Xact Consultancy and Training Limited
T: 01386 277980 F: 0845 0941 887 [email protected] www.xact.org.uk
Fire Sprinkler Courses
BS 9251: Residential and Domestic Systems
BS EN 12845: Commercial Systems
Contents
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 ii
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. BS 9251 Residential Sprinkler Systems
2.1 BS 9251: Installation, commissioning and maintenance 3
2.2 BS 9251: Sprinkler system design 4
2.3 BS 9251: Assessing residential sprinkler systems 5
3. BS EN 12845 Commercial Sprinkler Systems
3.1 BS EN 12845 Hazard review: Assessing commercial systems 6
4. Design software for sprinkler and water mist systems
4.1 Canute FHC design software 7
5. Third party accreditation schemes 8
6. Professional bodies 9
7. Costs 10
8. Open courses:
8.1: Stone Conference Centre
8.2: Ettington Chase Conference Centre
11
12
9. In-house courses: Teaching facilities 14
10. Company details 15
1. Introduction
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 1
1. Introduction
This document is designed to help individuals and organisations inform their training decisions about the fire
sprinkler courses we offer, their content, costs and methods of delivery.
1.1 Target Audience
Our training is designed to meet the needs of:
i) Sprinkler Engineers
ii) Sprinkler System Assessors
1.2 Sprinkler Engineers: Sprinkler installers, designers and engineers, plumbing professionals
Sprinkler Engineers: BS 9251: Residential and domestic
Installation, commissioning
and maintenance
Previous experience
2.1: BS 9251: 3-day Installation, commissioning and
maintenance course
2.2: BS 9251: 3-day Sprinkler design course
Application of learning e.g. Designing sprinkler systems
4.1: Canute: 1-day FHC Design software course
i) Understanding of building construction
ii) Understanding of water regulations
iii) Skills in installing valve and pipework
iv) Experience in health and safety on construction sites
Sprinkler system design
Workplace experience and
application
Canute FHC software
Application: Third party
accreditation
Sprinkler Engineers: BS EN 12845: Commercial systems
Hazard review: Assessing
commercial systems
3.1 2-day BS EN 12845 Hazard review: Assessing
commercial sprinkler systems course
1. Introduction
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 2
1.3 Sprinkler Assessors: Building control officers, approved inspectors, Fire Service, fire risk assessors
and fire safety professionals.
Sprinkler Assessors:
Assessing residential
sprinkler systems
3.1 2-day BS EN 12845 Hazard
review: Assessing commercial
sprinkler systems course
Hazard review: Assessing
commercial systems
2.3 2-day BS 9251 Residential
sprinkler system assessor course
1.4 Delegate numbers: In-house courses
Maximum of 10 delegates on BS 9251 sprinkler design and Canute FHC design software courses
Maximum of 16 delegates on other courses.
1.5 Location and dates
1.5.1 In-house courses: Premises arranged by customer. Dates to be agreed.
1.5.2 Open-courses: See Section 6. For dates see: www.xact.org.uk/open-course-dates-and-costs/
1.6 Booking
1.6.1 In-house courses: Please contact Xact on: [email protected]
1.6.2 Open-courses: Please use on-line booking: www.xact.org.uk/open-course-dates-and-costs/
1.7 Terms and conditions
Terms and Conditions apply, please see our website link at www.xact.org.uk/Terms_and_Conditions for a
copy of our Terms and Conditions or contact us on [email protected] to request a copy. All orders and
bookings made will be subject to our Terms and Conditions.
2.1 BS 9251: Sprinkler install, commission and maintain
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 3
2.1 BS 9251: Installation, commissioning and maintenance
Target Audience
Plumbing professionals, sprinkler engineers and installers, professionals responsible for inspecting and
testing sprinkler systems.
Aim
To enable delegates to install, commission and maintain residential and domestic sprinkler systems.
Core content
Legislation, codes of practice and guidance documents
Identifying occupancy category and requirements
Principles of sprinkler system designs
Requirements of installing systems:
o Water supplies; towns mains, tanks and pumps
o Sprinkler head types, suitability and positioning
o Pipework and valve configuration
o Frost protection options
o Alarm and warning requirements and configuration
System commissioning and maintenance requirements
Certification and documentation
Duration
3 days
Course assessment
Delegates will be assessed on their ability to install, commission and maintain residential sprinkler systems.
Prior learning
Delegates should have:
Understanding of building construction
Understanding of water regulations
Skills in installing valve and pipework
Experience in health and safety on construction sites
Installers skills card
Completing Xact's installation course enables
individuals, working in the sprinkler installation
sector, to obtain an industry-recognised skills card.
Contact JIB (Joint Industry Board) to apply.
2.2 BS 9251: Sprinkler system design
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 4
2.2 BS 9251: Sprinkler system design
Target audience
Sprinkler design engineers and installers and plumbing professionals
Aim
To enable delegates to design residential and domestic sprinkler systems.
