Fire detection and emergency lighting engineers, ADS Group
Before the visit
Agree the date and the sounder testing window with the building, and let occupants know. Where the alarm is monitored, the Alarm Receiving Centre is put on test so a service activation is not treated as a real event.
On site
The engineer works through the panel and power supplies, then the field devices, then the outputs and interfaces such as door releases and plant shutdown.
- Panel indications, event log and fault history
- Standby batteries and charging
- A proportion of detectors and manual call points, rotated across visits
- Sounders and visual alarm devices for coverage and audibility
- Interfaces and cause and effect where applicable
After the visit
You receive a service record listing what was tested and anything that failed, with the remedial work needed. Keep it with the log book and the certification in the fire safety file.
References
- National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), Publisher of I.S. 3218, which sets out servicing requirements.
This guide summarises publicly available information. It is general information, not legal advice, and it does not reproduce the text of any standard. For your own building, request a survey.