prEN 54-14

Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance

This document provides a framework and template for the drafting, review and revision of national standards and guidelines for the application of automatic fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings. The framework covers planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance of the systems.
The guidelines cover systems intended for the protection of life and/or the protection of property. The standard covers systems with at least one manual call point or one fire detector. The systems may be capable of providing signals to initiate, in the event of a fire, the operation of ancillary equipment (such as fixed fire extinguishing systems) and other precautions and actions (such as machinery shutdown), but the standard does not cover the ancillary services themselves or ancillary circuits to interface with them.
The guidelines do not cover systems combining fire alarm functions with other non-fire related functions.
The guidelines do not recommend whether or not an automatic fire detection and/or fire alarm system should be installed in any given premises.
It has been assumed in the drafting of this Part of EN 54 that the execution of its provisions will be trusted to appropriately competent persons. However, guidance is also given to other persons purchasing or using a fire detection or fire alarm system.
Smoke alarms according to EN 14604 are not fire detection and fire alarm systems in the sense of this standards.

Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 14: Leitfaden für Planung, Projektierung, Montage, Inbetriebnahme, Betrieb und Instandhaltung

Dieses Dokument stellt Rahmenbedingungen und ein Modell für das Erarbeiten, Überprüfen und Überarbeiten von nationalen Normen sowie Anwendungsregeln für automatische Brandmeldeanlagen innerhalb und außerhalb von Gebäuden zur Verfügung. Diese Rahmenbedingungen umfassen die Planung, Projektierung, Montage, Inbetriebsetzung, den Betrieb und die Instandhaltung der Anlagen.
jeweils angegeben und hervorgehoben wurde, ist der oben angegebene Absatz zu streichen>.
Diese Norm gilt für Anlagen, die für den Personenschutz und/oder den Sachgüterschutz vorgesehen sind. Die Norm gilt für Anlagen mit mindestens einem Handfeuermelder oder einem automatischen Brandmelder. Die Anlagen können im Brandfall Signale zur Ansteuerung von zusätzlichen Einrichtungen (wie stationäre Löschanlagen) und anderen Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und Aktionen (wie Abschaltung von Maschinen) liefern. Die Norm behandelt jedoch nicht diese zusätzlichen Einrichtungen oder zusätzliche Schaltungen als Schnittstelle zwischen diesen selbst.
Diese Norm behandelt keine Anlagen, die Brandmeldefunktionen mit Funktionen verknüpfen, die keine auf eine Brandmeldung bezogene Funktion besitzen.
Diese Norm gibt keine Empfehlung, ob eine automatische Brandmeldeanlage in einem Gebäude installiert werden sollte.
Bei der Erarbeitung dieser Norm wurde angenommen, dass diese durch entsprechend qualifizierte und erfahrene Personen angewendet wird. Trotzdem werden auch Hinweise für andere Personen gegeben, die Brandmeldeanlagen kaufen oder betreiben.
Rauchwarnmelder nach EN 14604 sind kein Bestandteil einer Brandmeldeanlage im Sinne dieser Norm.

Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Guide pour la planification, la conception, l'installation, la mise en service, l'utilisation et la maintenance

