CODE OF PRACTICES
Systems of fire protection.
AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS.
Designing and regulations rules
Effective as of 2009-05-01
1 Application domain
1.1 This code of practices has been developed in accordance with articles 42, 45, 46, 54, 83, 84,
91, 103, 104, 111-116 of the Federal Law No. 123-FZ as of July 22, 2008 “Technical regulation for
fire safety requirements”; it is a regulatory document for fire safety in voluntary standardization
domain and establishes standards and rules for designing of automatic fire-extinguishing and alarm
systems.
1.2 This code of practices covers designing of automatic fire-extinguishing and alarm systems
for buildings and constructions of different designation, including buildings and structures located
in areas with special climatic and environmental conditions. Application of fire-extinguishing and
alarm systems shall be determined subject to Annex А, standards, codes of practices and other
documents approved in accordance with the specified procedure.
1.3 This code of practices does not cover designing of automatic fire-extinguishing and alarm
systems for:
- buildings and structures designed subject to special standards;
- processing systems for outside installation;
- buildings of warehouses with mobile racks;
- buildings of warehouses designed for storage of aerosol products;
- buildings of warehouse with height of goods warehousing of over 5.5 m.
1.4 This code of practices does not cover designing of fire-extinguishing equipment for
extinguishing of fires of class D (according to GOST 27331), as well as chemically active
substances and materials, including substances and materials:
- reacting with fire-fighting agents causing explosion (organoaluminum, alkali materials);
- decomposing in case of reaction with fire-fighting agents causing emission of combustible
gases (organoaluminum, lead azide, aluminum hydrates, zinc, magnesium);
- reacting with fire-fighting agents causing powerful exothermic effect (sulphuric acid, titanium
chloride, termite);
- self-igniting substances (sodium hydrosulphite and etc.).
1.5 This code of practices may be used for development of special technical specifications for
automatic fire-fighting and alarm equipment.
2 Referenced codes and standards
The following codes and standards are referenced in this code of practices:
GOST R 50588-93 Foaming agents for fire extinguishing. General technical requirements and
test methods
GOST R 50680-94 Automatic water fire fighting systems. General technical requirements.
Methods of tests
GOST R 50800-95 Automatic fire-fighting foam systems. General technical requirements. Test
methods
GOST R 50969-96 Automatic gas fire extinguishing systems. General technical requirements.
Test methods
GOST R 51043-2002 Automatic water and foam fire fighting systems. Sprinklers. General
technical requirements. Test methods
GOST R 51046-97 Fire engineering. Generators of extinguishing aerosol. Types and basic
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