Spacing and siting of automatic fire detectorsĢ4.
zudible, visual and tactile fire alarm signalsĭesign, installation, commissioning and maintenanceġ8. Communication with the fire and rescue serviceġ4. The interface between the fire alarm system and other systemsġ3. The fire alarm contract and definition of responsibilitiesĩ. History of fire alarm installation codesħ. The fire safety profession, through improvements in standards, will strive to ensure that such a tragic event never occurs again.Ģ. Their deaths led to the amendment of BS 5839-1 in 2013 and, hence, to this current revision of this book. I would also wish to include in my dedications those fourteen souls who died in the tragic fire at Rosepark Care Home in January 2004, and all of their loved ones. This current version is also dedicated to the memory of a good friend and colleague of over 30 years, John Northey (1938-2010), a member of the technical committee responsible for all versions of BS 5839-1 (and its predecessor, CP 1019) since the 1970s and chairman of the committee for many years until the time of his death in 2010.
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