Le présent document fournit un cadre et un modèle pour l'élaboration, la revue et la révision de normes nationales et de guides d'application pour la réalisation de systèmes automatiques de détection et d'alarme incendie à l'intérieur et autour des bâtiments. Ce cadre couvre la planification, la conception, l'installation, la mise en service, l'utilisation et la maintenance des systèmes.
, l'alinéa ci-dessus devra être supprimé>.
La présente norme concerne les systèmes destinés à la surveillance des personnes et/ou des biens. La norme concerne les systèmes ayant au moins un déclencheur manuel d'alarme ou un détecteur d'incendie. Ces systèmes peuvent être en mesure de fournir des signaux pour amorcer, en cas d'incendie, le déclenchement de dispositifs auxiliaires (tels que des systèmes fixes d'extinction incendie) et d'autres actions et mesures préventives (tel qu'un arrêt machine) ; toutefois, la norme ne concerne pas les dispositifs auxiliaires en eux-mêmes ni les circuits auxiliaires d'interface qui leur sont associés.
La présente norme ne concerne pas les systèmes associant des fonctions d'alarme incendie avec d'autres fonctions non liées à l'incendie.
La présente norme ne donne aucune recommandation précisant s'il convient ou non d'installer un système automatique de détection et/ou d'alarme incendie dans des locaux donnés.
Lors de l'élaboration de la présente norme, il a été supposé qu'elle serait utilisée par des personnes possédant les compétences appropriées. Toutefois, des indications sont également données aux personnes qui peuvent avoir besoin d'acheter ou d'utiliser un système de détection ou d'alarme incendie.
Les dispositifs d'alarme de fumée conformes à l'EN 14604 ne sont pas des systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie au sens de la présente norme.

Sistemi za odkrivanje in javljanje požara ter alarmiranje -14. del: Smernice za načrtovanje, projektiranje, vgradnjo, preverjanje, uporabo in vzdrževanje

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 13.220.20 - Fire protection
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 72 - Fire detection and fire alarm systems
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 72/WG 11 - Guidelines for planning, design and installation
• Current Stage: 3098 - Decision to reject - Consensus building
• Start Date: 08-Apr-2011
• Completion Date: 08-Apr-2011
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/109 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on fire alarm/detection, fixed firefighting, fire and smoke control and explosion suppression products
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 54-14:2011 - Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance

Relations

• Revises: CEN/TS 54-14:2004 - Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 54-14:2011
01-november-2011
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Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design,
installation, commissioning, use and maintenance
Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 14: Leitfaden für Planung, Projektierung, Montage,
Inbetriebsetzung, Betrieb und Instandhaltung
Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Partie 14: Guide d'application pour la
planification, la conception, l'installation, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la
maintenance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 54-14
ICS:
13.220.20 3RåDUQD]DãþLWD Fire protection
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
oSIST prEN 54-14:2011 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 54-14 rev
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

