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ALARMCALM! False and unwanted fire alarms are one of the big issues in fire safety and building management today.
The care home and social care industry in particular has unique needs when it comes to false alarm management (FAM). To meet these needs, Advanced has released a new document that shows the potential of automatic fire systems to help reduce unwanted alarms in these settings.
The document outlines the features of Advanced’s AlarmCalm FAM upgrade and its key components, as well as providing an overview of the areas within care homes where different false alarm strategies may be required, based on risk, building design and resident needs.
AlarmCalm is a total package featuring enhanced firmware, comprehensive configuration software for Advanced’s fire systems and new intelligent alarm acknowledgement devices called
IMPROVING SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE
WITH CLOS-O-MAT At least one carer or care worker is injured every day through handling yet the risk to all involved could be significantly reduced through installation of appropriate assistive technology.
Under good practice guidelines, provision for the installation of a hoist system should be made, and, in residential care and nursing homes, 5% of bedrooms should have a fixed track hoist system.
Clos-o-Mat, provider of toileting solutions for disabled and elderly people, now provides a complete fixed track hoist service, from design advice, to supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
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AlarmCalm Buttons. It provides total, easily-managed control over alarm verification periods and investigation delays to outputs.
It allows a site to be divided into false alarm management zones called building areas, which are virtual areas used for FAM programming that by default match fire zones but can be set independently to cover multiple zones and points or individual points.
There is growing awareness of the role that care home staff can play in helping to reduce unwanted false alarms. Advanced’s loop- powered alarm acknowledgement device, the AlarmCalm Button, can be used to manually verify if an alarm signal is false.
By pressing the AlarmCalm Button, a staff member initiates a ‘second stage’ verification time and (optionally), the local sounder can be silenced. If after the second stage time the signal has cleared, the system will reset to normal conditions. If the signal in the detector is still present, a full fire
condition will be signalled. During the second stage period, a fire condition is also indicated if the alarm is confirmed by another method such as sensitivity change or second detector. AlarmCalm Buttons can only extend verification time once (before a system reset). If a real fire ensues, a full fire condition will be signalled.
AlarmCalm is currently available on Advanced’s EN54 2, 4 & 13 approved MxPro 5 and Axis EN fire systems.
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Clos-o-Mat’s hoist range has the flexibility to address moving the person finitely within a single room or room-to-room transfer, from the floor or a piece of furniture or equipment. It can lift up to 31st (200kg), and moves them smoothly and easily with soft start and stop operation.
The hoists compliment Clos-o-Mat’s established Aerolet toilet lift, which provides safe, secure transfer onto and off the toilet.
Clos-o-Mat’s Kelvin Grimes explains: “Hoists are a key element of our work in away from home accessible toilet provision. The expertise we have gained in that sector means we are uniquely positioned to help residential care and nursing homes adapt their premises to optimise safe transfer, making daily tasks safer for clients and workers alike.”
“Manual handling is a major part of any care worker’s role, yet one with a lot of risk if not done properly, as the statistics show: the sector has the highest number of reported handling injuries3,” adds Kelvin. “Provided full, appropriate training and risk assessment is undertaken, hoists can be a valuable addition to a care environment, improving safety for all involved.”
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