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Design and implementation of voice alarm systems
***Please note this course is being updated and new dates will be available in due course*** This one-day course builds on the knowledge already gained on other FIA Fire Detection & Alarm courses. It also serves as a valuable introduction to the specialised field of voice alarms for non-fire industry professionals.
- Designers
- Commissioning engineers
- Installation and maintenance engineers
- Specifiers
- Sales people
- Anyone involved in fire evacuation strategy in the security, electrical or fire industries
Delegates should have experience working with fire detection and alarm systems.
- Differences between a voice alarm system and a public address system
- British and EU Standards relating to voice alarms, particularly EN 54 and BS 5839-8
- Creating a voice alarm design plan
- Use of standalone voice alarm sounders
- Selection and use of loudspeakers
- Audibility requirements and clarity considerations
- Installation and fault finding
- Components: positioning and set up
- The interface between Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment and Fire Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment
- Composition and use of life safety messages
- Using microphones and other ancillary equipment
- Amplifier power and battery calculations
- Defining zones for emergency and non-emergency loudspeakers
To demonstrate their learning, delegates will be required to complete a simple design plan for a voice alarm system
- Understand and advise on voice alarm systems
- On successful completion, the delegate will have a thorough understanding of voice alarm systems, how they work, and how to design, maintain and commission
- Course manuals to take away for reference
FIA members – £150 +VAT Payable by invoice or debit/credit card
Non-members – £240 +VAT Payable only by debit/credit card
