BS5839
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BS5839 - Users
- Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of voice alarm systems
- Alarm receiving centres (ARCs)
- Architects and building professionals
- Fire and health and safety departments
- Installers and others responsible for implementing fire precautions
What the system covers?
- BS 5839-8 gives recommendations for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems that automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and fire alarm systems.
- BS 5839-8 also covers systems that include a manual facility for the transmission of live emergency announcements as well as automatically generated messages for emergency purposes.
Why use it?
- It provides the latest guidelines and specifications relating to specific voice alarm systems
- It’s comprehensive, including systems that automatically broadcast speech or warning tones as well as systems with a manual facility for broadcast of live or pre-recorded speech and sounds
- It is designed to help users to increase confidence in their products and enter new markets
- It aims to help users accelerate product innovation and better manage the risk associated with these products