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Fire alarm engineer inspecting an alarm panel in a commercial building

BS 5839-1:2025 Clauses 38–41

Documentation

Certificates, as-fitted information, cause-and-effect records and the system logbook.

Certificates by process

Design
Issued for the design process by the responsible organisation.
Installation
Issued for the installation work.
Commissioning
Issued when commissioning is completed.
Acceptance
Records the purchaser’s acceptance at handover.
Extensions or modifications
Records work that changes or extends an existing system.

System records

  • A system-specific operation and maintenance manual.
  • A current logbook for tests, events, faults, false alarms and work.
  • A zone plan at the control and indicating equipment.
  • Accurate as-fitted drawings and a cause-and-effect description.

Keep documents current, accessible and tied to the installed system.

Source context: BS 5839-1:2025 Clauses 38–41. This page paraphrases the app’s quick-reference material and does not reproduce or replace the standard.