Standard for Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems

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Standards Development Organisation:
ULC Standards
Contact Information:
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Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CAN/ULC-S536
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
Amendment Revision
ICS code(s):
13.220.20; 13.320; 19.020
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

1.1  This Standard prescribes requirements for the inspection and testing of fire alarm systems; and specifies the devices and functions to be inspected, tested, and documented for the periodic inspection and test.

NOTE 1: This Standard is intended to apply to both required and voluntary fire alarm installations.

NOTE 2: Refer to Annex A (Informative), Informative Materials, A1.1.

Project need:

This project need includes a revision to the Control Unit or Transponder Section 8, Power Supplies Section 9, and the addition of an Operation Tests Circuit Fault Tolerance section, as in ULC S537. There is an update to the definitions of “Deficiencies” in Glossary Section 3 and Deficiencies Section 20 so they both match. Lastly, Table 14.1 is removed in order to be in line with current, related standards.

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