What ensures optimal protection for my archive and library? Our fire safety solutions provide optimum safety for people and maximum protection for precious contents. Answers for infrastructure.
Complete solutions for safe archives and libraries – from an experienced partner Archives and libraries contain valuable and unique records for permanent preservation. No matter where archives are being used – in museums, libraries, public buildings, hospitals, and industries – damage by fire and smoke can destroy irreplaceable items. That’s why it’s important to provide your archive and library with a high level of fire safety.
Integrating innovative fire safety solutions into your archive and library ■ Protecting people and assets Fires and their consequential damage through water pose a great risk for archives and libraries as well as for people and valuable documents.
Integrated, automated, and tailored fire safety solutions for the entire life cycle of the building Prevent Detect Respond Recover e.g. consulting, planning e.g. detection, control e.g. alarming & evacuation/ voice alarm, extinguishing e.g. recovery of system functionality, lessons learnt Life Cycle Management from consulting to services (e.g.
■ Respond: extinguishing After the evacuation has been initiated, the next task is to close all openings so that the room remains air-tight for the gas discharge. Now the automatic extinguishing system can be triggered. Our extinguishing control panels XC10 are designed for dry extinguishing application areas such as archives. The control panels can function as a stand-alone solution or be efficiently integrated into larger fire safety systems.
Management station Management station Fire Intrusion Access control Video surveillance Time Evamanagement cuation Security & Fire protection Management station Scanning Ventilation Heating AC Lighting Water Power Energy & Comfort Simplified control of your systems – with a danger management station With our danger management station, you can monitor and control all integrated security-relevant subsystems and building automation from one central point.
Fire control panel The Sinteso FC20 fire control panel is the heart of every fire safety solution. It converts a fire alarm into actions for alarm notification, evacuation, and extinguishing. The extremely simple user interface with prompting texts lets users quickly check the system status, either locally or by remote access. 1 Voice alarm system In case of fire, the voice alarm system E100 is automatically activated by the fire detection system.
4 12 6 7 10 9 5 2 11 10 Intrusion detection Detection of unauthorized access. Siemens offers a complete range of devices for each kind of risk and application. 9 Video surveillance The access control system provides safe and flexible access authorization, time recording, and badge issuing. In an archive or library with high value concentration, pin code or a finger print reader are recommended.
Best references and experience ■ The Royal Archive, Copenhagen, Denmark The Royal Archive, located in a 400-yearold building, collects and stores historical sources – the earliest ones origin from the early Middle Ages. To protect these values, the archive needed an integral fire safety solution that could be tailored to the existing building structure, respecting its historic value. Siemens conducted an in-depth risk assessment first, followed by extensive evaluation and a testing phase.
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