FDAS | General Requirements I

 

 

All buildings, facilities, houses, structures, and premises, except those specified here, SHALL have a Fire Detection and Alarm System that complies with the requirements of the Philippine Electronics Code book II (Fire Detection and Alarm System), and also provision of RA 9514.

The Fire Detection and Alarm System SHALL be for the protection of life or property, or both, by detecting and notifying the existence of fire, smoke, heat, or other emergencies that impact and affect the protected premises.

The Fire Detection and Alarm System SHALL have one or more of the following functions, specified below.

♦ Automatic detection of smoke and/or heat, and manual fire alarm signal initiation.

♦ Activation of fire alarm notification appliances.

♦ Emergency communications system.

♦ Activation of annunciators.

♦ Monitoring of abnormal conditions in fire suppression system.

♦ Activation of fire safety functions.

♦ Transmission of alarm signal to an off-premise Central Station.

The Fire Detection and Alarm System SHALL, at the very least, consist of a FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL, the appropriate automatic detectors, manual fire alarm station/s, and notification appliance/s.

The type or kind of equipment, location, mounting, spacing, and other engineering considerations in the design of the Fire Detection and Alarm System SHALL comply with the design requirements of Fire Detection and Alarm System.

SHALL, indicates a mandatory requirements.

SHOULD, indicates a recommendations, but not required.

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