Mechanical appliances for projecting – Uganda

This standard specifies requirements, methods of test and performance criteria for fire protection control equipment (f.p.c.e.) connected to automatic fire protection equipment (a.f.p.e.) installed in buildings. The f.p.c.e. receives signals from control and indicating equipment, sends control signals to, and indicates the condition of, the a.f.p.e. The control signals are used to initiate automatic fire protection equipment, such as pups associated with fire suppression systems, control doors, dampers, fans and the like. This standard describes the mandatory functions that it is required to provide on all f.p.c.e. and optional functions with their associated requirements. It is intended that the options be used for specific applications, as recommended in application guidelines. Each optional function is included as a separate entity, with its own set of associated requirements, in order to permit the f.p.c.e. covered by this standard, with different combinations of functions, to conform to the specified requirements. It is necessary that f.p.c.e. complying with this standard fulfil the requirements of all of the mandatory functions, together with the requirements of those optional functions that are provided.