BS 5839-8:2023 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings - Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems. Code of practice
What is BS 5839-8 - Voice alarm systems about?
Eighth in an extensive series of British Standards on fire detection and alarm systems, BS 5839-8:2023 gives recommendations on what voice alarm system to use and how to use it.
Who is BS 5839-8 - Voice alarm systems for?
Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of voice alarm systems
Alarm receiving centres (ARCs)
Architects and building professionals
Fire and health and safety departments
Installers and others responsible for implementing fire precautions
What does BS 5839-8 - Voice alarm systems cover?
BS 5839-8 gives recommendations for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems that automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and fire alarm systems.
BS 5839-8 also covers systems that include a manual facility for the transmission of live emergency announcements as well as automatically generated messages for emergency purposes.
NOTE 1: The fire detection and fire alarm systems themselves are covered by
