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ARCA LAUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
COURSE The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA) has announced the release of a new leadership and management course. This programme has been designed to support managers in the continual pursuit of excellent standards of leadership within the industry.
With the long term focus from industry on recognising competency through qualifications, ARCA, which already offers hundreds of training courses, looked at extending this service to professionals. After going through a rigorous approval process
CURBING FALSE HOTEL FIRE
ALARMS False and unwanted fire alarms are one of the big issues in fire safety and building management today. To tackle the issue of false alarms on any site, global fire systems business Advanced has developed AlarmCalm, a complete false alarm management (FAM) solution.
AlarmCalm features enhanced firmware, comprehensive configuration software for Advanced’s fire systems and new intelligent alarm acknowledgement devices called AlarmCalm Buttons. It provides total, easy-to-manage control over alarm verification periods and investigation delays to outputs.
AlarmCalm allows a hotel to be divided into false alarm management zones called Building Areas (up to 200 per panel or 40,000 per network). These are virtual areas that can be independent of fire zones and can share grouped or have individual FAM settings. There is no limit to the number of points in a Building Area and every device in
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last year ARCA achieved approved centre status through the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and now its ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management is available for enrolment.
the area can be configured precisely. Complicated cause-and-effect is also easily programmed.
Advanced’s new intelligent, loop- powered Alarm Acknowledgement device, the AlarmCalm Button, can be used to manually verify if an alarm signal is false, for example from smoke as a result of cooking, or heat in the hotel kitchen.
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
Satish Patel, Training Manager at ARCA, commented: “All businesses need effective leaders and managers as it can mean the difference between good and poor performance. In a permissioned industry like ours, these skills are crucial to the safety and effectiveness of the workforce, and are therefore rigorously assessed by the HSE during asbestos licence assessment.”
The ARCA ILM qualification is intended for new and aspiring managers, working in a business environment within the asbestos removal industry. The course has been designed in four units based around key skill sets and takes the form of seminars and assignments, with access to a personal tutor for support. Each unit is required to be completed in a six month period, so helping to give the right balance between work and study.
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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 a 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 Buttons are easily installed on the loop and recognised in the panel software on auto learn. They are compatible with a standard UK single-gang back box, can be flush or surface mounted and include a configurable LED, buzzer and slide in label.
Sounders, beacons and relays in each Building Area can be operated during the verification period and can be quickly set by all devices of each type or individually by point. Sounder ringing styles are also fully configurable and can utilise a different tone during verification and alarm periods.
AlarmCalm is currently available on Advanced’s EN54 2, 4 & 13 approved MxPro 5 and Axis EN fire systems.
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