We are now beginning to see an integration of access monitoring systems with fire detection and evacuation procedures. This is due to its crucial help in ensuring occupant safety.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid working is much more significant for employees with this new environment of largely unoccupied buildings. For many business decision-makers, this means that they need to take into consideration:
- The evolution of evacuation procedures
- The need to upgrade existing monitoring systems
Now that there is a higher chance that offices and buildings will be unoccupied, monitoring and detecting fire risks remotely is going to be really important to ensure no danger.
As well as having monitoring systems in place, it will also be very essential to have trained individuals who can take the first actions to combat a fire that may occur. This will include having knowledge of a fire panel and any training on extinguisher management.
Chubb, a leading provider in fire safety and security solutions, states that “People should consider options of monitoring fire risks as soon as possible.” This is because they believe that “Buildings will likely be only partly occupied for the foreseeable future.”
As well as this, Chubb has managed to create a mobile app that will create direct and interactive communication with employees onsite at the same time as the traditional loudspeaker alert or fire bell which, when combined with an access control system, should be an “effective way to ensure evacuation.”
By integrating fire and security solutions with helping to combat fire risks will ultimately bring significant value to systems, increase efficiency in the working environment and help keep employees safe and improve their peace of mind when hybrid working.
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