Electrical Contracting News (ECN) May 2016 | Page 46

SPECIAL FEATURE

EN54-23 explained
BS EN54-23 stipulates the requirements,
test methods and performance criteria
for VADs in fire detection and fire
alarm systems. In order to comply,
manufacturers now need to present their
products’ performance data in a uniform
manner so that they can be directly
compared and their suitability assessed for
particular applications.
EN54-23 gives an independent
assessment of a beacon’s performance
in the same way that EN53-3 does for
sounders. With this standard, systems
designers, risk assessors and installers
can assess what the r \]Z\