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PART 1: SECTION 2FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMSA fire detection and fire alarm system is typically made up of a number of inter-linked components includingdetectors, manual call points, and alarm sounders connected to control and indicating equipment by means ofone or more transmission paths. All system components, including the control and indicating equipment arealso connected to a power supply directly or indirectly.A fire detection and alarm system may be linked to other systems such as fire protection, or buildingmanagement systems. These other systems are not considered as part of the fire detection and alarmsystems.The fire detection and alarm systems may be networked together.Each of the components that constitute the fire detection and alarm system may be individually tested andapproved against their appropriate standard to demonstrate their own performance and reliability but in orderto ensure their compatibility and performance together within the system, certain system tests andrequirements must be fulfilled.The system standard specifies the requirements for compatibility and connectability assessment of systemcomponents that either comply with the requirements of EN 54 and/or with a manufacturer’s specification. Thestandard also includes requirements for the integrity of the fire detection and fire alarm system whenconnected to other systems.This section lists approved fire detection and alarm systems suitable for use in buildings for the protection ofpeople and property. The system requirements ensure the compatibility of the different components of thesystem work reliably together. Each component of the fire detection and alarm systems listed in this sectionare approved to the applicable product standard and are listed in Sections 3, 4.1, 5, 6, and 7. The approvalprocess for the system is outlined in scheme document SD040.Systems listed in this section have been approved to LPS 1054: 2001 Requirements for the evaluation ofcomponent compatibility for fire alarm systemsThis standard was designed for the UK market and applies to systems incorporating control and indicatingequipment and power supply equipment complying with EN 54-2 Fire detection and fire alarm systems -Control and indicating equipment and EN 54-4 Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Power supplyequipment respectively.Networked systems are evaluated by ensuring that each control panel connected to the network can operateas a stand alone unit, in the event of failure of the network connections, and that failure of a control panel willnot affect other control panels on the network.LPCB is now accepting products for approval to EN 54-13: 2005 Compatibility assessment for systemcomponents which is applicable to the EU market and to LPS 1653: 2011 Requirement for Network firedetection and alarm systems.Note: Since LPCB uses national and international standards for the listing of products, in some instances, therequirements of these standards may conflict with the recommendations of local codes of practice. Werecommend that specifiers seek advice from the relevant local authorities and amend their specificationsaccordingly.14 18 Jan 2014