BAFE sets the standard for fire alarm installers

For a competent electrician, installing a fire alarm is a relatively straightforward job. But did you know that there is an industry standard for those firms primarily involved in the fire detection and fire alarm industry?

BAFE Approval Schemes have set the fire protection industry standards for over 25 years and their third party assessment and certification provides additional assurances for specifiers and consumers looking for fire protection systems installers.

 

The BAFE SP203-1 scheme has been set up as a modular scheme specifically to facilitate certification for the different work activities associated with fire detection and fire alarm systems. These modules are: design, installation, commissioning and handover, and maintenance.

Many electrical firms who specialise in this area consider BAFE certification a necessary and vital tool to winning more work.

Mark Cairns, who runs MGC Fire, based in Durham, chose to go down the Installation and Commissioning route. He commented, “While most trained electricians are capable of installing fire alarm systems sufficiently the BAFE assessment is a bit more stringent. You are assessed on not just the quality of work but also the finer details and other procedures. It’s interesting work and definitely a bit of a specialist market. BAFE sets us aside as having the knowledge to do it properly and to the right standard.”

NICEIC can now offer BAFE registration to contractors looking to diversify into this specialised market. As an incentive it is offering a special £50 discount for all current NICEIC registrants.

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