FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS

Monthly Inspection and Tests

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Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

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Inspector
Control Equipment for fire Alarm
System on monitored for alarm,
supervisory, and trouble signals
Inspect lead-acid batteries

Inspect dry cell batteries

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Ref No: FDAS/MIT/17/SSCL/01
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Monthly/Quarterly Inspections
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

Monthly Inspections:

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Inspector
Lead-acid batteries
Dry cell primary batteries

Quarterly Inspections:

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Inspector
Radiant energy Fire Detector
Supervisory signal devices
Waterflow devices

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Ref No: FDAS/MQI/17/SSCL/01

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Semi-Annual Inspections
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

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Inspector
Nickel-cadmium batteries
Sealed lead-acid batteries
Transient Suppressors
Control panel trouble signals
Emergency voice/alarm communication equipment
Remote annunciators
Air-sampling initiating devices
Duct Detectors
Electro Mechanical releasing devices
Fire Extinguishing system switches
Fire Suppression system switches
Fire Alarm boxes (manual station)
Heat Detectors
Smoke Detectors
Guard’s tour equipment
Interface equipment
Alarm notification appliances
In building fire emergencies voice-alarm communication
equipment
Fire Extinguisher electronic monitoring devices/systems
Carbon monoxide detectors/systems
Exit making audible notification appliances
Supervising station alarm systems transmitters DACT, DART,
McCULLOH, and RAT
Special procedures
Supervising station alarm system-receivers
Public emergency alarm reporting system transmission
equipment (publically accessible alarm box or manual
operation of a master box)
Mass notification system or non-supervised system control
equipment and secondary power batteries

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Ref No: FDAS/SAI/17/SSCL/01

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Ref No: FDAS/SAI/17/SSCL/02

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 FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS
Annual Inspections
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

Date
Inspector
Fire alarm system control equipment
Include fuses, interfaced equipment, lamps and LED’s and primary (main)
power supply
Fibre-optic cable connections
Public emergency alarm reporting system transmission equipment
Include auxiliary box and auxiliary operation of master box
Mass notification system, supervised
Include control equipment, secondary power batteries, initiating devices, and
notification appliances

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Ref No: FDAS/AI/17/SSCL/01
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 FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS
Monthly/Quarterly Tests
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

Monthly Tests:
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Inspector

Load voltage for dry-cell batteries

Load voltage for lead acid batteries

Quarterly Tests: (for fire alarm system having unmonitored signals)

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Inspector
Functions
Fuses
Interface equipment
Lamps and LED’S
Primary power supply
Transponders
Supervisory signal devices except
tamper switches
Off-premises transmission equipment

Quarterly Tests: (for all fire alarm systems)

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Inspector
Test radiant energy fire detectors
Test supervisory signal devices
Test water-flow devices

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Ref No: FDAS/MQT/17/SSCL/01
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Semi- Annual Tests
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

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Inspector
Test transient suppressors
Test fire alarm control unit trouble signals
Test in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications equipment
Test remote annunciators
Test air sampling detectors
Test duct detectors
Test electromechanical releasing devices
Test fire extinguishing systems or suppression system switches
Test manual fire alarm boxes
Test Heat Detectors
Test Smoke Detectors (except in one-and two-family dwellings)
Test nickel-cadmium battery load voltage
Test sealed lead-acid battery load voltage
Test Guard’s tour equipment
Test Fire Extinguisher electronic monitoring devices/systems
Test Carbon monoxide detectors/systems
Test interface equipment
Test alarm notification appliances-supervised
Test exit marking (guidable) notification appliances
Test Supervising station alarm systems transmitters (DACT, DART, McCULLOH, and RAT)
Test Special procedures
Test Supervising station alarm system-receivers
Test emergency alarm reporting system transmission equipment (publically accessible
alarm box or manual operation of a master box)
Test Mass notification system or non-supervised system
Control equipment (fuses, interfaces, lamps/LED, primary panel supply)
Secondary power (lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, primary [dry cell] or scaled lead-
acid) initiating devices notification appliances

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Ref No: FDAS/SAT/17/SSCL/01

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Ref No: FDAS/SAT/17/SSCL/02

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Annual Test
Year: ______________System:____________________________________________________________

Location: _____________________________________________________________________________

Y=Satisfactory N=Unsatisfactory (explain below) N/A=Not Applicable

Date
Inspector
Control equipment: Fire Alarm Systems Monitored for Alarm, Supervisory,
and Trouble Signals
Functions
Fuses
Interfaced equipment
Lamps and LEDs
Primary (main) power supply
Transponders
Fiber-Optic Cable Power
Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System Transmission Equipment
Auxiliary box
Auxiliary operation of a master box
Mass notification system, supervised
Fuses
Interfaces
Lamps/LED
Primary (main) power supply
Secondary power batteries (lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, primary [dry
cell] or scaled lead-acid)
Initiating devices
Notification appliances

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Ref No: FDAS/AT/17/SSCL/01

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