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The EN 54 series of standards covers the following topics and product groups related to fire detection and fire alarm systems: [6] [7] Introduction: the introduction to the series of standards contains a diagram of a fire alarm system as well as numerous definitions of terms that are used in the other parts of the series of standards.
The Underwriters Laboratories' UL 365 is a safety standard that governs the construction, performance, and maintenance of police station-connected burglar alarm units and systems. These systems are designed primarily for use in mercantile premises, including mercantile safes and vaults, as well as bank safes and vaults.
Building automation (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized control of a building's HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, shading, access control, security systems, and other interrelated systems. Some objectives of building ...
Europe 2020 is a 10-year strategy proposed by the European Commission on 3 March 2010 for advancement of the economy of the European Union. It aims at a "smart, sustainable, inclusive growth" with greater coordination of national and European policy. [1] It follows the Lisbon Strategy for the period 2000–2010. [2] [3] [4]
Some fire alarm systems utilize emergency voice alarm communication systems (EVAC) [17] to provide prerecorded and manual voice messages. Voice alarm systems are typically used in high-rise buildings, arenas, and other large "defend-in-place" occupancies such as hospitals and detention facilities where total evacuation is difficult to achieve.
Alarmed by the growing risks posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms like ChatGPT, regulators and law enforcement agencies in Europe are looking for ways to slow humanity’s ...
UK Emergency Alert System: Launched in 2023. The UK is not part of the EU but is part of ETSI and is implemented as such. The following countries are in the implementation or testing stage of EU-Alert system based on the standard using Cell Broadcast technology: Alert RCB : location-Based SMS system in use in Poland. Due to be upgraded to Cell ...
A Simplex-brand fire alarm bell. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.