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Fire Alarms
  
Design, Installation, Commissioning & Service
At UK Fire and Security Services our range of Fire Alarm solutions and detection incorporates the latest and the finest technologies. This enables us to be able to offer all our customers the flexibilty of design and operation that all types of sites require.
BS 5839-1:2002 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in business & commercial environments.
Insurance requirements normally relate to the protection of property - rather than life. The objective is therefore to detect fire as early as possible and instigate measures to put the fire out with the minimum amount of damage.
Generally a system designed for property protection will also give protection of life as well but the essential difference is that the requirements for property protection are driven from the insurance company’s desires rather than law. BS5839-1 covers both life and property protection, so is equally useful in both cases.
BS 5839-6:2004 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in dwellings.
When first introduced in 1995, the BS 5839: Pt.6 Code of Practice became the most important set of recommendations ever made on fire safety in the home.
It had an immediate impact on architects, system designers, installers and landlords in the private or public sector, all of whom were required to familiarise themselves with these important recommendations. Landlords in particular needed to abide by these recommendations, as legal liability with regard to ‘duty of care’would undoubtedly become a serious issue should a fire occur in an inadequately protected property.
In short, BS 5839: Pt.6 became the essential guide to providing adequate fire protection in all dwelling types.
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