Learn about how InformaCast can be used to address NFPA 72 requirements.
Transcript
We’re talking here with Ken ByWaters about NFPA 72.
NFPA 72 requirements include being able to send a pre-recorded audio message or tone during an emergency with options to send a voice message.
Ken can you talk about how InformaCast adresses these requirements?
Certainly, and this is something I have been having a lot of discussions with customers about already, with NFPA 72 being passed.
Recently, just about anyone out there has some type of security system or fire system in place, but almost all of those systems don’t have any audio announcement associated with them.
They’re straight notification things that’s maybe just to send a tone or a strobe or things like that.
And for years we’ve had people, with the permission of their local fire marshall, connecting InformaCast to their systems to provide, to augment their systems by providing some type of human voice along with that notification.
So, the alarm goes off, it’s not only a tone or strobe you get audio directions on what to do and what the situation is and things like that.
So when this code was passed it’s a very natural step for InformaCast or ControlKom to play to augment an existing fire security system.
And I have to say that in and of itself we don’t follow these codes it’s very very important to talk to your fire marshall or police chief or things like that to get approval of whatever you’re doing with your fire system.
Not just InformaCast but any time you touch it you really ought to get a clearance from them.
Ok, and this is something that has really been a feature that’s been inside of InformaCast since almost day one.
Isn’t that the case?
Right, we work hard with InformaCast not just to make it just a stand-alone product but something that could integrate with other systems.
We accept dynamic messages, we are built on open standards, we work on things like contact closures which are very common in safety and security.
So it’s a very natural and easy fit into a system like that to associate text and audio messages with your existing safety system.
So, if I’m a facilities manager and am looking or needing to implement NFPA 72 within my organization, what should be the next steps I should be thinking about?
I mean, hearing about InformaCast as an option, what are the next steps that would allow me to learn if this is even an option.
Well probably the best step is to contact your Singlewire sales person and talk to them about it.
If you’re not familiar with the products that’s a good place to find out more about it, we also have some great videos.
And then get us on the phone and we’re having these discussions all the time. And we can talk to your safety and security vendor, your fire vendor, security vendor whomever and find the best way to integrate.
A lot of these things are very standard integration so.
But definitely the first step is to find what you want to do.
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