Inspection, Test And Routine Servicing

Requirements for the inspection and test of an emergency warning and intercommunication system are to ensure that the entire system is operational and functioning correctly to the Standards for the life safety system.

This system exists to efficiently evacuate the buildings occupants and to ensure that they have suffucient time to exit before a fire becomes too large and/or out of control.

Decibel (dB) tests are required under this section of AS1851, and every year we are required to check the tones in all areas, then every five years, we are required to check dB levels in all areas.

At Extreme Fire Solution we are testing, the dBs each year regardless as it takes no extra time to ensure that every occupant can clearly hear the tones that may save their life.

Where you can go to see what is fully required to comply?

Maintenance Standard

• AS1851-2012 Section 6 – Fire Detection and Alarms

Minimum Standards of Performance

• BCA 20__ Clause E4.9

• AS2220.1-1989

• AS2220.2-1989

• AS1670.4-2004

NB: Not all will be covered in the maintenance standard, and you sometimes have to refer to the Performance Standards to understand what is fully required.

Inspection Intervals

All routine inspected and tested shall be in accordance with AS1851.