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Course Title: 1-day Fire Detection and Alarm Systems (FDAS) Service Provider (SP) Course
Course Reference: PCCE_F8
Course Outline:
Provide Fire Detection and Alarm (FDAS) Service Providers (SP) with comprehensive details regarding their obligations and actions in providing a compliant service to FDAS Installations
Provide practical demonstrations on generic FDAS components and test equipment
Course Prerequisite:
This revised course is an improved version of our previous 2-day Service Provider Course. However, it concentrates on the practical aspect of FDAS servicing and so the original day-1 theory section has largely been omitted.
Participants must have a good understanding of I.S.3218:2013. To achieve this, it is strongly recommended that this is achieved either through experience and product training or by attendance at the PCCE 1-day FDAS Review or other, similar course.
Course Objectives:
- Have attendees understand:
- Their Service Provider (SP) role
- Their obligations – legal and in respect of I.S.3218
- Provide an overview of FDAS theoretical principles to the extent required of a SP under the Standard
- Outline the Service elements of the new EU Standard for providers of all services in relation to FDAS - I.S.EN16763. This Standard came into force in April 2017
- Provide systems information:
- Introduction to Conventional/Addressable/Radio FDAS
- Generic Systems hands-on
- Introduction to Test Facilities and Instruments
- Understand the processes for proper Servicing of FDAS installations:
- Appointment
- Procedure to carry out a service
- User Servicing
- Periodic/ Annual /Special Services
- Recording and reporting
- Know their obligations in respect of Limiting False Alarms
- Causes of False Alarms
- Methods to assist in identifying and addressing such alarms
- Reporting
- Obligations for SPs to recommend actions in respect of reducing False Alarms
- Receive hands-on instruction and demonstrating on a variety of ~Conventional and Addressable FDAS test-rigs
Course Modules:
Module 1: Introduction
- Course Overview
- Course Objectives
Module 2: Fire Detection and Alarm System Design basics:
- This module will be developed to address the needs of those Servicing FDAS installations:
- Fire Phenomena
- System Categories overview
- Detection Zones overview
- Detection and alarm device choices
- Device placement,coverage,spacing
- Alarm device types and sounder principles
- FDAS system types:
- Conventional/Addressable
- Wireless and Hybrid
- PAVA (voice evacuation)
- Protocol (Closed/Open/Managed)
- Wiring basics
Module 3: Device Principles:
- Detector device types and principles
- Alarm device types and sounder principles
- 1/O and 3rd-party interfacing
Module 4: Requirements for Servicing
- Introduction to I.S.EN16763 (new Standard for all providers of FDAS projects) in respect of requirements for Service Providers.
What is required to be provided for a Service Provider:
- Defined Scope of Service
- Safety File
- Drawings
- System Details
- Confirmation of System Category
- Previous Service records
- Advice regarding records regeneration
Module 5: Service Preparation:
- Documentation review
- Pre-visit checks
- Health & Safety
Module 6: Service Procedures:
- What is required from a Service Provider:
- Service types- User: Daily/weekly
- Service types normally contracted: periodic/annual/special:
- Extent
- Procedure
- Common problems
- Troubleshooting
- Tools and Equipment
Module 7: Limiting False Alarms
- Categories of False Alarms
- Practical False Alarm causes and solutions
- Analysis of False Alarms
- Providing Recommendations for User actions
- Module 8: Recording and Reporting
- Periodic testing reports (D2 Certificate)
- Annual test reporting (D1 Certificate)
Course facilities:
- Conventional FDAS x 2
- Addressable FDAS x 2
- Detection Devices
- Alarm Devices
- I/Os
- Test Equipment