Committee: (AS/NZS) Australian and New Zealand Standards Committee FP-002: Fire Detection, Warning, Control and Intercom Systems

Standard Number/s:

• AS 1670.3
• AS 1670.6 
• AS 3786 

Standard Title:

• AS 1670.3 - Fire alarm monitoring
• AS 1670.6 - Smoke alarms installation standard
• AS 3786 - [inter-alia ISO/CD 12239] Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionisation

Revision or new Standard: Revisions of existing – developments undertaken in the last 24 months

Key issues that agencies should be aware of:

AS 1670.3 / AS 7240.2 / AS 4428.6

• These Standards are impacted by the ongoing development of the common data protocol project (Fire Alarm Monitoring Network Ground) to allow high level data interfacing between fire alarm panels and monitoring centres (for fire brigade response use)
• A SDI (standardised data interface) protocol has been agreed by stakeholders and the impacted product and installation/design standards are proposed to now be undated to incorporate SDI.

AS 1670.6 

• is intended to replace AS 3786 within the NCC to provide a design and installation standard for the use of AS 3786 smoke alarms.
• document has completed public comment but has not been adopted by ABCB as yet due to ongoing work regarding smoke alarms.
• general requirements of this standard adopt the majority of jurisdictional smoke alarm legislative requirements such as interconnection of alarms and alarms in bedrooms.

ISO/CD 12239 

• is proposed to be adopted and co-badged as AS 3786 for open market trade from Europe as per ISO agreements.  
• It is believed this standard is currently superior to AS 3786 -2014 in respect to wireless connectivity, noting that the base ISO standard is based on AS 3786.
• ABCB holding off on supporting this proposed ISO adoption pending ongoing smoke alarm work

Contact:

David Kubler (SA Metropolitan Fire Service)
David.Kubler@sa.gov.au

Matthew Cox (Fire and Rescue NSW)
Matthew.Cox@fire.nsw.gov.au