Title AS 1670.1-1995 Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems - System design, installation and commissioning - Fire Licensee Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Conditions of use This is a licensed electronic copy of a document where copyright is owned or managed by Standards Australia International Your licence is a single user licence and the document may not be stored, transferred or otherwise distributed on a network You may also make one paper copy of this document if required Web Check-up AS 1670.1—1995 (Incorporating Amendment Nos 1, 2, and 4) AS 1670.1 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Australian Standard™ Fire detection, warning control and intercom systems—System design, installation and commissioning Part 1: Fire This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee FP-002, Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 13 March 1995 and published on June 1995 The following interests are represented on Committee FP-002: Asset Services—Department of Administrative Services Australian Building Codes Board Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Chamber of Manufactures Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association Australian Fire Authorities Council Australian Fire Protection Association Commonwealth Fire Board CSIRO—Division of Building, Construction and Engineering Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs Fire Protection Industry Association of Australia Insurance Council of Australia New Zealand Fire Equipment Association N.S.W Fire Brigades Standards New Zealand Telecom Australia Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems To maintain their currency, all Standards are 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Sydney, NSW 2001 This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94182 AS 1670.1—1995 (Incorporating Amendment Nos 1, 2, and 4) Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Australian Standard™ Fire detection, warning control and intercom systems—System design, installation and commissioning Part 1: Fire Originated as part of AS CA15—1961 Previous edition AS 1670—1986 Fourth edition 1995 Reissued incorporating Amendment Nos 1, 2, and (November 2001) COPYRIGHT © Standards Australia International All rights are reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher Published by Standards Australia International Ltd GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia ISBN 7262 9754 AS 1670.1—1995 PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee FP/2 on Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems, to supersede AS 1670—1986 Its preparation is concurrent with the issue of AS 1603 in a number of parts to cover the requirements for specific items of equipment used in an automatic fire detection and alarm system and installed in accordance with this Standard This Standard incorporates Amendment No (June 1997), Amendment No (June 1998), Amendment No (May 2001) and Amendment No (November 2001) The changes required by the Amendments are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected This Standard is the result of a consensus among the members of the Joint Committee to produce it as an Australian Standard Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Maintenance requirements for fire detection and alarm equipment are included in AS 1851.8, Maintenance of fire protection equipment, Part 8: Fire detection and alarm systems In this edition, sections have been arranged to provide users of the Standard with a logical sequence as they work through the design, installation and commissioning of a fire alarm system This Standard has been considerably expanded to include many practices that are in current use and embrace additional scenarios where the previous edition was silent Appendix B ‘Guidance for the selection of detectors’ assists personnel engaged in the design, installation and commissioning of fire protection and suppression systems The commissioning section encompasses Appendices F and G which are report forms to indicate the installation content and its compliance with this Standard The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance AS 1670.1—1995 CONTENTS Page SECTION SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE 1.2 APPLICATION 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 1.4 DEFINITIONS 1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STANDARDS 1.6 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited SECTION GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 2.1 COMPONENTS 2.2 SEPARATION OF SYSTEMS SECTION ALARM ZONE LIMITATIONS 3.1 GENERAL 10 3.2 ADDRESSABLE SYSTEMS 10 3.3 DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 