Planning and installing: who may do the work

A fire alarm installation is a sequence of authorities as much as a sequence of trades — someone plans it, someone supervises the work, someone inspects it in stages, and someone certifies it. This chapter is who, and what each step leaves behind.

In this chapter

What a set of fire alarm plans must carry, and the two exceptions to the signature rule
What direct on-site supervision requires, and why the statute and the rule do not say the same thing
What the installation certificate must identify, who receives it, and how long each copy is kept