Fire Alarm System Design to I.S. 3218 (2024)

Details

1-day course

CPD Credit: 7 hours; Competence/s: 1

Course Delivery Options

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Course Overview

This course provides an overview of the design of fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. It follows the format of the latest Irish Standard IS 3218: 2024 on a chapter by chapter basis.

Course Programme

• Section 1 - Introduction to Fire Detection and Alarm Systems and IS 3218
• Section 2 - Scope, Standards and definition
• Section 3 - Assessment of Needs
• Section 4 - Planning and Design
• Section 5 - Cooling Plant
• Section 6 - Siting of Detectors & MCPs
• Section 7 - Alarm Systems and Devices
• Section 8 - Control and indication Equipment
• Section 9 - Miscellaneous 
• Section 10 - Installation
• Section 11 - Initialization and Configuration
• Section 12 - Commissioning
• Section 13 - User Responsibilities
• Section 14 - Maintenance
• Section 15 - Modification of an Installed System
• Section 16 - Operation of Other Fire Protection Systems
• Section 17 - Applications in Special Risks
• Section 18 - Hierarchical and Networked Systems
• Section 19 - Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Dwellings

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, attendees will have learned about the structure of IS 3218 and fundamentals for the design of fire detection and alarm systems as summarised in the programme below. They will also have gained a good understanding of the different types of fire suppression systems.

Who should attend?

This course will benefit electrical engineers and contractors involved in the design of electrical building services.

Trainer’s Profile

Brendan Dervan is a Chartered Engineer with over 40 years’ experience in all aspects of mechanical and electrical building services including design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. After completing an electrical apprenticeship in 1982 he went on to study electrical engineering in DIT.#He has worked in M&E consultancy at senior engineer / director level since 1990. In 1999 he started his own M&E consultancy, Dervan Engineering Consultants (DEC), which merged with Cundall in 2016. His Company provided M&E consultancy and project management services to a diverse range of clients in both the public and private sectors. In 2013, Brendan completed an MSc in Energy Management with TU Dublin. His thesis researched the improvement of energy efficiency in existing data centres.