ISO 7240-23:2013 Fire detection and alarm systems - Part 23: Visual alarm devices

ISO, 2013. — 49 p. First edition 2013-01-15.
ISO 7240 (all parts) specifies components of fire detection and alarm systems, requirements for their interconnection and installation and the performance, testing, and servicing of parts or of complete systems. It provides
- local and/or remote signals to organizations having authority to respond to fire alarms, and
- signals to initiate the operation of fire protection equipment and other systems.
This part of ISO 7240 specifies the requirements, test methods and performance criteria for visual alarm devices in a fixed installation intended to signal a visual warning of a fire between a fire detection and alarm system and occupants in and around buildings.
This part of ISO 7240 specifies visual alarm devices for three types of application environment.
It is only applicable to pulsing or flashing visual alarm devices, for example xenon beacons or rotating beacons. It is not applicable to devices giving continuous light output.
This part of ISO 7240 is not intended to cover visual indicators, for example, on detectors or on the control and indicating equipment.