11 3.4 INTERMIXING OF ACTUATING DEVICES 14 SECTION LOCATION OF DETECTORS 4.1 GENERAL 16 4.2 SPECIFIC LOCATIONS 16 4.3 LOCATIONS WHERE PROTECTION IS NOT REQUIRED 19 SECTION HEAT DETECTION SYSTEMS 5.1 GENERAL 21 5.2 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS 21 5.3 LINE-TYPE SYSTEMS—TUBULAR OR CABLE 23 SECTION SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS 6.1 GENERAL 27 6.2 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS 27 6.3 MULTIPOINT ASPIRATED SMOKE DETECTORS 30 SECTION FLAME DETECTION SYSTEMS 7.1 GENERAL 37 7.2 SPACING AND LOCATION OF DETECTORS 37 7.3 FIXING OF DETECTORS 37 7.4 DETECTOR LENSES 37 7.5 PROTECTION FROM WEATHER 37 SECTION INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 8.1 GENERAL 38 8.2 POWER SOURCE 38 8.3 CONNECTION OF EXISTING INSTALLATIONS 40 8.4 FIRE INDICATOR PANEL 40 8.5 SUBINDICATOR PANEL 42 8.6 ALARM VERIFICATION FACILITY 42 8.7 WARNING SYSTEMS 42 AS 1670.1—1995 Page 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 MANUAL CALL POINTS 43 REMOTE INDICATORS FOR FIRE DETECTORS 43 SMOKE AND FIRE DOOR RELEASE CONTROL 44 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM 44 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SUPERVISION 45 CONTROL OF ANCILLARY DEVICES 45 VALVE MONITORING DEVICES 45 FLOW/PRESSURE SWITCHES 45 FIP INDICATORS 45 WIRING 46 MONITORING SERVICE 47 WIRE FREE ALARM ZONE CIRCUITS 48 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited SECTION COMMISSIONING 9.1 GENERAL 49 9.2 COMMISSIONING OF INSTALLATION 49 9.3 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 51 9.4 CIE DOCUMENTATION 51 APPENDICES A LIST OF REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS B GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION OF DETECTORS C WIRING SYSTEMS RATING D EXAMPLES OF POWER SOURCE CAPACITY CALCULATIONS E FIRE ALARM SYMBOLS F COMMISSIONING TEST REPORT G STANDARD FORM OF STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS 53 55 65 67 70 72 76 AS 1670.1—1995 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Australian Standard Fire detection, warning control and intercom systems—System design, installation and commissioning Part 1: Fire S EC TION S C OP E AND G E NER A L 1.1 SCOPE Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited This Standard sets out requirements for the design, installation, and commissioning of automatic fire detection and alarm systems comprising components complying with the requirements of the appropriate product Standards 1.2 APPLICATION A1 All installations of automatic fire detection and alarm systems shall comply with the general requirements of Section and specific requirements of Section 3, Section and Section with the additional requirements of Section 5, Section 6, or Section according to the actuating device type, and the commissioning requirements of Section Manual call points installed in conjunction with an automatic fire detection and alarm system or as a separate system shall comply with the general installation requirements of this Standard Where an automatic fire detection and alarm system is ancillary to an automatic fireextinguishing installation, the detection system shall comply with the appropriate requirements of this Standard 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS A list of the documents referred to in this Standard is given in Appendix A A1 1.4 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS 2484.2 and those below apply 1.4.1 Addressable system Fire detection and alarm system that can identify the location of individual actuating devices on an alarm zone circuit (AZC) 1.4.2 Alarm investigation facility (AIF) That part of the control and indicating equipment (CIE) which delays the transmission of a fire alarm to provide time for manual acknowledgment and investigation 1.4.3 Alarm signalling equipment (ASE) Equipment designed to communicate alarm and fault signals and other information between a fire alarm system and a monitoring service www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia AS 1670.1—1995 A1 1.4.4 Alarm verification facility (AVF) That function of the CIE that verifies an alarm signal so that a spurious signal does not initiate an alarm signal to the monitoring service or ACF functions and alarm warning systems 1.4.5 Approved and approval Approved by, or the approval of, the regulatory authority 1.4.6 Collective indication Indication that is common to a group of actuating devices within a single alarm zone without identification of the individual device 1.4.7 Corridor A narrow enclosed thoroughfare, other than a lift lobby, not exceeding 3.5 m in width, and not used for trade or storage purposes 1.4.8 