BS 5839-6:2019+A1:2020 PDF Download

BS 5839-6:2019+A1:2020 is a British Standard that provides a code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic buildings. It is a part of a series of standards focusing on fire alarm and detection systems in buildings.

The standard is applicable to both new and existing domestic premises and aims to make them safer to live in. It offers recommendations for various types of domestic premises, including single-family houses, houses in multiple occupation, and sheltered housing. The recommendations cover a range of systems, from single self-contained smoke alarms to more comprehensive systems described in BS 5839-1.

The standard is intended for architects, building professionals, enforcing authorities, installers, and others responsible for implementing fire precautions in domestic premises. It provides guidance on planning, design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of fire alarm systems.

The 2020 amendment to the standard addresses errors found in the 2019 edition and specifically focuses on an issue related to children sleeping through fire alarm signals. New text has been added to caution householders about this tendency and to emphasize that it should not be assumed that children will be woken by fire alarm tones. Additional corrections have also been made to various annexes and figures in the standard.