Installation & Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems
Vocational qualification
In London
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification Level 2
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Days
This course has been designed for those who have electrical experience or qualification now wants to expand their income stream. Since 1992 It is compulsory by building controls to have at least one smoke alarm wired to main power. Suitable arrangements should be in place to give early warning, if the houses are not protected by an automatic fire alarm detecting system, then it should be at least with suitable number of smoke detectors in accordance with guidelines.
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About this course
Good understanding in electrical field.
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Subjects
- Fire Safety
- Fire Risk
- Installation
Teachers and trainers (1)
Ferdinand Joseph
Tutor
Course programme
INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to work on these systems competently.
COURSE PRESENTATION
You will be learning about range of industrial fire alarm panels and associated components so that you learn how the devices fit into the system, how they function and the way in which they should be configured, connected and tested. On-going assessments are used to ensure that you are able to meet the objectives of the course. Booklet will be provided.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- On completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Health and Safety
- Regulations legislation and codes of practice
- BS5839-1: 2002
- BS5839-6: 2004
- Buildings – compartments and zones
- Design considerations and system categories
- BS5839-6: 2004 system grades and categories
- Types of fire alarm system and automatic detector
- Positioning of detectors to BS5839-1:2002 section 22.3
- Manual call points, sounders and visual alarms
- Circuit diagrams of detection
- Requirements of a conventional panel
- BS 7671:2008 references to fire protection
- BS5839-1: 2002 recommendations for cable installation
- Responsibilities of installer, inspection and test of wiring
- Commissioning and handover, maintenance
- Fault finding
Installation and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems Practical
- Risk assessment for installing and maintaining systems
- Standards and regulations
- Determining fire compartments, examination of components
- Circuit diagrams
- Installation o fire alarm system and commissioning of system
- Sound level testing
- Battery capacity calculation
- Fault-finding
Successful completion of the course leads to the award of Installation and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems.
Additional information
Installation & Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems