Fire Detection Systems
JB-EYE will undertake the design, installation, certification and continuous maintenance of your Fire Alarm Systems for small and large installations alike. We are able to structure an annual certification and maintenance program which complies with all national and local government regulations and in addition includes cost efficient preventive maintenance.
Our clients are seen to be acting highly responsible with regard to the safety and welfare of their employees keeping abreast of all revisions and modifications to the national and local fire codes and cater for their continually changing requirements
Why do you need a fire detection system?
COULD YOUR COMPANY SURVIVE A FIRE ? OR WOULD IT BE ONE OF THE 54% OF BUSINESSES WHICH NEVER RECOVER?
Fire doesn’t discriminate. It hits anything from hospitals to retail outlets, factories to schools, residential or industrial. Everyone is at risk.
There are ways of protecting yourself and your property.
Example Scenario
Your property contains irreplaceable data, sales and purchase ledgers, accounts, customer details, tools and machinery. The building’s electric’s are strained. Eventually they submit and it’s here your nightmare begins. At first it’s just a cable but soon the flames take hold and begin to spread. Smoke is about to trigger your alarm.
See the outcome for premises without monitoring
Without monitoring the outcome could be:
At 2.00am the audible fire alarm sounds.
At 2.35am the fire is devastating the building and woken some local residents who have called the fire brigade.
By 6.30am the building, and your business, have literally gone up in smoke.
At first your customers are sympathetic but soon their own needs take over and they begin to look elsewhere.
See the outcome for premises with monitoring
With monitoring the outcome could be:
At 2.00am when the smoke triggers the alarm a signal is sent from your alarm panel to our Alarm Receiving Centre and the fire brigade are dispatched.
At 2.15am the fire service has gained entry to the building and confined the fire to a small area limiting the damage.
By 6.30am am the building and more importantly your business are still standing.
The whole process from the alarm being raised to dispatching the Fire brigade takes only seconds and because all the systems are continuously monitored any system failure can be investigated.
Categories & Regulations
Commercial fire systems to shop offices schools etc are covered by building regulations. The general categories are:
- Type M: Manual call point (Break Glass) that operate sounders for protection of life (Basic Requirement).
- Type L: Systems are automatic detection systems intended for the protection of life.
- Type P: Systems are automatic detection systems intended for the protection of property
The British standard for the installation of fire alarm systems is BS 5839 with local governments having the power to increase and adopt a more strict standards in the interest of public safety. In all events annual certification with quarterly Inspection for all fire systems is required with further in house checks carried out by the user.