Honeywell Gent multi-panel, fibre-networked Vigilon fire alarm system
We service, maintain and manage fire protection and life safety systems for the Royal School for the Deaf – a special school for children and young people aged 3 to 19 with Education and Health Care Plans for hearing impairment. We have worked closely with the school for many years so we have an in-depth understanding of their specialist needs and have designed, installed and commissioned several systems across the campus, including the school’s current Honeywell Gent multi-panel, fibre-networked Vigilon fire alarm system. To protect students and the significant investment the school has made, our post-installation maintenance contract includes a planned programme of preventative maintenance delivered over four quarterly visits, led by a dedicated engineer specifically trained in working in occupied educational environments with vulnerable students. To ensure all students are alerted in the event of a fire alarm, the system uses both visual and noise producing alarms. We also recommended changing the traditional alert noise to vocal instructions when a fire alarm is activated. This has been shown to be less startling for students with hearing impairments, enabling a calmer, more orderly fire drill.
