Smoke alarms for houses – revised Standard published

Roughly 20 people die in house fires every year. Most of these preventable deaths occur while occupants are asleep or unable to detect or respond to a fire. Smoke alarms are vital to give occupants early warning of potentially life-threatening situations and to allow enough time for them all to escape or to be assisted to escape, safely.

Standards New Zealand recently published an updated and revised Standard for Interconnected smoke alarms in houses, NZS 4514:2009. Architects, fire engineers, and electricians can use NZS 4514:2009 to install smoke alarms in houses to prevent loss of life and provide ongoing protection.

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STANDARDS IN DEVELOPMENT

Fire sprinkler systems for life safety in sleeping occupancies (up to 2000 m²)

Committee: P4515 Revision
Project Manager: Erin Alderton
Estimated publication date: December 2009
Comments: The Standard is being revised to provide clarification to users of the Standard on what is and is not a sleeping occupancy. It has also been updated to align with NZS 4541 where appropriate. The published formal interpretations relating to the Standard have been considered as part of the revision. The public comment period closed on 7 August and the committee met to discuss the public comment submissions in late August.

Fire sprinkler systems for life safety in sleeping occupancies (up to 2000 m²)