BAFE Adopted Schemes

SP203-1 Modular Scheme for Fire Detection & Alarm Systems

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The modular scheme was written and developed by a board of stake holders drawn from all quarters of the industry, chaired by an international fire risk insurance professional and was officially launched in July 2002.

BAFE's scheme objective is to provide a means by which, fire protection system users and regulatory authorities can be confident that the companies providing the design, installation, commissioning, handover and maintenance of such system have processes in place to effectively undertake such activities within their defined scope of work.

The scheme has been split into four modules, the intention of this is to ensure that you only gain BAFE registration for the modules in which you are competent to work within. The four modules are:-

• System Design
• Installation
• Commissioning and Handover
• Maintenance

Like other BAFE schemes a certificate is the basis upon which confidence is built. At the end of each modular stage a certificate can be issued by the BAFE listed company, so if there are four different companies involved in the complete process on one premises then you would end up with four certificates from each of the respective organisations. The opposite could also be true and one company could be undertaking the work on all four modules in which case you would only end up with one certificate, but this would relate to all of the modules.

The reality will probably be somewhere in between the two scenarios identified above. Typically with a new building project where the design, commissioning and maintenance is likely to be provided by a specialist fire protection company and the installation being undertaken by a specialist contractor.

PROCESS MAP FOR THE PROVISION OF A BAFE CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

Certification Bodies

This BAFE adopted scheme is open to any certification body which has accreditation by UKAS for this scope of work as defined by scheme document SP203-2. Currently four certification bodies are active in this scheme, these are BSI, IEC, NSI and SSAIB.

 

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