VESDA helps keep inmates secure & under control in Correctional Facilities while allowing them to safely escape a fire threat.
Life Safety Solutions for the Corrections Industry
Correctional facilities serve to protect communities. The protection they provide goes far beyond the use of cells and prison walls. Correctional facilities must monitor against a multitude of threats — from security breaches to fire — compounded by cunning inmates and harsh building environments that risk the safety and security of inmates, staff, facilities and the public.
PROVEN FIRE SAFETY AND BATTERY VAPOUR DETECTION
Learn more about the unique and complex challenges faced in gigfactories and how Xtralis’ VESDA and Li-ion Tamer solutions can help in areas, including:
Manufacturing
Data Rooms
HVDC Switchgear/Process Control
Cell/Module Assembly
EoL Prep/QA Testing
Battery Storage
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SAFEGUARDING GIGAFACTORIES WITH ADVANCED DETECTION
Hear from our experts on how Xtralis’ VESDA and Li-ion Tamer Advanced Detection technologies can safeguard gigafactories.
Very early warning, advanced sensing capabilities, automated remote response, and more. These are only some of the features that make VESDA & Li-ion Tamer perfect solutions for Gigafactories.
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ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ADVANCED SMOKE DETECTION IN WAREHOUSES
How can they be protected?
The Causes
Intentional lighting of clothing, mattresses and trash
Faults with electrical equipment
Cigarette smoking in cells
The Challenges
Vandalism - Detectors that are visible and accessible invite vandalism and tampering
Maintenance - Accessing secure and restricted areas to test and maintain detectors is costly and challenging
Nuisance Alarms - Dust, dirt or other airborne contaminants affect detector reliability and performance
Dilution - Smoke tends to dilute in large open spaces, challenging the poor sensitivity of conventional spot-type detectors
Evacuation - Orchestrating a controlled and secure evacuation during a fire event requires sufficient time and planning
Monitoring - Obtaining accurate and useful information about smoke levels can be a challenge
Stratification - In areas with high ceilings smoke can stratify and fail to reach conventional detectors
Tenability and Egress - meeting the tenability and smoke control requirements of International Building Code (IBC
Vandalism
Traditional smoke detection systems within cells, although covered with mesh, leave themselves open to vandalism
A VESDA system has the option to use a tamper-proof sampling point, reporting fault if it becomes blocked
Why Use a VESDA ASD System?
VESDA detectors buy time. Time to respond to a fire threat, minimizing damage and maximizing the time available for a safe and orderly evacuation.
The key advantages are:
Tamper-proof sampling points which deter vandalism
Sampling pipe can be located behind vents, invisible to inmates
The ability to locate sampling holes where smoke will travel and to position the detector in a location that has easy access for maintenance
The high sensitivity range of a VESDA detector allows alarm thresholds to be set for the earliest possible warning of a fire in a large open space
Multiple configurable alarms provide, for example, very early warning allowing time for investigation, security management and subsequent warnings to initiate automated fire department notification, evacuation and suppression
Remote monitoring and configuration of detectors improves control and cost of ownership in unmanned or secured areas
VESDA systems maintain an event log which allows analysis of smoke and detector response trends for forensic incident analysis
Products to Solve the Challanges
VESDA-E VEA
VESDA-E VEP
VESDA-E VEU
OSID
Cells
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Dayrooms
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Control Units
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Infirmary
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Kitchen & Dining
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Visiting Rooms
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Library
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Recreation & Fitness
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Classrooms
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Supply & Return Airducts
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Maintenance & Electric Rooms
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Laundry
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Garage
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Elevator Shaft
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Admin & Office Spaces
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Courthouse & Holding Areas
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Isolation
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How can they be protected?
The Causes
Intentional lighting of clothing, mattresses and trash
Faults with electrical equipment
Cigarette smoking in cells
The Challenges
Vandalism - Detectors that are visible and accessible invite vandalism and tampering
Maintenance - Accessing secure and restricted areas to test and maintain detectors is costly and challenging
Nuisance Alarms - Dust, dirt or other airborne contaminants affect detector reliability and performance
Dilution - Smoke tends to dilute in large open spaces, challenging the poor sensitivity of conventional spot-type detectors
Evacuation - Orchestrating a controlled and secure evacuation during a fire event requires sufficient time and planning
Monitoring - Obtaining accurate and useful information about smoke levels can be a challenge
Stratification - In areas with high ceilings smoke can stratify and fail to reach conventional detectors
Tenability and Egress - meeting the tenability and smoke control requirements of International Building Code (IBC
Vandalism
Traditional smoke detection systems within cells, although covered with mesh, leave themselves open to vandalism
A VESDA system has the option to use a tamper-proof sampling point, reporting fault if it becomes blocked
Why Use a VESDA ASD System?
VESDA detectors buy time. Time to respond to a fire threat, minimizing damage and maximizing the time available for a safe and orderly evacuation.
The key advantages are:
Tamper-proof sampling points which deter vandalism
Sampling pipe can be located behind vents, invisible to inmates
The ability to locate sampling holes where smoke will travel and to position the detector in a location that has easy access for maintenance
The high sensitivity range of a VESDA detector allows alarm thresholds to be set for the earliest possible warning of a fire in a large open space
Multiple configurable alarms provide, for example, very early warning allowing time for investigation, security management and subsequent warnings to initiate automated fire department notification, evacuation and suppression
Remote monitoring and configuration of detectors improves control and cost of ownership in unmanned or secured areas
VESDA systems maintain an event log which allows analysis of smoke and detector response trends for forensic incident analysis
A VESDA Lunch and Learn presentation covers the major design aspects of a revolutionary addressable aspirating system (including relevant codes and standards), Advanced Detection products and/or their application in specific markets and case studies. We will provide tea/lunch with a technical exposé on how our very early warning detection products would provide cost savings and the earliest detection for each of your vertical markets.
