I work in a large industrial unit that 15 people share the rent and rates on - each of us gets a workshop space and no-one makes a profit out of us.
Anyway, the other day we had an 'unexpected' visit from the local fire officer who couldn't quite get his head around the varied nature of businesses all operating under one roof (blacksmiths, jewelers, woodturners etc) - without anyone being 'in charge'. the upshot of his visit is that he is being quite stringent with the work he wants us to carry out to satisfy fire & H&S regs.
we have done most of the construction work and instigated several beurocratic systems that he required, have bought in all the appropriate extinguishers etc. and have even managed to 'Zone' the building into seperate activities and risks.
Now all that remains is to install a fire alarm system.
there seem to be two ways to go with this - get a contract from a fire specialist (very bloated and expensive) or do the installation ourselves.
we have all the appropriate skills between us, so that is the route we want to take.
So the point of my post:
Can anyone suggest a brand and/or supplier of a good multi-zone fire alarm system (with heat detectors rather than smoke detectors). preferably one that is relatively easy to fit.
as far as the technicalities of where the sensors, control board and alarms should be placed, we already have good advice.
anyone got any good tips or observations to do with installing fire alarm systems?
Anyway, the other day we had an 'unexpected' visit from the local fire officer who couldn't quite get his head around the varied nature of businesses all operating under one roof (blacksmiths, jewelers, woodturners etc) - without anyone being 'in charge'. the upshot of his visit is that he is being quite stringent with the work he wants us to carry out to satisfy fire & H&S regs.
we have done most of the construction work and instigated several beurocratic systems that he required, have bought in all the appropriate extinguishers etc. and have even managed to 'Zone' the building into seperate activities and risks.
Now all that remains is to install a fire alarm system.
there seem to be two ways to go with this - get a contract from a fire specialist (very bloated and expensive) or do the installation ourselves.
we have all the appropriate skills between us, so that is the route we want to take.
So the point of my post:
Can anyone suggest a brand and/or supplier of a good multi-zone fire alarm system (with heat detectors rather than smoke detectors). preferably one that is relatively easy to fit.
as far as the technicalities of where the sensors, control board and alarms should be placed, we already have good advice.
anyone got any good tips or observations to do with installing fire alarm systems?