September 2011
ICS 13.220.20 Will supersede CEN/TS 54-14:2004
English Version
Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 14: Guidelines for
planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and
maintenance
Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Partie 14: Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 14: Leitfaden für Planung,
Guide d'application pour la planification, la conception, Projektierung, Montage, Inbetriebsetzung, Betrieb und
l'installation, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la Instandhaltung
maintenance
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 72.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 54-14 rev:2011: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
Foreword .5
Introduction .6
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 General . 13
4.1 Guideline usage . 13
4.2 Guideline format . 13
4.3 Unwanted alarms . 15
4.4 Documentation . 15
4.5 Responsibility . 15
4.6 Qualifications . 15
5 Assessment of needs . 15
5.1 Purpose . 15
5.2 Consultation . 15
5.3 Parts of the building needing cover. 16
5.4 Fire brigade attendance . 18
5.5 Fire alarm response strategy . 18
5.6 Documentation . 19
5.7 Responsibility . 19
5.8 Qualifications . 19
6 Planning and design . 20
6.1 Devices connected to the system . 20
6.2 System design . 20
6.3 Zones . 21
6.4 Selection of detectors and manual call points . 22
6.5 Siting and spacing of detectors and manual call points . 25
6.6    Alarm systems and devices . 32
6.7 Control and indication . 34
6.8 Power supplies . 36
6.9 Signals to a fire alarm receiving station . 36
6.10 Signals to a fault warning receiving station . 37
6.11 Other equipment or systems . 37
6.12 Transmission paths . 37
6.13 Protection against electromagnetic interference . 39
6.14 Documentation . 39
6.15 Responsibility . 40
6.16 Qualifications . 40
7 Installation . 40
7.1 General . 40
7.2 Siting of equipment . 40
7.3 Cable installation . 40
7.4 Radioactivity . 41
7.5 Documentation . 41
7.6 Responsibility . 41
7.7 Qualifications . 41
8 Initialisation and configuration . 42
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8.1 General . 42
8.2 Programming of the CIE . 42
8.3 Documentation . 42
8.4 Responsibility . 42
8.5 Qualifications . 42
9 Commissioning and verification . 42
9.1 General . 42
9.2 Commissioning . 42
9.3 Verification . 43
9.4 Documentation . 43
9.5 Responsibility . 44
9.6 Qualifications . 44
10 Third party approval . 44
10.1 General . 44
10.2 Approval by authorities and others . 44
10.3 Approval procedures . 44
10.4 Documentation . 45
10.5 Periodic inspection by an approving body . 45
10.6 Qualifications . 45
11 Use of the system . 46
11.1 Responsibility . 46
11.2 Documentation . 46
12 Maintenance . 46
12.1 General . 46
12.2 Inspection and servicing . 47
12.3 Repair . 47
12.4 Spares . 47
12.5 Documentation . 48
12.6 Responsibility . 48
12.7 Qualifications . 48
13 Modification of an installed system . 48
13.1 General . 48
13.2 Third party approval . 48
13.3 Extent of compliance . 48
13.4 Documentation . 49
13.5 Responsibility . 49
13.6 Qualifications . 49
14 Operation of other fire protection systems . 49
14.1 General . 49
14.2 Responsibility . 50
15 Applications in special risks . 50
15.1 General . 50
15.2 Electronic data processing areas . 50
15.3 High-rack warehouses . 51
15.4 Atrium and high ceiling areas . 51
15.5 Hazardous areas . 51
15.6 Outdoor areas . 52
15.7 High value risks . 52
15.8 Responsibility . 52
16 Integrated systems . 52
17 Hierarchical and networked systems . 52
ANNEX A (informative) False (or unwanted) alarms . 54
A.1 Prevention of false alarms . 54
A.2 Smoke detectors . 54
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A.3 Heat detectors . 55
A.4 Flame detectors . 55
A.5 Multi-sensor detectors . 55
A.6 Pre-alarm warnings. 55
A.7 Coincidence detection . 56
A.8 Activity related systems . 56
A.9 Pre-transmission confirmation . 56
A.10 Investigation of false alarms . 57
ANNEX B (informative) Model documents . 58
ANNEX C (informative) Model list of fire loadings for different cable types . 64
ANNEX D (normative). 69
ANNEX E (informative) . 70
Bibliography . 72

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Foreword
This document (prEN 54-14:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 72 “Fire Detection
and Fire alarm systems”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede CEN/TS 54-14:2004.

