Call Points are specifically designed to enable a person to manually activate a fire alarm system by pressing the element on the front of the call point unit. Your ‘responsible person’ can carry out your weekly fire alarm test, although if you look after a number of properties, you may prefer to ask your fire alarm company to do this for you. In each weekly test, you should activate at least one fire alarm call-point and check that the alarm sounds and the panel receives the signal. Each week you should test a different call-point. Once you’ve performed a successful check, you can re-set your fire alarm panel (on the other hand, if you encounter a problem, contact your fire safety company). Finally, record the test in your fire alarm log book, including the location of the call-point(s) that you tested.
