Fire Alarms

[uksparks]

just puruse the plans and ask your local fire brigade as we in north korea do

To me that suggests you do not trust your own judgement and workmanship if you are having to get a third party to cast an eye on it, maybe you should go on a short corse to help you gain that confidence.

 

[davesparks]

To me that suggests you do not trust your own judgement and workmanship if you are having to get a third party to cast an eye on it, maybe you should go on a short corse to help you gain that confidence.

Consulting fire officers about these things is pretty normal, why wouldn't you do it?

 

[uksparks]

Dave, I was trying to be sarcastic, I was suggesting that he just installs it without knowing what he was doing then gets someone else to check it. Yes, I know it's quite normal, my dad was in the fire service for 35 years.

 

[tazz]

Consulting fire officers about these things is pretty normal, why wouldn't you do it?

Trusting fire officers will get you into a whole lot of trouble....they know to put fires out, and prevention but that`s about all.
A fire stratorgy report and fire risk assessment, is mandatory document, required for any commercial building. The responsibility for these legal documents, is the owner of the property.

 

[davesparks]

I said consulting them, not outright trusting them!

 

[ayjay]

young fellas/ 16 year boys or theinexperienced should never be allowed to install fire alarms am i right or am i wrong tazz an i not right?

 

[davesparks]

I think you need to axd the word 'unsupervised' to that statement, otherwise nobody will ever become experienced!

 

[tazz]

Anybody without experience, should not install alone....but its the same advice, you would give to inexperienced electricians or plumbers.
Everybody has to start somewhere in a career, but in the fire industry, the are no real college courses to gain a C&Q or NVQ. Yet there is is 8 part British & EN standard on the subject. So an FIA or BSI course is really all that is on offer, and expect the students to already be existing qualified sparks. Best advice I can really give is team up with a good local alarm company, and offer to install along side there design. You gain experience installing, and get paid for it, the alarm company conduct the design and commission side.

 

[Harni]

Anybody without experience, should not install alone....but its the same advice, you would give to inexperienced electricians or plumbers.
Everybody has to start somewhere in a career, but in the fire industry, the are no real college courses to gain a C&Q or NVQ. Yet there is is 8 part British & EN standard on the subject. So an FIA or BSI course is really all that is on offer, and expect the students to already be existing qualified sparks. Best advice I can really give is team up with a good local alarm company, and offer to install along side there design. You gain experience installing, and get paid for it, the alarm company conduct the design and commission side.

C&G 1853 fire pathway

Thats what i did. To be honest without sounding up my own backside, i didn't learn anything on that course but its put it all down on paper for me so should help if i ever decide to move employers.
For someone who has barely any experience with fire alarms, it would be a fantastic course but i went on it about 3 years after i got into the industry.