CISR14160 - The Scheme: construction operations: fire protection systems

FA04/S74 (2)(c) says that the 'installation in any building or structure of systems of ... fire protection' is within the scope of the Construction Industry Scheme', note that this subsection applies only to the ‘installation’ of systems.

In practice, systems concerned with the protection of a building and its occupants tend to fall into the following classes

1. Fire alarm systems providing audible warnings. These are usually triggered by a person.
2. Fire detection systems made up of a network of heat or smoke sensors that automatically trigger audible/visible warnings.
3. Fire detection systems made up of a network of heat or smoke sensors that, in addition to triggering audible/visible warnings, set off structural protection systems such as sprinkler systems.
4. Structural fire protection systems such as sprinkler systems, fireproof cladding and automatic door/Shutter closing mechanisms.

In the past, many of these ‘systems’ had been fairly basic in nature, often consisting of individual smoke detectors simply fixed throughout the building. Modern fire protection systems are more sophisticated, and coupled with current health and safety regulations their installation in a building or structure is more likely to be integral rather than superficial in nature. Whether fire alarm systems and fire detection systems are limited to providing audible/visible warnings only, or where in addition, they provide facilities of detection and/or protection, the installation of these types of systems (1 to 4 above) will all be caught by the scheme.

Maintenance and repairs to these systems is outside the scope of CIS