Cupboard Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited An enclosure with a door or doors, which is an integral part of the building 1.4.9 Distributed system A fire detection and alarm system where sections of the CIE are remotely located from the fire indicator panel or where subindicator panel(s) communicate with a main fire indicator panel 1.4.10 Extra-low voltage (ELV) That voltage defined in AS 3000 1.4.11 Level surface Any surface, roof, or ceiling which has a slope of less than in 20 1.4.12 Low voltage (LV) That voltage defined in AS 3000 1.4.13 Monitoring service A remote controlling station which receives fire alarm signals and transfers the signals to a firefighting service via a permanently connected telecommunications link 1.4.14 Occupied area An area which is readily accessible for occupation, transit or service 1.4.15 Power supply That portion of the CIE which supplies voltages necessary for operation of the CIE 1.4.16 Protected area An area of a building equipped with an automatic fire detection and alarm system installed in accordance with this Standard or an approved automatic fire suppression system 1.4.17 Protected building A building equipped throughout with an automatic fire detection and alarm system installed in accordance with this Standard or an approved automatic fire suppression system © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au A1 AS 1670.1—1995 1.4.18 Remote controlled equipment (RCE) Remotely located parts of CIE that provide the connection of alarm zone circuits and other status monitoring circuits, or the connection of ancillary control and warning devices or any combination thereof without required visual and audible indications and user control facilities Such facilities are provided at the FIP or SIP 1.4.19 Sole occupancy unit As defined in the Building Code of Australia (BCA) for a Class and building, and Class part of a building 1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STANDARDS The fire detection and alarm system shall comply with the appropriate electrical safety requirements specified in AS 3000 and the individual parts of the installation shall comply with the appropriate Australian Standards listed in Appendix A Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited 1.6 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES For the purpose of assessing compliance with this Standard, the specified values herein shall be interpreted in accordance with the ‘rounding method’ described in AS 2706, i.e the observed or calculated value shall be rounded to the same number of figures as in the specified limiting value and then compared with the specified limiting value For example, for specified limiting values of 2.5, 2.50, and 2.500, the observed or calculated value would be rounded respectively to the nearest 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia 65 AS 1670.1—1995 APPENDIX C WIRING SYSTEMS RATING (Normative) C1 PROTECTION AGAINST EXPOSURE TO FIRE All wiring systems required to have a protection against exposure to fire shall have a rating of not less than 120 This rating is represented as WS5X C2 PROTECTION AGAINST MECHANICAL DAMAGE Protection against mechanical damage shall be provided as listed below The areas indicated should not be considered as a rigid list to be adhered to with no deviations, rather they should be considered as a guide to the types of areas and causes of damage to be encountered Details of ways to achieve the grade of protection can be found in AS 3013 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited WS5X WS51 WS52 — — — www.standards.com.au Areas where physical damage is considered to be unlikely Examples of these areas are— (a) masonry riser shafts with strictly limited access; (b) non-trafficable ceiling void areas; (c) inaccessible underfloor areas; (d) underground installation in accordance with AS 3000; and (e) internal domestic and office situations where cabling is mounted on walls at heights above 1.5 m Areas where physical damage by light impact is considered possible Examples of these areas are— (a) internal domestic or office situations where cable is mounted on walls at heights below 1.5 m; and (b) trafficable ceiling void areas where access to building services for maintenance purposes is required Areas where physical damage by impact from manually-propelled vehicle is possible Examples of these areas are— (a) passageways and storerooms in domestic, office and commercial locations where hand trucks and barrows may be used, and cables are mounted at a height of less than 1.5 m; (b) plant rooms where only minor equipment is installed; and (c) workshops where repair and maintenance, on small equipment and furniture or the