What’s new in BS 8629 – an overview of the 2023 amendment to the code of practice Evacuation Alert Systems

Summarises key points of and changes in BS 5839-6 2019, Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises.

An hour-long seminar that gives a detailed overview of BS 8629,2019 (the new Code of practice for the design , installation , commissioning and maintenance of evacuation alert systems for use by fire and rescue services in buildings containing flats) and outlines some of the solutions available.

Seminar offers an overview of emergency voice communication systems with particular reference to disabled refuge and fire telephone systems covering where and why they are required and how to design and install a bs5839 part 9 compliant system.

To give anyone involved in fire alarm system design and installation a solid understanding of EN54-23 visual alarm devices, how to use them and what their classifications mean.

Explores if ‘Stay Put’ is still a safe policy to deploy for evacuating a building during a major fire and outlines a possible new approach to fire alarm systems for purpose built flats and apartments.

Provides a brief history of fire detection and alarm systems. Discusses how fire safety legislation has developed and its impact. Also covers what a fire alarm system is, the technology involved and current trends.

Seminar covers hearing assistance solutions, products legislation including the disability discrimination act (1995), the building regulations (2002), bs8300 (2002), care standards act (2002) and the national accessible scheme.

Seminar provides an overview of the current solutions available for reducing false alarms in multiple-occupancy property and other areas by using mixed, conventional and hush systems. Discusses the impact of false alarms and what bs5839-1 and bs5839-6 have to say about the limitation of false alarms and uses examples to demonstrate the most likely sources of unwanted alarms.

Guidance on fire alarms for purpose-built high rise residential buildings says the likelihood of false alarms means communal fire systems are a bad idea. However, this means Fire & Rescue Service response may be unnecessarily delayed giving time for a fire to spread. This seminar explores an alternative approach based on the use of false alarm resistant fire detectors in flats connected to a communal system via ‘Hush Buttons’ that can be operated whilst standing at floor level. This can minimise the chance of false alarms but ensure the emergency services are called promptly if there is a real fire, which is especially important for disabled residents.

How the type, location and settings of different fire detectors can reduce the incidence of unwanted alarms. Examines how different types of fires develop and examines how heat, smoke and CO (Carbon Monoxide) are best detected. Highlights the pros and cons of various detector types, from simple conventional technology to programmable addressable devices with sophisticated algorithms. Attendees will gain a good understanding of which devices to employ to detect different types of fire AND significantly reduce false alarms.

A guided tour of C-TEC’s state of the art UK based manufacturing facility where it makes multiple life safety electronic systems that protect millions of people across the globe. The factory and C-TEC has multiple third-party product and factory process approvals from internationally recognized notified certification bodies such as the LPCB, BSI, Intertek and VdS.