New Industrial Units

[Micky]

Hi,

I have being asked to install basic electrics,sockets and lights for 4x industrial units. Question is, do the owners have to supply a fire alarm systems (no one knows what the new clients will use the units for)?

[AnthonyB]

It depends on the size of the unit, some small lock up units would need no alarm as a verbal warning would be readily heard throughout the premises.

Larger units would require a basic category 'M' fire alarm system (call points & sounders only) providing  - incoming tenants would determine in their risk assessment if their use & layout required automatic detection adding.

Of course if these units were built in the last 20-odd years they would usually have had a category 'M' fire alarm already installed when built if they were big enough as a requirement of Building Regulations so the lack of one isn't automatically an issue

[Guest]

Thank you,i will let the customer know, they need a basic alarm system.