like, is carried out, and cables are mounted at a height of less than 2.0 m © Standards Australia 66 AS 1670.1—1995 WS53 WS54 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited WS55 — — — Areas where physical damage by impact from light vehicles is possible Examples of these areas are— (a) car parks and driveways where cars and other light vehicles are present and cables are mounted at a height of less than 2.0 m; (b) storage areas where manually-operated devices such as pallet trucks may be operated and cables are mounted at a height of less than 2.5 m Areas where physical impact from vehicles with rigid frames or rigid objects, the weight of which does not exceed 2.0 t, is possible Examples of these areas are— (a) small delivery docks where the cabling is mounted below a height of 3.0 m; (b) warehouses with pallet storage up to 3.0 m and use of forklift trucks; and (c) heavy vehicle workshops Areas were physical damage from impact by laden vehicles or objects the laden weight of which exceeds 2.0 t Examples of these areas are— (a) loading and delivery docks; (b) fabrication and engineering; and (c) large high pile storage warehouses with forklift trucks maintenance areas for medium to heavy Where any WS cabling traverses areas of various protection requirement, and it is neither viable nor practicable to change the degree of protection at the transition points, the installed cabling shall comply with the highest requirement of protection C3 PROTECTION AGAINST HOSING WITH WATER Where the wiring system is required to maintain its integrity after exposure to fire and subsequent hosing with water, it shall have the suffix W appended to its rating, i.e WS5XW © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au 67 AS 1670.1—1995 APPENDIX D EXAMPLES OF POWER SOURCE CAPACITY CALCULATIONS (Informative) D1 BATTERY CAPACITY CALCULATIONS (a) I Q calculation: Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Item Unit I in mA Quantity Total mA CIE (base) AZF ACF 200.0 20.0 20.0 200.0 120.0 40.0 Detector: Hard contact heat Ionization smoke Photoelectric smoke IR flame UV flame Beam 0.0 0.01 0.1 0.25 2.0 180.0 60 50 40 0.0 0.5 4.0 1.5 4.0 720.0 Ancillary loads (normally energized) Aircon relays Electric locks 20.0 100.0 40.0 400.0 Total IQ (mA) 1530.0 1.53A NOTE: Ampere (A) = 1000 milliamperes (mA) (b) I A calculation: All following alarm currents are the values in addition to any quiescent value Item Total IQ Sounders (bells) AZFs Evac interface relay Fire control stn interface ACFs Warning signs Unit I in mA — 80.0 100.0 20.0 20.0 300.0 500.0 Quantity Total mA — 2 2 1530.0 80.0 200.0 40.0 20.0 600.0 1000.0 3470.0 3.47A Less loads that de-energize on alarm Aircon relays 20.0 40 Electric locks 100.0 400.0 440.0 Total alarm load IA (mA) www.standards.com.au 3030.0 3.03A © Standards Australia 68 AS 1670.1—1995 Required battery capacity at end of battery life Therefore required new battery capacity Rounded up to nearest available battery = (I Q × 24) + (I A × 0.5) = (1.53 × 24) + (3.03 × 0.5) = 36.72 + 1.52 = 38.42 Ah = 38.24 × 1.25 = 47.8 Ah = 50.0 Ah D2 PRIMARY POWER SOURCE CALCULATIONS Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited (a) Battery charger current calculation: Battery charger requirement (see Clause 8.2.3(c)) = Battery charged for 24 h to provide IQ + 0.5I A Ah requirement = (5 × IQ) + (0.5 × I A) = (5 × 1.53) + (0.5 × 3.03) = 7.65 + 1.515 = 9.17 Ah = 9.17 24 × e = 0.48 A Battery charging current required (e is battery efficiency, say 0.8 for this example) (b) Power supply requirement: Choose the greater of— (i) I A + non-battery-backed ancillary alarm loads Item Unit I in mA IA — Non-battery-backed ancillary alarm loads: Door holders 50.0 Quantity Total A — 3.03 0.2 3.23A OR (ii) I Q + non-battery-backed quiescent loads Item IQ Unit I in mA — Quantity Total A — 1.53 0.3 Non-battery-backed quiescent loads: Door holders 50.0 1.83A © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au 69 AS 1670.1—1995 Therefore the required power supply rating = 3.23A Where the power supply is also used as the charger, the battery charger requirement must be added to the minimum power supply requirement to obtain the minimum power supply rating If the power supply is used as the battery charger the rating is: I A + battery charger current requirement = 3.23A + 0.48A = 3.71A Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited = www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia 70 AS 1670.1—1995 APPENDIX E A1 FIRE ALARM SYMBOLS (Normative) Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited The following symbols are commonly used to indicate on drawings the various items of equipment: Heat detector (exposed or surface