1.5 Appropriate roof access, walkways, guarding, lighting and E alternative means of escape facilities off the roof area. 1.6 No fire dampers installed in fume cupboard flues and essential E supply/extract ductwork. 1.7 Fume cupboards to be fitted with or similar suppression D ‘Firetrace’ systems wherever fume cupboard use could produce a fire risk within the enclosed cabinet and within the associated ductwork. 1.8 Planned gas flooding/oxygen depletion fire suppression systems E must have University Safety Office approval. 2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS E 2.1 Buildings with no sleeping risk L2 as defined by BS5839-1 – 2.2 Buildings with sleeping risk L1 as defined by BS5839-1 E – E 2.3 All systems should be analogue/addressable. 2.4 All systems installed be open protocol. protocol’ E ‘Closed systems are not acceptable. 2.5 Preferred manufacturers of fire alarm equipment to ensure D commonality are Kentec Electronics for control panels and Hochiki Corporation UK for field devices. 2.6 All systems be connected to the University Security Services E control room for 24/7 monitoring using DRAX outstations to relay a fire alarm signal. 2.7 All systems shall also incorporate a alert’ facility. The fire E ‘security alarm control panel shall be fitted with a dedicated switch labelled Alert’. This switch will activate all sounders on an ‘Security intermittent basis through a timer fitted within the control panel and will also activate a separate output to the University Security Services control room through the DRAX outstation. The fire alarm output will not be activated by the alert’ switch. ‘security 3 FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION CRITERIA 3.1 Lift shafts If point detection cannot be installed in a lift shaft in a manner that E allows safe working access (without the need to stand or ride on the lift car roof), a single zone air sampling detector shall be installed outside the shaft with a short run of pipe work into the shaft. The aspirating device shall be connected to the fire alarm system via an interface unit. 3.2 Electronic locks Magnetic locks are preferred. D E
1.5 Appropriate roof access, walkways, guarding, lighting and alternative means of escape facilities off the roof area. E 1.6 No fire dampers installed in fume cupboard flues and essential supply/extract ductwork. E 1.7 Fume cupboards to be fitted with ‘Firetrace’ or similar suppression systems wherever fume cupboard use could produce a fire risk within the enclosed cabinet and within the associated ductwork. D 1.8 Planned gas flooding/oxygen depletion fire suppression systems must have University Safety Office approval. E 2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS 2.1 Buildings with no sleeping risk – L2 as defined by BS5839-1 E 2.2 Buildings with sleeping risk – L1 as defined by BS5839-1 E 2.3 All systems should be analogue/addressable. E 2.4 All systems installed be open protocol. ‘Closed protocol’ systems are not acceptable. E 2.5 Preferred manufacturers of fire alarm equipment to ensure commonality are Kentec Electronics for control panels and Hochiki Corporation UK for field devices. D 2.6 All systems be connected to the University Security Services control room for 24/7 monitoring using DRAX outstations to relay a fire alarm signal. E 2.7 All systems shall also incorporate a ‘security alert’ facility. The fire alarm control panel shall be fitted with a dedicated switch labelled ‘Security Alert’. This switch will activate all sounders on an intermittent basis through a timer fitted within the control panel and will also activate a separate output to the University Security Services control room through the DRAX outstation. The fire alarm output will not be activated by the ‘security alert’ switch. E 3 FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION CRITERIA 3.1 Lift shafts If point detection cannot be installed in a lift shaft in a manner that allows safe working access (without the need to stand or ride on the lift car roof), a single zone air sampling detector shall be installed outside the shaft with a short run of pipe work into the shaft. The aspirating device shall be connected to the fire alarm system via an interface unit. E 3.2 Electronic locks Magnetic locks are preferred. D E
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