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Offline Hightower

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Re: BS 5839 -6 definition
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2009, 05:47:55 PM »
Tony

Everyone is focusing in on the alarm and nothing else - what about resident education, servicing and access rights, initial replacement and then future upgrades, don't just think of the alarms - if all of the other things aren't in place - they just don't work!!!! >:(
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Offline CivvyFSO

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Re: BS 5839 -6 definition
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2009, 12:24:52 AM »
Quote from: nearlythere on July 27, 2009, 02:09:19 PM
Quote from: CivvyFSO on July 27, 2009, 01:32:40 PM
Part 6 suggests LD3 in this scenario. Unless the building is not built to a standard such as ADB or 5588 part 1 - In that case it suggests LD2. Translating this into practical terms I would suggest that if a 2 storey house lacks a protected escape route AND lacks window escapes, then LD2 would probably be necessary.
But would a 2 storey house not lack a protected escape route anyway as the norm?

If it has escape windows it can lack the protected route. If it has a protected route (FD20, no self closers req'd) then no escape windows are required.
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