mounted) Fire indicator panel Heat detector in concealed spaces Repeater panel Heat detector within air duct Mimic panel Line detector Subindicator panel Smoke detector (exposed or surface mounted) Remote control equipment Smoke detector in concealed spaces Addressable device Smoke detector within air duct Manual call point Smoke detector with sampling device Storage batteries Remote visual indicator Fire alarm bell Smoke detector (beam type transmitter) Electromagnetic door holder Smoke detector (beam type receiver) Pressure switch Flame detector Flow switch End of line device Smoke sampling system (× = sampling point) Smoke alarm Alarm zone designation Heat alarm Device address Circuit wiring — — — Sounder Loudspeaker A1, A4 * † ‡ § If other than Type A, note B, C, D, or E Type of smoke detector, e.g I = ionization, P = photoelectric, CO = carbon monoxide Substitute zone number as appropriate Type of flame detector, e.g IR = infrared, UV = ultraviolet © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au 71 AS 1670.1—1995 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited A1 FIGURE E1 TYPICAL SINGLE LINE DRAWING FIGURE E2 TYPICAL ADDRESSABLE SINGLE LINE DRAWING www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia 72 AS 1670.1—1995 APPENDIX F COMMISSIONING TEST REPORT (Normative) THE AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED AT: (Premises) Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Postcode Owner or Owners’ Authorized Agent: Postcode * NEW * MODIFICATION TO SYSTEM * ADDITION TO (* Cross out those not applicable) Date of commissioning tests _ Name and address of commissioning company, company stamp, or company name in ‘BLOCK LETTERS’ _ Commissioning person Name (print) Signature: © Standards Australia Postcode _ www.standards.com.au 73 AS 1670.1—1995 INSTRUCTIONS: This form is to be used in conjunction with— (a) operator's manual; (b) installer's statement(s); (c) 'as-installed' drawings; and (d) detector test records, SYSTEM INFORMATION Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Ensure that all detectors used in the system are— (i) listed in the operator's manual; (ii) compatible with the installed AZF, particularly ensuring that the permitted number of detectors on each circuit is not exceeded; and (iii) installed in an environment for which they are suitable (b) Check that the primary power source for the system has been provided in accordance with AS 3000, and that the isolating switch disconnects at active conductors (c) Check that the detector and the FIP locations are in accordance with the appropriate clauses of this Standard, AS 1670 (d) Alarm zone circuit: (e) (i) Measure each alarm zone circuit voltage, and ensure each is within the equipment manufacturer's specifications (ii) Insulation resistance of all installation wiring measured in accordance with AS 3000 or similar approved method and record the worst case result in the logbook NO (a) YES Tick relevant box NOT APPLICABLE to provide a complete description of the installed system and its tested performance at the time of its commissioning into service Open circuit and short circuit 'the end of line device' on each alarm zone circuit, or conduct other appropriate tests to ensure that fault and alarm conditions are operating correctly on all alarm zone facilities on other sections of the control and indicating equipment www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia (g) (i) Operate each alarm test, fault test, isolate and reset facility provided for each alarm zone facility to determine correct operation (ii) Operate the primary power source switch on and off at least five times to check the system will not cause a false alarm from primary power source interruptions NOT APPLICABLE FIP test to be carried out as follows: NO (f) YES 74 AS 1670.1—1995 Detector testing to be carried out as follows: Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Test each installed detector or sampling point with an approved in-situ tester, and ensure that each detector has operated in the correct range, and the alarm has indicated on the control and indicating equipment and, if applicable, at the detector tested (ii) Confirm that response of the system does not exceed s from the time the detector operates until the master alarm facility registers the alarm (while in normal mode) on each zone, or 32 s when AVF is fitted (iii) Record tests on detector test record as required by AS 1851.8 and attach to the report (h) Check the operation of each manual call point and all other actuating devices (i) For flame detectors, perform the following: (j) (i) Check that the number and type of detectors provide adequate protection of the area (ii) Check