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MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective

MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective. Agenda. MNEC Why, What & When Codes UFC NFPA-72 MNEC (ECS) The Parts and Pieces Audio Integrators Why Sell MNEC Selling Strategies. Why MNEC. Boston. Joplin, MO. Aurora, CO. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook Elementary School. What is MNEC.

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MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective

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  1. MNEC 101 – Fire/Life Safety Perspective

  2. Agenda • MNEC • Why, What & When • Codes • UFC • NFPA-72 • MNEC (ECS) • The Parts and Pieces • Audio Integrators • Why Sell MNEC • Selling Strategies

  3. Why MNEC Boston Joplin, MO Aurora, CO Virginia Tech Sandy Hook Elementary School

  4. What is MNEC It is both a communications AND emergency management tool to provide real-time instructions and information to building occupants and visitors during an emergency event.

  5. When is MNEC Used? • Weather emergency • Medical emergency • Security breach • Public disturbance • Act of terrorism • Chemical release • Fire • Utility outage Joplin

  6. When is MNEC used? • Homeland Security • Terrorist Threats • Bioterrorism • Cyber Terrorism • Public Health • SARS • West Nile Virus • Swine Flu • Power Outages • Cyber / Virus Events • Result in System Losses • Trading / Pricing Systems • Electronic Banking Transactions • Market Interruption / Volatility • Inclement Weather • Hurricanes • Blizzards • Tornadoes • Flooding • Earthquakes • Life Safety • Regulatory Issues • Water • Contamination • Loss of Pressure in High-Rise Complexes

  7. Primary MNEC Function… Tonotifypeople in a building, on a campus or a geographic area about an event … • What is happening • What to do • Where to go • When it is safe Very Different Function of a Fire Alarm System

  8. MNEC “IS” Internal • Overhead Paging • Signage External • Speakers • “Giant Voice” Wide-Area • Text Messaging • Paging • Email

  9. Levels of MNEC…. • Tier 1 • Immediate & intrusive • Sirens, indoor/outdoor loudspeakers • Fire voice evacuation • Electronic signage • Code compliant • Tier 3 • Public alerting • Sat/AM/FM radio broadcasts • Sat/off-air TV broadcasts • Location-specific • text messages Tier 2 • Personal alerting • SMS Text (cell phones) • Computer pop-ups • Tone alert radios • Email Broadcast (Internet) • Automated voice dialing & text messaging Tier 4 • Locally relevant alerting • Handheld bullhorns • Radio cell phones • Two-way radios

  10. MNEC is “NOT” • Fire Alarm • Fire Alarm is an Input • Mass Messaging • Email • SMS • Textual Signage • Paging System

  11. Codes – They are not scary • Nomenclature: • NFPA -72, UFC 04-021-01 • AHJ, ECS, EVACS • STI, STIPPA • History • UFC Began the Code Changes for NFPA • Codes • UFC (Most of us do not need to worry about) • NFPA-72

  12. How it Started….. Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, issued post-incident report 6-25-96 7-31-97 12-16-99. Terrorists act - Khobar Towers Housing Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Antiterrorism/Force Protection Standards developed by USAF

  13. How it Started The Air Force petitioned NFPA to develop MNS standards The military found that they could not use approved fire alarm systems for Mass Notification while remaining in full compliance with NFPA 72 UFC 04-021-01 Design and O&M: Mass Notification Systems requires combination voice fire alarm and mass notification systems Effectivity Date 5-29-02 Oct 2004 June 2003 UFC 04-010-01 Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings The initial requirements for Mass Notification

  14. UL 2572 CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION UNITS FOR MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS NFPA 72 – 2010 Chapter 12/25 Coordination of the functions of a mass notification system with those of a fire alarm system is essential in order to provide effective communication in an emergency situation. How it Started NFPA 72 – 2007 Annex E 2007 October 2008 2010 Allow for the use of fire alarm systems integrated with other systems Provides guidance for the application, installation, location, performance, and maintenance of Mass Notification Systems NEW Standards by UL. For systems to comply and provide MNEC with Highest priority.

