This non-binding standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of fixed fire sprinkler systems in buildings and industrial plants, and particular requirements or sprinkler systems which require high level of reliability.It covers the classification of hazards, provision of water supplies, components to be used, installation and testing of the system, maintenance, and the extension of existing systems, and identifies construction details of buildings which are necessary for satisfactory performance of sprinkler systems.It has been developed by prevention bodies, under the initiative of the insurers or their representatives grouped at European level in the Insurance Europe Prevention Forum.The prevention bodies are:ANPI asbl, BelgiumCEPREVEN, SpainCNPP, FranceDBI, DenmarkFPA (Fire Protection Association), United KingdomVdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Germany