that there are no 'blind' spots in areas protected (iii) Check that detectors are rigidly fixed (iv) Check that detectors are properly connected to compatible control and indicating equipment (v) Check that detector lenses are clean and adequately protected from dust and extraneous radiation sources where these are present (vi) Test the detection response to a flame source or simulated flame For smoke detection sampling systems, perform the following: (i) Measure the response time of all sampling points using smoke placed at each sampling point (ii) Check the back-up power supply capacity © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au 75 (iii) Check the operation of alarm settings and indicators (iv) Check the operation of remote indication of alarm and fault signals (v) Check the operation of airflow failure indicators (vi) Check the operation of the system (signal) failure indicators (vii) Check the isolate/reset functions NOT APPLICABLE NO YES AS 1670.1—1995 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited (viii) Check the fault and alarm test facilities (k) Test each ancillary function by operating the alarm zone facility(ies), associated with the ancillary function (l) Alarm signalling: (m) (i) Check that the master alarm facility is able to receive the alarm signal by operating each alarm zone facility (ii) Check that the master alarm facility initiates an alarm to the fire control station equipment Battery supply: (i) Check that both the primary and secondary power sources are of a suitable type and capacity complying with the requirements of Clause 8.2 (ii) Perform a float voltage check according to the battery manufacturer's recommendation to ensure that the charger type and setting is correct Type of battery connected Float voltage/ required Charger type Charger set at (n) Check that all alarm zone facilities have been correctly labelled and that the alarm zone is immediately apparent from the labelling (o) Check that 'as-installed' drawings have been correctly marked up and that they are consistent with the installation Check that the operator's manual is relevant to the installation (p) Ensure that the results of the commissioning tests are recorded in the system logbook www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia 76 AS 1670.1—1995 APPENDIX G STANDARD FORM OF STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS A1 (Normative) Name of building Situated at I/We have installed in the above building an alteration to the system of a system of A1 System connected to the (Brand Name) Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited monitoring service provider by a permanent , non-permanent connection Date of connection Describe any ancillary equipment installed and connected to the control and indicating equipment Current drain of ancillary loads powered from the CIE power supply Primary power source voltage Battery type and capacity 10 Is maintenance agreement held for the system? 11 Has operator's handbook been supplied? 12 Has logbook been supplied? 13 Have 'as-installed' drawings been supplied? 14 Portion of building not protected by this system © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au 77 15 A1 AS 1670.1—1995 I/We hereby certify that the installation has been thoroughly tested from each actuating device and that a test of the transmission of the alarm signal to the monitoring service provider has been satisfactorily carried out I/We further certify that the whole system and all components called up in Clause 1.3 in connection therewith are installed entirely in accordance with the current requirements of AS 1670.1, except with regard to the following details which have already been approved* Dated (Signature) Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited Installing Company Zone of protection Alarm zone‡ Number and type of actuating devices Number of actuating devices per zone† Thermal A B C Smoke D E Ionization Photoelectrical Flame IR UV Manual call point Other 10 11 12 13 14 15 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Standard™ Fire detection, warning control and intercom systems—System design, installation and commissioning Part 1: Fire This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee FP-002, Automatic Fire. .. G STANDARD FORM OF STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS 53 55 65 67 70 72 76 AS 1670.1—1995 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Australian Standard Fire detection, warning control and intercom. .. part of an associated fire protection system, such as monitoring and control of— © Standards Australia www.standards.com.au (a) fire detectors; (b) fire extinguishing systems; (c) air handling plant;