Fire Detection & Alarms - Seeking Approval?
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Are you involved with the design, installation,
commissioning and maintenance fire detection and
alarm and/or fixed gaseous fire suppression
systems?
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Do you maintain portable fire
extinguishers?
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Are you fully aware that recent legislative changes across
England, Scotland and Wales have had important implications
for fire safety in business, public and
multi-tenanted premises?
Your customers are becoming increasingly aware of the
implications of the
fire regulations and the need to provide
evidence that their fire protection is fit for purpose and is
installed and maintained by "competent persons". The owner and/or
occupier designated responsible person, must
ensure that the regulations are complied with and risk prosecution
if they fail to do this.
The responsible person must be able to provide evidence that
their fire system is fit for purpose, being designed, installed,
commissioned and maintained in accordance with the relevant British
Standards and that any portable fire extinguishers are properly
maintained.
Third Party Certification, such as through
NSI's Fire Gold and Fire Silver approval schemes which are
accredited by BAFE, is the most effective way to prove to your
customers that your company is competent. Once approved, you
will be entitled to use the appropriate NSI Fire and BAFE
logos.
NSI approves fire protection companies
involved in three areas:
NSI inspects companies to the requirements of the
BAFE adopted schemes SP201 and SP203These schemes
are acknowledged by the Fire & Rescue Services,
Government, Insurers and the fire industry as helping companies
involved in fire protection prove their competence.
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Two Levels of Approval
Fire Gold
NSI's premier fire scheme, Fire Gold, is designed for companies
wishing to meet the industry's highest standards by achieving
business excellence through an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management
System Standard, as well as displaying technical expertise by
meeting the requirements of the relevant British Standards.
Fire Gold approved companies will have achieved a long-term
track record of performance as evidence of reliability and
stability.
Fire
Silver
NSI's Fire Silver scheme is designed for new and small companies
and is often used as an entry-level scheme for those wishing to
progress towards Gold. Companies who wish to enroll on
the Fire Silver scheme need to meet the required level of technical
competence.
All NSI Fire Gold and Fire Silver Approved Companies can show
their customers that they:
- meet the technical requirements of the appropriate BAFE
scheme
- meet all relevant British Standards for technical
performance
- provide a high level of staff training and supervision to
industry best practice standards
- are comprehensively insured to protect customers and staff
- are inspected every six months by professional auditors
including random customer site visits
Fire Detection & Alarm
Systems
NSI approves companies through its Fire Gold and Fire Silver
schemes to meet the requirements of the
BAFE SP203-1 Fire Detection and Alarm SystemsScheme.
This scheme exclusively allows your company to seek approval
for one or more of the modules below, depending on the activities
of your business:
- design
- installation
- commissioning
- maintenance
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Fixed Gaseous Fire Suppression
Systems
The
BAFE SP203-3 Scheme for Fixed Gaseous Fire Suppression is also
based on the modular approach as above.
Maintenance of Portable Fire
Extinguishers
NSI offers approval for companies through the
BAFE SP101
Contract Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers Scheme
As the scheme is based on ISO 9001:2008, companies seeking
approval can only do so through NSI Fire Gold.
Other requirements of the scheme include that Fire Extinguishers
are manufactured to BS EN 3 whilst siting and servicing is
undertaken to Codes of Practice BS 5306 Part 8 2000 and BS 5306
Part 3 2003.
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