BS 5839-8:2013 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings.
Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems
This standard gives recommendations for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems which automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and fire alarm systems. It also covers systems that include a manual facility for the transmission of live voice messages as well as automatically generated messages for emergency.
NOTE: The fire detection and fire alarm systems themselves are covered by BS 5839-1.
Who is this standard for?
- Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of voice alarm systems
- Architects and other building professionals
- The fire/ health and safety industries
- Regulators and inspectors
- Installers and others responsible for implementing fire precautions in domestic premises
Why should you use this standard?
BS 5839-8 is part of an extensive series of fire detection standards. It gives the latest guidelines and specifications relating to specific voice alarm systems and its overall purpose is to help save lives.
This part of the standard includes systems that involve a manual facility for the transmission of live voice messages as well as automatically generated messages for emergency purposes.
What’s changed since the last update?
- This is the third edition of BS 5839 – it has been revised and updated by experts to provide the most relevant guidelines and requirements
- The latest technological developments have been taken into consideration to align with best practice in the fire protection industry
BSi BS 5839-8:2013 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings.
Standard Number BS 5839-8:2013 Title Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems Status Confirmed, Current Publication Date 31 March 2013 Confirm Date 01 May 2018 Normative References(Required to achieve compliance to this standard) BS EN 54-4, BS EN 50200:2006, BS EN 54-25, BS 5839-1:2013, BS EN 54-16:2008, BS 7629-1, BS EN 54-24, IEC 60702-1, BS EN 61241-14, IEC 60702-2, BS EN 54-23, BS EN 50200, BS EN 60268-16, BS 7846, BS 6651:1999/AMD 1:2005, BS EN 54-3, BS 4678-4, BS 8434-2, BS EN 50289-4-16, BS 7827, BS EN 60079-14, BS EN 50086, BS EN 61241-17, BS EN 60702-1, BS EN 60702-2, BS 7671 Informative References(Provided for Information) BS 476, BS 5330, BS EN 61672-1, BS EN ISO 9001 Replaces BS 5839-8:2008 Draft Superseded By 12/30258718 DC Descriptors Emergency electrical installations, Colour, Fire alarms, Microphones, Automatic, Electric cables, Planning, Visual signals, Alarm systems, Flashing lights, Interfaces, Mathematical calculations, Amplifiers, Electric wiring systems, Fire detectors, Speech transmission systems, Buildings, Computer programs, Interference suppression, Information exchange, Conformity, Installation, Position, Control equipment, Inspection, Electric power systems, Signal devices, Access, Audibility, Life (durability), Messages, Fire safety, Languages, Commissioning, Loudspeakers, Design, Noise (environmental), Maintenance, Fire safety in buildings, Circuits ICS 13.220.20
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