RiskXtraJune2019

FIRE SAFETY
Pulse Alert Visual
Alarm Devices (VADs)
from Klaxon lower
installation costs,
making the latest fire
evacuation
technology affordable
without compromising
on system
performance
Klaxon achieves
ISO 9001:2015
ahead of deadline
To ensure thet the business
adheres to the high standards
its customers and partners
have come to expect, Klaxon
Signals transitioned to the
new ISO 9001:2015 standard
ahead of the deadline of
Friday 15 March 2019.
The new standard focuses
on quality management,
ensuring that customers
receive consistently good
quality products, while at the
same time suppliers are
always strongly customerfocused.
It reflects the new
and different challenges that
businesses now face.
Klaxon Signals is the fire
safety brand of Texecom,
which has itself been ISOaccredited
with the BSI since
1996.
To view the certificate
access the QR code here:
Pulse Alert Technology
Fire alarm systems should be able to assist in
evacuating everyone from a given building.
Relying on audible fire alarm notification
alone, however, disadvantages those with
hearing impairments or individuals working or
living in a sound-reducing environment. Even
something as simple as wearing a pair of
headphones could prevent someone from hearing
an audible fire evacuation warning. To
successfully evacuate everyone from a building,
fire alarms should signal effectively using light as
well as sound.
Klaxon Signals’ Pulse Alert Technology is a
beacon warning system which produces a light
output that can protect most rooms with just a
single device. Using new LED lighting technology
derived from automotive applications, it
disperses light evenly and efficiently, in turn
maximising its effectiveness. Its patented
electronic design also maximises electrical
efficiency and reduces current
consumption, minimising the cost
of ownership and allowing more
devices to be installed on a
single alarm system.
Pulse Alert Technology
provides all the benefits that
an EN54-23-compliant
system can bring, while
answering all of the design
challenges in doing so. This
means a greater coverage area
with lower current consumption in
tandem with greater flexibility for system
designers. There’s also the benefit of reduced
cost of ownership for end users with no
compromise on evacuation notification
performance.
Pulse Alert: how it works
Pulse Alert is able to provide EN54-23-compliant
visual alarm signalling without any increase in
power consumption because of three essential
technological breakthroughs:
• Intelligent Power Management Pulse Alert
converts power intelligently, minimising power
usage and presenting a near-perfect current
source to fire alarm panels. This means the Sonos
Pulse and Nexus Pulse VADs require less power
than previous models, while also exceeding
EN54-23 light output requirements
• LED Drive Pulse Alert features the latest highpower
LED technology and advanced LED Drive
circuitry, further improving efficiency, light output
performance and long-term device reliability.
Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse LED circuits are
both designed to provide over five years of
continual operation without any degradation of
light output
• Lens Technology The optics for both ceilingmount
and wall-mount versions are optimised to
produce an even light dispersion over the covered
area. This minimises ‘hot spots’ and ensures that
all of the available light is contributing towards
alerting people of any active fire emergency
Extent of coverage
The simpler an evacuation system is, the more
effective it’s likely to be. Sonos Pulse and Nexus
Pulse fulfil evacuation requirements with just a
single device for most rooms. Ceiling-mounted
devices are rated at 15 metre-diameter coverage,
while wall-mounted devices can cover an 11.5 x
11.5 metre square room. System design
requirements are therefore made easier,
evacuation messages are
clearer and more people
are protected than ever
before.
Energy efficiency
Pulse Alert technology
ensures that Klaxon
Signals’ VADs notify all
personnel of a fire
emergency, while also
reducing the power consumption
of each device.
Ultimately, this means that systems can be
upgraded without imposing any restrictions on
the number of devices used or otherwise
compromising system performance in any way.
Low power consumption is vital to fire system
designers and installers – Sonos Pulse and Nexus
Pulse ensure that all buildings can provide the
very best standards of fire evacuation.
Low installation costs
Pulse Alert VADs lower installation costs, making
the latest fire evacuation technology affordable.
A wider coverage area per device reduces both
the number of devices needed and expensive
cabling requirements, while low current
consumption removes the need for additional
power supplies.
With a greater coverage pattern, fewer devices
are required to cover open areas. Sonos Pulse
ceiling-mount units have a 15-metre coverage
diameter capable of covering a 10 x 10-metre
room with a single device.
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