FD19 - Fire Alarm Design Certificate

Reference No:

Serial Number (if required):

Certificate of design for the fire detection and fire alarm system at:

I/we being the competent person(s) responsible (as indicated by my/our signatures below) for the design of the fire detection and fire alarm system, particulars of which are set out below, CERTIFY that the said design work for which I/we have been responsible has to the best of my/our knowledge and belief been carried out in accordance with the recommendations of Section 2 of BS 5839-1:2025, except for the variations, if any, stated in this certificate.

Name (in block letters):

Position:

For and on behalf of:

Date:

Address:

Postcode:

Signature:

The extent of liability of the signatory is limited to the system described below.

System Category (see BS 5839-1:2025, Clause 5):

Variations from the recommendations of Section 2 of BS 5839-1:2025 (see BS 5839-1:2025, Clause 7):

Extent of system covered by this certificate:

Brief description of areas protected (not applicable for Category M, L1 or P1 systems):

Measures incorporated to limit false alarms

Account has been taken of the guidance contained in Section 3 of BS 5839-1:2025 and, more specifically (tick as appropriate):

Manual system call points guidance (Section 3) has been taken into account.

Automatic fire detectors & potential unwanted alarm causes have been considered.

An appropriate analogue system has been specified.

An appropriate multi-sensor system has been specified.

A time-related system has been specified.

A staff alarm delay for automatic detectors has been specified.

Appropriate guidance provided for the user.

Other measures as follows:

Installation, Commissioning, Soak Test & Verification Recommendations

Installation & Commissioning: The system design is suitable for compliance with Section 4 and Section 5 of BS 5839-1:2025.

Soak Test Recommendation (Clause 35.2.6):

In accordance with 35.2.6, a soak test period should follow installation.

As the system incorporates no more than 50 automatic fire detectors, no soak test is necessary.

Verification (see Clause 43):

Verification that the system complies with BS 5839-1:2025 is recommended / required:

Yes

To be decided by the purchaser or user

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FIRE ALARM DESIGN CERTIFICATE BS 5839 – 1: 2025

Measures incorporated to limit false alarms

Installation, Commissioning, Soak Test & Verification Recommendations