Core content
ASET – time based analysis
Legislation, codes of practice and guidance documents
Identifying occupancy category and requirements
Vulnerable persons and compensatory features
Special circumstances and fire strategies
Sprinkler head suitability, positioning and design densities
Water supplies, towns mains, tanks and pumps
Pipework and valve configuration
Designing sprinkler systems:
o Loss calculations; K factor, Hazen Williams
o Calculating most hydraulically unfavourable area
o Selecting water supply
o Calculating most hydraulically favourable area
o Pump curves and tank calculations
Frost protection options
Alarm requirements and configuration
Certification and documentation
Duration
3 days
Course assessment
Delegates will be assessed on their ability to design a sprinkler system to BS 9251.
Prior learning
Delegates must have prior to attending this course,:
Attended Xact installation course, or
Attended an equivalent course, or
Previous experience installing sprinkler systems
2.3 BS 9251: Assessing residential sprinkler systems
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 5
2.3 BS 9251: Assessing residential sprinkler systems
Target audience
Building control officers, approved inspectors, Fire Service, fire risk assessors and fire safety professionals.
Aim
To enable delegates to assess whether a residential sprinkler system complies with requirements of BS 9251.
Core topic areas
On completion, delegates should have an understanding of:
Legislation and codes of practice
Category of system
Discharge densities, number of design heads and supply duration
Sprinkler head requirements
Head coverage and positioning
Pipework and valve arrangements
Water supply options and requirements
System design requirements
Delegates will also learn to assess suitability of:
Compensatory features
Special circumstances
Vulnerable persons.
Duration
2 days
Prior learning
Experience in assessing fire safety, an understanding of the advantages of sprinkler systems and their
operation is required.
Course assessment
Delegates assess sprinkler system compliance with BS 9251.
3.1 BS EN 12845 Hazard review: Assessing commercial systems
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 6
3.1 BS 12845: Hazard review: Assessing commercial systems
Target audience
Sprinkler engineers, fire risk assessors, building control officers, fire service auditors, sprinkler system
assessors and fire safety professionals.
Aim
To enable delegates to assess whether a commercial sprinkler system complies with requirements of BS EN
12845 and the Sprinkler Rules.
Core topic areas
On completion, delegates should have an understanding of:
Water supply options
Hazard classification
Design principles
Sprinkler head positioning and spacing
Pipe sizing and layout
Principles of hydraulic calculations
Assessing sprinkler designs
Core Reference Documents
BS EN 12845: Commercial Sprinkler Systems
LPC Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations
Duration
2 days
Prior learning
Experience in assessing fire safety, an understanding of the advantages of sprinkler systems and their
operation is required.
Course assessment
Delegates assess sprinkler system compliance with BS EN 12845 and the Sprinkler Rules.
4.1 Design software for sprinkler and water mist systems
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 7
4.1 Canute FHC (Full Hydraulic Calculations) Design Software
Canute FHC design software for sprinkler and water mist systems
Target audience
Existing suppression system designers.
Those seeking to enhance their skills using Canute FHC software from beginners to advanced level
practitioners.
Aim
To enable delegates to apply Canute FHC software from data entry to more advanced concepts in the design
of sprinkler and water mist systems.
Core topic areas
On course completion, delegates should have an understanding of:
Basic concepts of computerised hydraulic modelling
Hydraulic formulas to calculate flow through heads and pressure loss in pipes
Apply node references to a hydraulic model
Entering relevant data into FHC
Optimising hydraulic models
Advanced FHC commands
Delegates also learn to:
Undertake automatic sizing to pipework
Enter water supplier data
Make global changes to system
Conduct copy commands
Produce reports for checking and submitting to AHJ
Duration
1 day
Prior Learning
This course assumes that delegates are familiar with manual hydraulic calculations and principles of applying
hydraulic calculations to fire system designs.
Delegates will be expected to have a sound understanding of design standard to which they intend to apply
FHC and hydraulic calculations e.g. BS 9251, BS EN 12845, NFPA 13 or NFPA 750.
5. Third Party Accreditation Schemes
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 8
5. Third Party Accreditation Schemes
Fire Sprinkler third party accreditation schemes
The organisations below provide third party accreditation schemes for sprinkler systems.
5.1 FIRAS
a) BS 9251: Residential and domestic systems
http://www.firas-database.co.uk/registers/residential-and-domesticsprinkler-
systems.html
b) BS EN 12845: Commercial systems
http://www.firas-database.co.uk/registers/commercial-and-industrialsprinkler-
systems.html
5.2 IFC Certification
a) BS 9251: Residential and domestic systems
http://www.ifccertification.com/certification/certified-installers.html
b) BS EN 12845: Commercial systems
http://www.ifccertification.com/certification/certified-installers.html
5.3 LPCB: Loss Prevention Certification Board
a) LPS 1301: BS 9251: Residential and domestic systems
http://www.redbooklive.com/download/pdf/LPS1301.pdf
b) LPS 1048: BS EN 12845: Commercial systems
https://www.redbooklive.com/download/pdf/LPS-1048-Requirements-forthe-
approval-of-sprinkler-system-contractors-in-the-UK-and-Ireland.pdf
6. Professional Bodies
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 9
6. Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies representing the sprinkler sector
6.1 RSA: Residential Sprinkler Association
www.firesprinklers.org.uk
6.2 BAFSA: British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association
www.bafsa.org.uk
7. Costs
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 10
7. In-house and open course costs
Please note that in-house course costs are based on customer provision of teaching facilities as outlined in
Section 9 and delegate copies of BS 9251.