  15. State, local and municipal building codes Where it is Now 2010 2012 2013 Local code officials have adopted the code for MNEC quicker than any other major technology

  16. UFC Requirements Unified Facility Criteria An in-building mass notification system shall include one or more of the following components: (1) Autonomous control unit (ACU) (2) Local operating console (LOC) (3) Fire alarm control interface (4) Notification appliance network (5) Initiating devices (6) Interface to other systems and alerting sources These are the building blocks of MNEC

  17. NFPA Changes National Fire Protection Association • Requires Mass Notification to be part of fire alarm/life safety system. • Permits a mass notification control unit to take control of fire alarm notification appliances including amplifiers, speakers, and strobes. • MNEC has highest priority over fire alarm. • Will require a MNEC voice message any time the priority is granted to the mass notification control unit. • Strobes used for dual purposes shall not be marked ‘FIRE’, strobes to be blank or ‘ALERT’. • Dedicated MNEC strobes shall be AMBER and ALERT wording. • Operation of MNS system is based on the emergency response plan. • Intelligibility of voice messages are required to meet the requirements of chapter 7 (notification). • Visual notification to be completed through strobes, textual, graphic or video displays.

  18. Mass Notification Emergency Communication

  19. Servers Control Inputs TTS1 MS1 End of Line Device Remote Control Outputs Ambient Noise Compensation Main LOC ACU 802.3.af Standard PoE Secure Network Infrastructure (‘the world’) Outputs LOC: Local Operation console Inputs Ancillary Features: Logging, Scheduler, Universe-wide Paging, 3rd Party Interface, VoIP Life Safety Interface

  20. ACU: Autonomous Control Unit • Supervises the entire ECS • Interfaces with Inputs and Outputs • The “brain” of MNEC • Requires redundancy • 8 Simultaneous Messages sent • UL 2572 Approved • Controls all Inputs and Outputs for Emergency Communication

  21. Local Operating Consoles LOC Placed in areas that have the ability to send Emergency Messages

  22. Ambient Noise Control • Surface mount, networked appliance • Controls volume of channel, group or cluster • 2 microphone inputs • Multiple parameter adjustments in GUI • Independent mic gain controls • Threshold (with capture), max. and min. compensation • Ramp times, ratio and weighting Adjusts loudspeaker volume to compensate for variations in ambient noise

  23. Message Server Facilitates global messaging functions • Messaging – storage and playback (8 simultaneous) • System configuration – storage and service • Inter-world paging • Event scheduling • System event logging • Remote 3rd party control via Ethernet (‘ETAP’) • 3 network ports – CobraNet, Control and VoIP • Signage Integration

  24. Text To Speech Server • Runs embedded Text-to-Speech Engine (Nuance) • Configured in GUI - text entry in Windows Client • Up to 40 high quality voice fonts (languages)

  25. Life Safety Interface Monitored Parallel Control Outputs to Lamps and Sounders LSI Parallel Control Inputs from Fire detection System and Switches Standards Compliant Fault and Alarm Indicators on Panel Control Outputs via RS232 or Ethernet (TCP/IP) for future interconnect flexibility Control Inputs via RS232 or Ethernet (TCP/IP) for future interconnect flexibility Interfaces to an emergency or fire detection system in order to meet voice evacuation requirements.

