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BS 5839-1 defines a set of model certificates for a fire detection and alarm system, issued at each stage of its life. The design certificate is the first — it confirms the system has been designed to meet the recommendations of BS 5839-1 for the category of system agreed with the client.
TradePlanr lets you record the design on site or in the office: the control panel, system category and type, the areas and zones covered, the cause and effect, the sources of supply and standby autonomy, and any variations from the standard.
You sign the design declaration on screen and issue a branded PDF that forms part of the documentation handed over with the system.
A design certificate should be issued for every new fire detection and alarm system, and after a significant redesign, to record that the design meets BS 5839-1 for the specified category.
It is one of the four core BS 5839-1 certificates — design, installation, commissioning and acceptance — that together document a compliant system.
Add the control panel, category, type of system and the premises it protects.
Set the areas and zones covered, the cause and effect, supplies and standby autonomy.
Record the design standard and any variations from BS 5839-1 agreed with the client.
Sign the design declaration on screen and produce a branded PDF for the documentation pack.
TradePlanr generates this and 79 other gas, electrical, oil, plumbing and renewables certificates as proper PDFs — filled on site, signed on screen and stored against the job. Works even with no signal. Free to start.
BS 5839-1 sets out certificates for design, installation, commissioning and acceptance of a fire alarm system, plus certificates for modification and verification. Together they document that the system is compliant.
Categories describe the purpose and coverage of the system — for example L1 to L5 for life protection and P1/P2 for property protection, with M for manual systems. The design certificate records the category the system is designed to.
Design, installation, commissioning and acceptance records for fire detection systems to BS 5839.
The BS 5839-1 commissioning certificate confirming the system was tested and commissioned.
The BS 5839-1 acceptance and handover certificate signed by the user on taking over the system.
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