Buildings with one or more storeys, such as:

  • Schools, universities/office buildings, factory buildings;
  • Airports, subway or railroad stations/parking lots/stadiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, event halls/shopping malls, department stores, retail spaces
  • Prisons, closed institutions
  • Care sector buildings
  • Tourist accommodation, hotels
  • Student residences and apartment buildings

What you need to know

While "conventional" fire alarm systems, equipped with sirens emitting an audible signal, are suitable in situations where building occupants are familiar with the layout of the building and the associated emergency procedures, a voice alarm system offers more than proven added value. By broadcasting a voice message, people are less likely to panic, as they clearly understand what to do in an emergency when evacuating the building.

Advantages

All new voice alarm systems must undergo an initial inspection by an accredited body, including measurements of the sound pressure level in each 'acoustic' zone, and a determination of speech intelligibility (STIPA measurements).
Following these checks and the audit, you will receive a conformity report stating that the system has been designed, installed, tested and is in use in accordance with the requirements of the Belgian NBN S 21-111 series of standards.