- Author
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Pearce, N.
- Title
- Fire Alarm Systems in Health Care Premises.
- Journal
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Fire Surveyor,
Vol. 15,
No. 2,
12-17,
April 1986
- Keywords
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health care facilities
- Abstract
- The automatic fire detection system in a health care building has three prime functions. Briefly, its purpose is to detect a fire and to sound the alarm while at the same time summoning the fire brigade. Unfortunately the performance of many installed systems leaves a lot to be desired. In this article the author describes some of the main requirements of a hospital fire alarm system, and draws attention to some of the deficiencies and limitations of the systems we live with at the moment. A few areas where so called 'new generation' systems might improve matters are highlighted. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and necessarily those of the DHSS.