Mainly, one manual call point should be manipulated to test the understanding of the fire alarm control panel to get a signal and trigger the alarm and to guarantee that this fire alarm signal is receiving at any alarm supporting center to which fire alarms signals may be transmitted.
It is not needed to confirm that all fire alarm sounder circuits perform correctly at the point of the test. A separate manual call point must be used at the time of each week inspection so that all MCP in the buildings will have proof in the rotation over some time
Fire doors outfitted with automated releases and any additional operating fire measures triggered by the alarm system should be under verification that they are functioning efficiently.
An entry should be made in the Log Book quoting the particular manual call point that has been used to initiate the test. Any defect should also be recorded in the Log Book and reported to the responsible person, and action is taken to correct it.
Cyclic review and servicing need to be carried out by a qualified person with specialist expertise of fire detection and alarm practices, including the understanding of the problems of false alarms, enough information about the system, and sufficient accessibility to spares.