Faster, safer, building evacuations with Advanced Dynamic Safety Signage - FMJ

Abstract

In emergency situations, lack of information and confusion mean people often make poor decisions. DSS is ideal for settings where large numbers of people may be unfamiliar with emergency escape routes, e.g. university campuses, hospitals, stadiums and transport hubs. The lighting can be used standalone or integrated with conventional/addressable fire alarm panels to trigger emergency lighting if an incident occurs. For added safety, DSS is also compatible with Advanced's LuxIntelligent emergency lighting test system, making it easy to prove compliance and identify any parts of the system requiring attention. Matthew Jones, Emergency Lighting Business Manager at Advanced, said: "Research shows that people rarely notice passive escape signage during an evacuation, preferring to follow familiar routes which are often not the safest or fastest. Advanced's range of dynamic safety signage has been developed on the back of research into human behaviour during fire incidents. By directing building occupants to the closest, safest exits in emergencies, DSS measurably reduces evacuation time, congestion and the threat to life." A study, conducted by the University of Greenwich, revealed that during a simulated emergency in an unfamiliar built environment, only 38% of people noticed conventional static emergency signage. Advanced offers a complete range of emergency lighting solutions, including LuxIntelligent, the automatic, addressable, emergency lighting test system, that shows all emergency lights are compliant and functioning, with no engineer involvement required. Advanced's products include complete fire detection systems, multiprotocol fire panels, extinguishing control, fire paging, false alarm management systems and emergency lighting.