  26. End of Line Device Verifies the integrity of speaker cables between ACU and End of Line (EOL) • Supervision of Audio Notification Circuit Required • Multi-tone ultrasonic testing, FFT based • Applicable to 100V, 70V and low Z speaker lines • Not reliant on speaker line for powering

  27. Fire Alarm Integration Example Emergency mode LOC Pre-recorded messages from the ACU or live pages from the LOC go to: LSI ACU - 1 Disabled Building 1 Disabled Disabled ACU - 2 Building 2 Disabled ACU -3 Building 3 Disabled

  28. Fire, Life Safety & Audio Integrators Involvement Vision – What is the ultimate goal of the customer? Functionality – What is the Emergency Response Plan? Ease of Use – How will the ECS be used in Emergencies Business Continuity – How does the ECS help with day to day efficiency? Liability – How does MNEC make the customer compliant? Perception – Means everything

  29. Target Applications Corporate Recreation Retail Transportation Hospitality Education Healthcare Government

  30. The Key MNEC Issues … • Any message, to any device, anywhere • Open standards is essential • Integrate and interface systems • Create situational awareness • Create full interoperability • Test as frequently as practical with local, state & federal responders

  31. NSCA members are the EXPERTS! • Intelligible Audio IS what Audio Integrators do • STI is something you understand • Business Continuity through audio • Sound Masking – If you can make sound go away, you are uniquely suited to provide quality sound • Sound Re-Enforcement – Another word for Intelligible Audio

  32. Why MNEC Is So ImportantC-Level Code Litigation Perception

  33. Vision - Perception • Customer/User • Potentials • Employee/Staff • Community • Competitors

  34. Vision - Litigation Physical threats such as local, regional or terrorist-related disasters can severely threaten a company's bottom line. • Virginia Tech (Clery Act) • More Security Issues = Higher Liability • Employees, visitors, all personnel • MNEC bring credibility to safety efforts

  35. Functionality - Code Survivability Monitoring • No Single Point of Failure • Auto-Fail Over Fire Alarms are Monitored and verified to be working as will Mass Notification Devices

  36. Talker Room Noise Reverberation Background Listener Speech Transmission Index (STI)

  37. STI Chart Comparison Minimum Per NFPA

  38. Functionality - Intelligibility

  39. Ease of Use – Emergency Response Plan • Build System to ERP • Know what an ERP is. • Partner with those who create ERP’s. • One Touch Operation • Automated Operation

  40. Business ContinuityDay to Day Operations • Mass Messaging • Scheduled Messages • Bells, Prayers, Shift Change • Process Management • Manufacturing, etc. • Use the SMART Phone

  41. Next Steps • Information • Codes Adopted in your Marketplace • A&Es who can use your expertise • Who is doing MNEC in your area now? • Product • What product will you use? • Look for Notification Product • Wheelock, American Signal • Integration Avenues • Software (RAVE, REACT) • ASK THE QUESTION!

  42. References Gray, A. (2009). Khobar Towers Attack Proved Need For Mass Notification. Retrieved on October 6th, 2011 from Web Site: www.mnec.org/articles Department of Defense. (2008). Unified Facility Criteria (UFC), Design and O&M: Mass Notification Systems, Department of Defense, Washington DC Mayfield, T. (2010). Security on an Education Campus, Presented July 2010, AMAG Architect and Engineer Consortium, Florida Moore, W. D. (2007). Mass Notification Systems: Design Challenges for the FPE. SFPE Fire Protection Engineering, 1 National Fire Protection Association. (2012). NFPA 1 Fire Code 2012. Quincy Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association. National Fire Protection Association, (2013). NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, Quincy Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association. National Fire Protection Association, (2012). NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, Quincy Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association. Newsweek, (1996). A Bomb and 3 Minutes’ Warning, Newsweek, 128(2), 24 Retrieved on October 6th, 2011 from EBSOCO web site: http://libproxy.eku.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9607027773&site=ehost-live&scope=site NSCA. (2010). History and Development of the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA 72). Retrieved September 9, 2010 from MNEC web site: http://www.mnec.org/history.html Biamp Systems. (2010). Vochia Simplified. Oregon: Biamp Systems UTC – EST. (2010). Mass Notification. Sarasota, Florida: EST Systems

  43. Questions?

  44. For Further Information Chuck Wilson P) 319-366-6722 E) cwilson@nsca.org www.mnec.org.

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