A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect and alert occupants and emergency forces of the presence of smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies. It is designed to alert us to an emergency so that we can take action to protect ourselves, staff, and the general public.
Fire alarms are found in Offices, Factories, and public buildings, marine vessels, Offshore drilling rigs, onshore rigs, powerplants.
The “Brain” of the fire detector system is the Fire Alarm Control Panel. It is the central hub for all of the detector signals to be wired to and provides a status indication to the users. The unit can also be set up to simulate an alarm for use in routine Fire and evacuation drills.
The fire alarm system may also incorporate a remote signal system which could then alert the fire brigade via a central station or the firefighting representatives. The faster a fire is detected, the less time it has to cause damage. False alarms can interrupt business activities, generate costs due to unnecessary evacuations, desensitize people, and cause them to ignore real fire alarms.
A gas detector is a device that detects the presence of gases in an area, often as part of a safety system. A gas detector can sound an alarm to operators in the area where the leak is occurring, giving them the opportunity to leave. This type of device is important because there are many gases that can be harmful to organic life, such as humans or animals.
Gas detectors can be used to detect combustible, flammable and toxic gases, and oxygen depletion. This type of device is used widely in industry and can be found in locations, such as on oil rigs, to monitor manufacturing processes and emerging technologies such as photovoltaic. They may be used in firefighting.
