A.2
Rationale for particular clauses and subclauses
The following are
rationales for specific clauses and subclause in this collateral standard, with
clause and subclause numbers parallel to those in the body of the document.
Clause 1 – Scope, object and related standards
Definitions
Definition 3.1 – ALARM CONDITION
Definition 3.2 – ALARM CONDITION DELAY
Definition 3.10 – ALARM SIGNAL GENERATION DELAY
Definition 3.17 – DISTRIBUTED ALARM SYSTEM
Definition 3.23 – INFORMATION SIGNAL
Definition 3.24 – INTELLIGENT ALARM SYSTEM
Definition 3.34 – REMINDER SIGNAL (see also AAA.201.8.1)
Subclauses
Subclause 5.2.1 – Instructions for use
Subclause 6.1.2 – ALARM CONDITION priority
Subclause 6.2 – Disclosures for INTELLIGENT ALARM SYSTEM
Subclause 6.3.2 – Visual ALARM SIGNALS
Subclause 6.3.2.2 –
Characteristics of visual ALARM
SIGNALS
Subclause 6.3.3 – Auditory ALARM SIGNALS
Subclause 6.3.3.1 –
Characteristics of auditory ALARM
SIGNALS
Subclause 6.3.3.2 – Volume of auditory ALARM SIGNALS and INFORMATION SIGNALS
Subclause 6.3.4 – Characteristics of verbal ALARM SIGNALS
Subclause 6.4 – Disclosure of delays
Subclause 6.4.1 – ALARM SYSTEM delays
Subclause 6.4.2 – Delays to or from
a DISTRIBUTED ALARM SYSTEM
Subclause 6.5.1 – General requirements
Subclause 6.5.3 – RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION- and OPERATOR-configured ALARM PRESETS
Subclause 6.5.4.2 – Selection of DEFAULT ALARM PRESET
Subclause 6.5.5 – Interruptions of
less than or equal to 30 s
Subclause 6.6.2 – Adjustable ALARM LIMIT
Subclause 6.6.2.2 – Indication of
automatically set ALARM LIMIT
Subclause 6.6.2.3 – ALARM SYSTEM operation during
adjustment of ALARM LIMIT or
ALARM PRESET
Subclause 6.7 – ALARM SYSTEM security
Subclause 6.8 – ALARM SIGNAL inactivation states
Subclause 6.8.2 – REMINDER SIGNALS
Subclause 6.8.3 –
Global indefinite ALARM SIGNAL inactivation
states
Subclause 6.8.4 –
Termination of inactivation of ALARM
SIGNALS
Subclause 6.8.5 –
Indication and access
Subclause 6.10 – NON-LATCHING and LATCHING
ALARM SIGNALS
Subclause 6.11 – DISTRIBUTED ALARM SYSTEM
Subclause 6.11.1 – Existence of
DISTRIBUTED ALARM SYSTEM
Subclause 6.11.2.2 – Failure of
remote communication of ALARM
CONDITIONS
Subclause 6.12 – ALARM CONDITION logging