How to Properly Document Your Fire Alarm Projects
Brush up on the requirements and catch up on new additions to NFPA 72’s Documentation specifications.
Brush up on the requirements and catch up on new additions to NFPA 72’s Documentation specifications.
New requirements for total coverage, remote alarm indication, audible and visible notification, mass notification systems, and evacuation messages are among the many changes in store for the latest version of NFPA 72.
Some fire departments are requiring low frequency sounders be installed retroactively due to these devices being more effective at waking “at-risk” individuals.
Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas all require K-12 schools to have panic alarms, and other states may soon follow.
Many hand-held radios and wireless communication systems have dead spots on campus. Test them now to ensure you have good coverage during an emergency.
Evaluating potential misuse of life safety systems and using existing infrastructure and technology are a few ways having a thorough system of response helps mitigate critical threats.
Here are some fire alarm and voice evacuation practices campus life safety professionals can glean from last year’s Miami condo collapse that killed 98 people.
Identify your risks at the start of your mass notification project, but also during the project and for as long as the MNS system is in use.
Be sure your mass notification systems are code- and standard-compliant so they will meet the challenges your campus could face.
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more significant changes are to come, including how we use mass notification tools.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.