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COMIT EUROPEN DES ASSURANCES

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PROPERTY INSURANCE COMMITTEE Prevention Specifications

Planning and Installation for Automatic Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems

CEA 4040: July 2003 (en)

Copyright by CEA 3 bis, rue de la Chausse dAntin 75009 PARIS

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Contents

FOREWORD..................................................................................................................................................................5

0 - INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................................5

1 - SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................................5

2 - REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS .....................................................................................................................6

3 - GENERAL...............................................................................................................................................................11 3.1 USAGE OF THE GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................................11 3.2 FORMAT OF THE GUIDELINES.................................................................................................................................12 3.3 NATIONAL INSURANCE DOCUMENTS .....................................................................................................................14 3.4 OTHER SYSTEMS....................................................................................................................................................14 3.5 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................14 3.6 FALSE ALARMS......................................................................................................................................................14 3.7 NEW DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................................................................................................14 3.8 WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES...........................................................................................................................14 3.9 DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................................................................15 3.10 RESPONSIBILITY..................................................................................................................................................15 3.11 QUALIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................15

4 - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS....................................................................................................................................16 4.1 PURPOSE ...............................................................................................................................................................16 4.2 CONSULTATION.....................................................................................................................................................16 4.3 PARTS OF THE BUILDING NEEDING COVER .............................................................................................................16 4.4 FIRE BRIGADE ATTENDANCE..................................................................................................................................18 4.5 FIRE ALARM RESPONSE STRATEGY ........................................................................................................................18 4.6 DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................................................................20 4.7 RESPONSIBILITY....................................................................................................................................................20 4.8 QUALIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................................................20

5 PLANNING AND DESIGN...................................................................................................................................21 5.1 DEVICES CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM...................................................................................................................22 5.2 SYSTEM DESIGN ....................................................................................................................................................22 5.3 ZONES ...................................................................................................................................................................26 5.4 SELECTION OF DETECTORS AND MANUAL CALL POINTS .........................................................................................29 5.5 SITING AND SPACING OF AUTOMATIC DETECTORS AND MANUAL CALL POINTS ......................................................32 5.6 ALARM SYSTEMS AND DEVICES .............................................................................................................................58 5.7 CONTROL AND INDICATION ...................................................................................................................................60 5.8 POWER SUPPLIES ..................................................................................................................................................61 5.9 SIGNALS TO A FIRE ALARM RECEIVING STATION....................................................................................................63 5.10 DOCUMENTATION ...............................................................................................................................................63 5.11 RESPONSIBILITY..................................................................................................................................................63 5.12 QUALIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................64

6 - INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................................64 6.1 GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................................64 6.2 SITING AND ACCOMMODATION OF EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................64

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6.3 INSTALLATION OF CABLES AND INTERCONNECTIONS............................................................................................65 6.4 CABLE JOINTS AND TERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................67 6.5 RADIOACTIVITY ....................................................................................................................................................67 6.6 DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................................................................67 6.7 RESPONSIBILITY....................................................................................................................................................67 6.8 QUALIFICATIONS (REFER TO 3.11) .....................................................................................................................67

7 - COMMISSIONING AND VERIFICATION........................................................................................................68 7.1 GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................................68 7.2 COMMISSIONING ...................................................................................................................................................68 7.3 VERIFICATION .......................................................................................................................................................69 7.4 DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................................................................70 7.5 RESPONSIBILITY....................................................................................................................................................70 7.6 QUALIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................................................70

8 - THIRD PARTY APPROVAL................................................................................................................................70 8.1 GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................................70 8.2 PROCEDURES...................................................................................................................................