CFOA False Alarms Policy

[Gary Howe]

Thanks Colin for your reply.

One other question for the BB: does the policy also apply to sprinkler systems?

As they will in the majority of cases be linked to the fire alarm signalling to the ARC. From my side of the fence (insurance) it is going to have a major impact on an insureds policy if they lose their URN number and they have a sprinkler system installed

Regards


Gary Howe

[dave bev]

gary - colin makes the point re cfoa not having any authority re enforcement of their own policies on their own members, yet surprisingly those at the ODPM seem to hang on every word that cfoa say, even when a number of cfo's are clearly against some of the policies! its a strange old world innit!

[Gary Howe]

Dave

A funny old world! you are dead right!!!, what with Workplace Regs, the RRO, CFOA policy, it's going to be interesting future in the field of fire safety, I bet some people are glad they are coming up to retirement?

Still I will try and plug away with my questions on sprinklers, after all I need to try and protect my bonus!!

Best Regards


Gary

[colin todd]

Most policies seem to make no distinction. The problem is you can become a CFO without knowing the difference between a smoke detector, a heat detector, a manual call point and a sprinkler, or so it seems. No wonder the troops on the ground get frustrated.

[dave bev]

apparently you can also become a cfo by not knowing some other stuff aswell !

[Tradeoff]

Sorry to drag this subject up again but i understand that CFOA have completeing rewritten the guidance on 'Unwanted Fire Signals' and the requirement to have Unique Reference Numbers for fire alarm systems and the requirement to have BAFE/LPS approved fire alarm specialists etc etc.

Can anyone tell me where the fire service/CFOA is going with this - and please lets hope what ever is produced is adopted generically throughout the UK (Endland, Wales, Scotland and NI)!!!!!!!!!

Thanks - Tradeoff

[Ricardo]

Can anyone tell me where the fire service/CFOA is going with this - and please lets hope what ever is produced is adopted generically throughout the UK (Endland, Wales, Scotland and NI)!!!!!!!!!

Thanks - Tradeoff

I wonder if your final sentence is as a result of recent differences discussed on other threads between our countries, as it is proving confusing. Lets hope Tradeoff that your wishes come true.

[Steven N]

Sorry to drag this subject up again but i understand that CFOA have completeing rewritten the guidance on 'Unwanted Fire Signals' and the requirement to have Unique Reference Numbers for fire alarm systems and the requirement to have BAFE/LPS approved fire alarm specialists etc etc.

Can anyone tell me where the fire service/CFOA is going with this - and please lets hope what ever is produced is adopted generically throughout the UK (Endland, Wales, Scotland and NI)!!!!!!!!!

Thanks - Tradeoff

I believe it is being rewritten at the moment as the previous document wasn't universally adopted

[afterburner]

the original CFOA policy with URN's etc was certainly 'introduced' into Scotland and has remained hidden away fro some time.

[David Rooney]

Our BAFE man said they were thinking of trying to introduce URNs for every alarm system in the country... not just remote monitored systems....!!!