Improve Life Safety Systems’ Reliability With Advanced Surge Protection Devices
Life safety systems are required to meet strict compliance standards in schools, hotels, hospitals, offices, and public spaces of all types. These systems are regularly inspected to assure that they meet NFPA code, and are tested to ensure proper operation. When a system problem is detected, it may lead to a shutdown of the facility, which triggers a number of challenges for facility management and occupants alike.
It’s most important to safeguard the operation of life safety systems by properly installing and maintaining products from reputable manufacturers. But the cause of system outages and failures can often originate from outside the life safety system itself. For example, a large vacation resort in Florida recently paid $260,000 to repair their fire alarm system due to a random power surge from the grid, as there weren’t any surge protection solutions in place. The resort also had to pay for a fire watch that cost $53,000 over a 17-day period when the alarm was down. As part of the repair to get the system up and running, the facility installed advanced surge protection solutions to cover the entire system for approximately $8,000. Had this equipment been in place, damage to the fire alarm system may have been completely avoided.