufacturer

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Supply Load Value

• Alarm Load Value

• Battery size Cmin = 'Aging Factor'(('Standby Period' x 'Supply Load')+ 'De-Rating Factor'('Alarm Load' x 'Alarm Time')) = (1.25 x (24' x 'Supply Load')) + (1.75 x ('Alarm Load' x .5))

• Battery Size Installed

• Checks recommended by manufacturers of other components of system carried out

• Comments

• Fire alarm functions of control indicating equipment checked by operation of at least one detector or manual call point in each circuit and entry made in log book indicating which initiating devices used for these tests

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Operation of fire alarm devices

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Controls and visual indicators at control indicating equipment checked for correct operation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ancillary functions of control indicating equipment tested

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For control indicating equipment, manufacturer's checks and tests performed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fault indicators and their circuits checked by simulation of fault conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the system have automatic transmission

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Radio systems serviced in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other equipment, manufacturer's checks and tests performed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a printer installed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Standby battery disconnected and full load alarm simulated

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Specific gravity of each cell of vented batteries checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mains disconnected and batteries momentarily load tested (other than those within devices such as manual call points, detectors and fire alarm sounders of a radio linked system)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Arrangements in place for repair of faults or damage equipment

• Emergency call out arrangement in place where maintenance carried out by a third party

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Name and telephone number of any third party responsible for maintenance prominently displayed at main Control indicating equipment

• Records and documentation give information on maintenance arrangements. See Clause 40

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• User records faults or damage in log book

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• User arranges for repairs to be carried out as soon as possible

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Follow up action required?

  Yes

  No

• Comments

• Company representatives name & signature

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• Clients E-Mail address

• Engineers name and Signature

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