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Introduction
Guidelines and standards for the planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance of a fire
detection and fire alarm system are published by many different organisations within Europe.
This document is a framework and template to be used in the drafting, review and revision of any such
national standards and guidelines. It is intended that the availability of a common structure and template for
such guidelines and standards in Europe will assist in the gradual harmonisation of practice and standards of
fire detection and fire alarm systems throughout Europe.
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1 Scope
This document provides a framework and template for the drafting, review and revision of national standards
and guidelines for the application of automatic fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings.
The framework covers planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance of the systems.
relevant nationals requirements included in those sections identified by highlighted bodies>, the above paragraph shall be removed>.
The standard cover systems intended for the protection of life and/or the protection of property. The standard
covers systems with at least one manual call point or one fire detector. The systems may be capable of
providing signals to initiate, in the event of a fire, the operation of ancillary equipment (such as fixed fire
extinguishing systems) and other precautions and actions (such as machinery shutdown), but the standard
does not cover the ancillary services themselves or ancillary circuits to interface with them.
The standard does not cover systems combining fire alarm functions with other non-fire related functions.
The standard does not recommend whether or not an automatic fire detection and/or fire alarm system should
be installed in any given premises.
It has been assumed in the drafting of this standard that it is used by appropriately competent persons.
However, guidance is also given to other persons purchasing or using a fire detection or fire alarm system.
Smoke alarms according to EN 14604 are not fire detection and fire alarm systems in the sense of this
standards
2 Normative references
The following referenced document is indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 54, Fire detection and fire alarm systems, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Introduction
— Part 2: Control and indicating equipment
— Part 3: Fire alarm devices – Sounders
— Part 4: Power supply equipment
— Part 5: Heat detectors – Point detectors
— Part 7: Smoke detectors – Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
— Part 10: Flame detectors – Point detectors
— Part 11: Manual call points
— Part 12: Smoke detectors – Line detectors using an optical light beam
— Part 13: Compatibility assessment of system components
— Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance
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— Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating equipment
— Part 17: Short-circuit isolators
— Part 18: Input/output devices
— Part 20: Aspirating smoke detectors
— Part 21: Alarm transmission and fault warning routine equipment
— Part 22: Line-type heat detectors
— Part 23 Fire alarm devices – Visual alarms
— Part 24: Components of voice alarm systems – Loudspeakers
— Part 25: Components using radio links
— Part 26: Point fire detectors using carbon monoxide sensors
— Part 27: Duct smoke detectors
— Part 28: Non-resettable (digital) line type heat detectors
— Part 29: Multi-sensor detector – Point detector using a combination of smoke and heat sensors
— Part 30: Multi-sensor detector – Point detector using
–- Part 31: Multi-sensor detector – Point detectors using a combination of smoke, carbon monoxide and
optionally heat sensors
3  Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 54-1:20xx and the following apply.
3.1
acceptance
decision that the installed system meets the requirements of a previously agreed specification
3.2
alarm load
maximum power (normally electrical) that might be required under the fire condition
3.3
ancillary equipment
equipment which can initiate or be initiated by the fire detection and alarm system
3.4
approval
agreement by a third party that the installed system satisfies the requirements of the third party
3.5
approval body
body accepted by an authority having jurisdiction or other competent organisation as having the expertise
necessary to assess the compliance of the installed system with this standard
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3.6
authority having jurisdiction
body having powers provided under local, regional, national or European legislation
3.7
beam detector
more commonly used term for 'smoke detector - line detector using a transmitted light beam' (see EN 54-12)
3.8
circuit
interconnected assembly of cables, components and elements, terminated at the control and indicating
equipment in such a way that its only connection to other parts of the fire detection and alarm system is
through the control and indicating equipment and controlled by the control and indicating equipment
NOTE 1 A circuit may have more than one link to the control and indicating equipment (as in a loop circuit, connected
to the control and indicating equipment at both ends).
NOTE 2 If two or more cables are directly linked together inside the control and indicating equipment, without the
possibility of control by the link, then they are part of the same circuit.
NOTE 3 The transmission path for radio linked system is part of a circuit
3.9
commissioning
process by which it is verified that the installed system meets the defined requirements
3.10
commissioning engineer
person who carries out the process of commissioning
3.11
competent person
person who, in relation to the work undertaken, has the necessary knowledge, skill and experience to
complete the work satisfactorily and without danger or injury to any person
3.12
component
device which is defined as a component type I or component type II in EN 54-13
3.13
configuration
programming the CIE to perform the functions intended by the designer, the relevant standards and the fire
protection strategy
3.14
designer
person or organisation taking responsibility for the work outlined in Clause 6
3.15
false (or unwanted) alarm
fire alarm caused by reasons other than fire which may be sub-divided into sub-categories. For example:
a) alarms, in which a system has responded, either as designed or as the technology may reasonably be
expected to respond, to any of the following:

— a fire-like phenomenon or environmental influence (e.g. smoke from a nearby bonfire, dust or
insects, processes that produce smoke or flame, or environmental effects that can render certain
types of detector unstable, such as rapid air flow);
— accidental damage;
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— inappropriate human action (e.g. operation of a system for test or maintenance purposes without
prior warning to building occupants and/or an alarm receiving centre);
b) alarms, in which the false alarm has resulted from a fault in the system;
c) alarms, in which a person operates a manual call point or causes a fire detector to initiate a fire signal,
whilst knowing that there is no fire;
d) alarms with good intent, in whic
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