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Little black book recent changes to bs58391 bs5839 part 1 was most recently updated in 20. Covers terminology, basic theory of operation, installation details, system startup techniques and general maintenance of fire alarms, and is intended to be used as source material for the fire service, fire marshals and all fire alarm sales, design and installation. Building classification and architect design responsibilities. This powerful text takes you through the process of design and installation of fire alarm systems. The numerous nfpa 70 2014 and nfpa 72 2016 references, charts and graphs make the text easy to read and follow.
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