The Design and Installation of Voice Alarm Systems is the essential guide to the British Standard BS 5839-8. The book by Douglas Mason and Colin Todd offers in-depth analysis of the key standard against which voice alarm systems for fire warning are designed, commissioned, installed and maintained.
This practical book will be of interest to the main users of voice alarm systems: fire safety and security professionals, building control officers, environmental health officers, consulting engineers and electrical contractors.
With a clear approach and through numerous examples, this book explains the reasoning behind the recommendations made in BS 5839-8 and provides detailed guidance on how the recommendations can be satisfied. The authors give a valuable insight in to the benefits of effective implementation of the British Standard through consideration of the consequences of non-compliance. It also covers voice alarm systems used for purposes other than fire warning.
About the authors
Colin Todd is a leading specialist in fire detection and fire alarm systems. Active on several national fire Technical Committees, he has drafted numerous Codes of Practice and British standards. Published works by Todd include the Guide to BS 5839-1 and the Guide to BS 5839-6.
Douglas Mason is a senior consultant in fire protection. A Chartered engineer by profession, Mason is also a corporate member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and a member of the Audio Engineering Society. He’s a past chairman of the Working Group that produced the British Fire Protection Systems Association Code of Practice for Voice Alarm Systems, and a BSI Committee Member with responsibility for BS 5839-8:2008.
Overview of the contents
Contents: Introduction, Voice Alarm Systems and Standards – A Short History, The Role of Voice Alarm Systems in Fire Warning, Scope of BS 5839: Part 8; Contents of the Code, Defining the Terms, Types of Systems and the Evacuation Plan, System Planning Considerations (including Exchange of Information and Responsibilities and Variations), Interface between the Voice Alarm System and the Fire Detection and Fire Alarm System, Fault Monitoring, Integrity and Reliability of Circuits external to the VACIE, Typical Arrangements of Voice Alarm Systems, Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment (VACIE), Power Supplies, Use of Voice Alarm Systems for Purposes Other than Warning of Fire, Loudspeakers, Loudspeaker Zones and Loudspeaker Circuits, Power Amplifiers, Ambient Noise Sensing and Compensation, Emergency and Non-emergency Messages, Audibility and Intelligibility
Order your copy from the BSI
The Guide is priced at GB pound 45 (ISBN: 978 0 580 66963 7 BSI Order Ref: BIP 2124)
Download Chapter 1 by accessing the dedicated link provided on the right hand panel of this page
Also available: BS 5839-1 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems for Buildings. Code of Practice for System Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance
BS 5839-8:2008 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems for Buildings. Code of Practice for the Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Voice Alarm Systems
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