What should a Fire Alarm Verification Test Report include?
The basic documentation that must be provided for any Fire Alarm Verification performed in Canada is outlined in the Standard for Verification of Fire Alarm Systems – CAN/ULC-S537-04. Local authorities may require additional documentation or may require you to submit an amended Appendix “A” form (as the City of Vancouver has done in Bulletin 2000-021-EL). Our forms happen to be based on this bulletin (I am, after all, based in Vancouver). More “universal” Canadian forms are in the works though. The primary difference centres around the Appendix “A” document. The forms currently avaiable HERE don’t include signature lines for the Design Engineer, Contractor, and supporting technician (but are in the works). 36. The monthly test of my fire alarm system requires me to check the stand-by battery (terminals and general condition). To do this, I have to remove the panel’s dead-front. This has a rather large warning sign that states I should disconnect all sources of power before attempting t