Page Course Duration In-house Open
3 2.1 BS 9251: Installation, commissioning and maintenance 3 days 4,500 695
4 2.2 BS 9251: Sprinkler system design 3 days 4,500 695
5 2.3 BS 9251: Assessing residential sprinkler systems 2 days 2,900 300
6 3.1 BS EN 12845 Hazard review: Assessing commercial systems 2 days 2,900 310
7 4.1 Canute FHC Design software 1 day 1,700 250
Notes:
Note 1: In-house courses - Inclusive cost for course e.g. notes, guidance documents, exercises, tutor travelling and
accommodation. Does not include teaching facilities provided by customer. See Appendix C. Any charges for car parking and tutor refreshments during each teaching day will be added at cost
Note 2: Delegate numbers –Maximum of 10 delegates on BS 9251 sprinkler design and Canute FHC design software
courses is recommended, with a maximum of 16 delegates on other courses.
Note 3: Open courses - cost includes teaching facilities, refreshments and lunch during teaching day. Additional
charge for bed, breakfast and evening meal – see below.
Note 4: Open courses are normally located at Yarnfield Park or Ettington Chase, see website for location of course.
Yarnfield Park: Yarnfield Lane, Yarnfield, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0NL.
Ettington Chase: Banbury Road, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7NZ.
Note 5: Overnight accommodation with en-suite facilities is available at:
Yarnfield Park: £59 for bed, breakfast and evening meal. Note Sunday night rate is £47 because no evening
meal is available. Snacks such as soup, sandwiches and pies are available to purchase from bar (6-9pm).
Ettington Chase: £67 for bed, breakfast and evening meal. Note Bed & breakfast for Sunday night rate is £55
meals are available in the restaurant if required.
Note 6: Open courses are also provided at other locations. Accommodation charges at these venues will differ from
those quoted above
Note 7: VAT will be added at the current rate.
Note 8: Payment terms: Within 30 days of invoice date.
8. Open courses:
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 11
8.1 Open courses: Stone Conference Centre
Address
Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre, Yarnfield, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0NL
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and evening meals are provided in the restaurant
Overnight accommodation
This includes:
Evening meal
En-suite bedroom
Breakfast
8. Open courses:
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 12
8.2 Open courses: Ettington Chase Conference Centre
Ettington Chase Conference Centre
Reception: 01789 740000
Banbury Road, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7NZ
Free on-site parking
Booking enquiries: Xact Training
01386 277980 [email protected]
Training rooms Refreshment area
Library Restaurant Lounge, Costa, bar and Sky Sports
En-suite bedroom with: Wi-Fi, desk, multi-channel TV, tea, coffee making and ironing facilities
Heated swimming pool, spa pool and sauna. Air conditioned gym offering cardiovascular and weight machines. Outside there is a tennis court and lots of on-site walks.
8. Open courses:
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 13
Road connections Easy access from M40: J15: 10 miles, J13: 9 miles, J12: 11 miles
Train stations Warwick Parkway (WPS) 12m or Banbury (BS) 14m: Chiltern Line stations with direct connections to London Marylebone, Birmingham, Kidderminster and Oxford
Airports Birmingham Airport (BA): 28 miles, London Luton Airport: 68 miles
Taxi Grafton Taxis (pre-arranged), 01789 267009. BA: £67, BS: £38, WPS: £30
Ettington Chase Conference Centre Banbury Road, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7NZ
Ettington Chase
J15
J13
J12
9. In-house courses: Teaching facilities
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 14
9. In-house courses: Teaching facilities
All courses:
Require a main teaching room with following facilities:
Delegate chairs and desks (minimum 0.75m x 0.75m per delegate)
Tutor table and chair
Whiteboard, dry marker pens and eraser (or flipchart)
Data projector for PowerPoint and videos with either:
Computer which can upload PowerPoint from a memory stick, or
Connection for laptop
Projection screen for data projector
240v electrical supply for laptop
Tutor and teaching staff refreshments during teaching day
Courses involving residential and domestic sprinklers:
Delegate copies of BS 9251
10. Company details
R:\5 Educational\1 Brochures\Fire Sprinklers 19-14 15
10. Xact Consultancy and Training Limited
Company Registration No: 05295715
VAT Registration No: 855 4570 04
Web site: www.xact.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Insurance
Xact are insured for:
Public and Employers Liability
Professional Indemnity
Office
Telephone: 01386 277980
Fax: 0845 0941 887
Address: 3 Abbey Lane Court
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4BY
Contact
Alan Sayers: 01386 277980
Email: [email protected]