mnec 101 – fire/life safety perspective
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MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective. Agenda. MNEC Why, What & When Codes UFC NFPA-72 MNEC (ECS) The Parts and Pieces Audio Integrators Why Sell MNEC Selling Strategies. Why MNEC. Boston. Joplin, MO. Aurora, CO. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook Elementary School. What is MNEC. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective
Agenda• MNEC
– Why, What & When• Codes
– UFC– NFPA-72
• MNEC (ECS)– The Parts and Pieces
• Audio Integrators– Why Sell MNEC– Selling Strategies
Why MNEC
Boston Joplin, MO Aurora, CO
Virginia Tech Sandy Hook Elementary School
It is both a communications AND emergency management tool to provide real-time
instructions and information to building occupants and visitors during an emergency event.
What is MNEC
Weather emergency Medical emergency Security breach Public disturbance Act of terrorism Chemical release Fire Utility outage Joplin
When is MNEC Used?
When is MNEC used? Homeland Security
Terrorist Threats Bioterrorism Cyber Terrorism
Public Health SARS West Nile Virus Swine Flu
Power Outages Cyber / Virus Events
Result in System Losses
Trading / Pricing Systems
Electronic Banking Transactions
Market Interruption / Volatility
Inclement Weather Hurricanes Blizzards Tornadoes Flooding Earthquakes
Life Safety Regulatory Issues
Water Contamination Loss of Pressure in
High-Rise Complexes
Primary MNEC Function…
What is happening
What to do Where to go When it is safe
To notify people in a building, on a campus or a geographic area
about an event …
Very Different Function of a Fire Alarm System
MNEC “IS” Internal• Overhead Paging• Signage
External• Speakers• “Giant Voice”
Wide-Area• Text Messaging• Paging• Email
Tier 1 Immediate & intrusive Sirens, indoor/outdoor
loudspeakers Fire voice evacuation Electronic signage Code compliant
Tier 3 Public alerting Sat/AM/FM radio
broadcasts Sat/off-air TV broadcasts Location-specific text messages
Levels of MNEC….Tier 2 Personal alerting SMS Text (cell phones) Computer pop-ups Tone alert radios Email Broadcast
(Internet) Automated voice dialing
& text messagingTier 4 Locally relevant
alerting Handheld bullhorns Radio cell phones Two-way radios
MNEC is “NOT”
• Fire Alarm• Fire Alarm is an
Input• Mass Messaging
• Email• SMS• Textual Signage
• Paging System
Codes – They are not scary• Nomenclature:
– NFPA -72, UFC 04-021-01– AHJ, ECS, EVACS– STI, STIPPA
• History– UFC Began the Code Changes for NFPA
• Codes– UFC (Most of us do not need to worry about)– NFPA-72
How it Started…..
Terrorists act -
Khobar Towers
Housing Complex, Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia
6-25-96
Secretary of Defense,
William Cohen, issued post-
incident report7-31-97
Antiterrorism/Force Protection
Standards developed by
USAF
12-16-99.
How it Started
UFC 04-010-01 Minimum
Antiterrorism Standards for
BuildingsThe initial
requirements for Mass
Notification
5-29-02 Oct 2004
The Air Force petitioned NFPA to
develop MNS standards
The military found that they could not use
approved fire alarm systems for Mass Notification while remaining in full
compliance with NFPA 72
UFC 04-021-01Design and O&M: Mass Notification
Systemsrequires combination voice fire alarm and
mass notification systems
Effectivity Date June 2003
How it Started
Allow for the use of fire alarm systems
integrated with other systems
Provides guidance for the application,
installation, location, performance, and
maintenance of Mass Notification Systems
NFPA 72 – 2007Annex E
UL 2572
CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION UNITS FOR MASS
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
NFPA 72 – 2010Chapter 12/25
Coordination of the functions of a mass notification system with those of a fire
alarm system is essential in order to
provide effective communication in an emergency situation.
NEW Standards by UL. For systems to comply and provide MNEC with Highest priority.
2007 October 2008
2010
Where it is Now
Local code officials have adopted the code for MNEC quicker than any other major technology
State, local and municipal building codes
2010 2012 2013
UFC Requirements
An in-building mass notification system shall include one or more of the following components:
(1) Autonomous control unit (ACU)(2) Local operating console (LOC)(3) Fire alarm control interface (4) Notification appliance network (5) Initiating devices(6) Interface to other systems and alerting sources
Unified Facility Criteria
These are the building blocks of MNEC
NFPA Changes
– Requires Mass Notification to be part of fire alarm/life safety system. – Permits a mass notification control unit to take control of fire alarm notification
appliances including amplifiers, speakers, and strobes.– MNEC has highest priority over fire alarm.– Will require a MNEC voice message any time the priority is granted to the
mass notification control unit.– Strobes used for dual purposes shall not be marked ‘FIRE’, strobes to be blank
or ‘ALERT’.– Dedicated MNEC strobes shall be AMBER and ALERT wording.– Operation of MNS system is based on the emergency response plan.– Intelligibility of voice messages are required to meet the requirements of
chapter 7 (notification).– Visual notification to be completed through strobes, textual, graphic or video
displays.
