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Fire Sprinkler Courses

BS 9251: Residential and Domestic Systems

BS EN 12845: Commercial Systems

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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

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9. In-house courses: Teaching facilities 14

10. Company details 15

Contents

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1. Introduction

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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


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.

http://www.xact.org.uk/open-course-dates-and-costs/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.xact.org.uk/open-course-dates-and-costs/

http://www.xact.org.uk/Terms_and_Conditions


2.1 BS 9251: Sprinkler install, commission and maintain


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.

https://www.jib-pmes.org/fire-prevention-and-sprinkler-system-installation-and-maintenance-fitter-blue-card/

2.2 BS 9251: Sprinkler system design


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


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


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


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


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


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


http://www.redbooklive.com/download/pdf/LPS1301.pdf

6. Professional Bodies


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

http://www.firesprinklers.org.uk/

http://www.bafsa.org.uk/

7. Costs


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:


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:


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:


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


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


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]

http://www.xact.org.uk/