National Fire Protection Association
Mass Notification Emergency Communication
Life Safety Interface
ServersInputs
Outputs
MS1
Ancillary Features:Logging, Scheduler, Universe-wide Paging, 3rd Party Interface, VoIP
Main LOC
LOC: Local Operation console
TTS1
802.3.af Standard PoE
Secure NetworkInfrastructure
(‘the world’)
Inputs
Remote Control
End of Line Device
ACU
Outputs
Control
Ambient Noise Compensation
ACU: Autonomous Control Unit• Supervises the entire ECS• Interfaces with Inputs and Outputs
• The “brain” of MNEC• Requires redundancy• 8 Simultaneous Messages sent • UL 2572 Approved• Controls all Inputs and Outputs for
Emergency Communication
Placed in areas that have the ability to send Emergency Messages
Local Operating ConsolesLOC
• Surface mount, networked appliance• Controls volume of channel, group or cluster• 2 microphone inputs• Multiple parameter adjustments in GUI
• Independent mic gain controls• Threshold (with capture), max. and min.
compensation• Ramp times, ratio and weighting
Ambient Noise Control
Adjusts loudspeaker volume to compensate for variations in ambient noise
Message ServerFacilitates global messaging functions
• Messaging – storage and playback (8 simultaneous)• System configuration – storage and service• Inter-world paging• Event scheduling• System event logging• Remote 3rd party control via Ethernet (‘ETAP’)
• 3 network ports – CobraNet, Control and VoIP• Signage Integration
Text To Speech Server
• Runs embedded Text-to-Speech Engine (Nuance)• Configured in GUI - text entry in Windows Client• Up to 40 high quality voice fonts (languages)
Life Safety InterfaceLSI
Control Inputs via RS232 or Ethernet (TCP/IP) for future
interconnect flexibility
Parallel Control Inputs from Fire detection
System and Switches
Monitored Parallel Control Outputs to Lamps and Sounders
Control Outputs via RS232 or Ethernet (TCP/IP) for future interconnect flexibility
Standards Compliant Fault and Alarm
Indicators on Panel
Interfaces to an emergency or fire detection system in order to meet voice
evacuation requirements.
End of Line Device
• Supervision of Audio Notification Circuit Required• Multi-tone ultrasonic testing, FFT based• Applicable to 100V, 70V and low Z speaker lines• Not reliant on speaker line for powering
Verifies the integrity of speaker cables between ACU and End of Line (EOL)
Fire Alarm Integration Example
LSI
LOC
ACU - 1
ACU - 2
ACU -3
Building 1
Emergency mode
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Building 2
Building 3
Pre-recorded messages from the ACU or live pages from the LOC go to:
Fire, Life Safety & Audio Integrators Involvement• Vision – What is the ultimate goal of the
customer?• Functionality – What is the Emergency
Response Plan?• Ease of Use – How will the ECS be used in
Emergencies• Business Continuity – How does the ECS help
with day to day efficiency?• Liability – How does MNEC make the customer
compliant?• Perception – Means everything
Target ApplicationsCorporateRecreation
RetailTransportation
HospitalityEducationHealthcare
Government
The Key MNEC Issues … Any message, to any device,
anywhere Open standards is essential
Integrate and interface systems
Create situational awareness Create full interoperability Test as frequently as practical
with local, state & federal responders
NSCA members are the EXPERTS!
Intelligible Audio IS what Audio Integrators do
STI is something you understand
Business Continuity through audio
Sound Masking – If you can make sound go away, you are uniquely suited to provide quality sound
Sound Re-Enforcement – Another word for Intelligible Audio
Why MNEC Is So ImportantC-Level
CodeLitigation
Perception
Vision - Perception• Customer/User• Potentials • Employee/Staff• Community• Competitors
Vision - Litigation
Physical threats such as local, regional or terrorist-related disasters can severely threaten a company's bottom line.
Virginia Tech (Clery Act) More Security Issues = Higher Liability Employees, visitors, all personnel MNEC bring credibility to safety efforts
Functionality - Code
Survivability MonitoringFire Alarms are Monitored and verified to be working as will Mass Notification Devices
• No Single Point of Failure
• Auto-Fail Over
Speech Transmission Index (STI)
Talker
Room Noise
Reverberation Background
ListenerAdapted from Ingenieurbüro Michael Creydt
STI <0.3 <0.45 <0.6 <0.75 <1.0Intelligibility Very bad bad Acceptable Good Very good
Adapted from Ingenieurbüro Michael Creydt
STI Chart Comparison
MinimumPer
NFPA
Functionality - Intelligibility
Ease of Use – Emergency Response Plan
• Build System to ERP• Know what an ERP is.• Partner with those
who create ERP’s.• One Touch Operation• Automated Operation
Business ContinuityDay to Day Operations
• Mass Messaging• Scheduled Messages
– Bells, Prayers, Shift Change
• Process Management– Manufacturing, etc.
• Use the SMART Phone
Next Steps• Information
– Codes Adopted in your Marketplace
– A&Es who can use your expertise– Who is doing MNEC in your area
now?– Product
– What product will you use?– Look for Notification Product
– Wheelock, American Signal– Integration Avenues
– Software (RAVE, REACT)– ASK THE QUESTION!
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