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Alerting in hazardous environments - Seamless and reliable alerting across an extensive site - Swissphone
Alerting in hazardous environ-
ments
Seamless and reliable alerting across an extensive site

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Alerting in hazardous environments - Seamless and reliable alerting across an extensive site - Swissphone
The alerting solution for
hazardous areas
                                   puzzle-piece                                                                       LIGHTBULB
                       YOUR NEEDS                                                                             OUR SOLUTION

If your business needs a reliable and economical solution for                        With Swissphone you will reach your workforce and respon-
alerting and notifying your personnel in hazardous areas, then                       ders quickly and reliably. Our local paging network delivers
Swissphone has the solution: a local paging network combined                         cost-efficient and seamless coverage, even in the most remo-
with our ATEX end-user devices.                                                      te corners of your site. There is also an option to reach your
                                                                                     employees outside of the site via mobile networks or email.
Swissphone solutions utilise cost-effective technology that en-                      Our escalation and absence management features also en-
ables seamless alerting and reliable availability across an exten-                   sures the efficient delivery of critical information. If an emergen-
sive site.                                                                           cy call or automatic alert is received in the central system, it
                                                                                     will be automatically transmitted to the responsible employee.
                                                                                     Integration with a variety of third-party system together with
                                                                                     absence and escalation management complete the solution.

Alerting and communication process

           Alert trigger                          Alert processing                          Alert output                          Help and rescue

      Smoke           Human                             I.SEARCH                                 s.QUAD                            On-site fire brigade
      detector       emergency                         alarm server                               ATEX
                     call device

     Phone call      SOS-Button                          Gateways                    Mobile/landline         Sirens                    Paramedic
                                                   (internet, GSM, local                phone
                                                   and national paging)

     Connection      Emergency                         Emergency                               More output                          On-site security
    to other radio    and input                          centre                                 contacts
      networks        contacts

Alerting solution for hazardous areas

• ATEX devices for use in hazardous areas                                  • Integration to third-party systems such as a
• Fast and reliable alerting and notification                                fire alarm system
• Signal coverage over large work sites with                               • Forwarding of the system status messages to service
  minimum infrastructure                                                     personnel
• Networking of multiple remote areas
Extensive coverage
                    I.SEARCH
                    (antenna on the roof)                             It is possible to ensure coverage of a large area with an
                                                                      I.SEARCH and three remote transmitters, a wired network
                                                                      (I.SITE) and radio field monitoring with control receivers
                          I.SITE                                      (MS POCSAG).

    ATEX area                                            I.SITE

                                                        ATEX area        Integration of third-party systems:
                                                                         • Dispatch systems
                                                                         • Production control systems
                                                                         • Fire/danger alarm systems
                                                                         • Elevator control
                                                                         • Building automation systems
                                                                         • IT monitoring software
                                                                         • Mobile network connectivity
                                                                         • Fixed telephone network

System benefits

Radio coverage                                                        Redundancy
The alerts are sent via a dedicated radio paging network. It is       The I.SEARCH system can be implemented redundantly to in-
possible to cover large sites with just one single transmitter.       crease availability. To this end, two I.SEARCH servers form a
Multiple transmitters are integrated for more complex building        cluster. In the event of a system disruption, there is an automa-
structures. This results in a simulcast or sequen­tial radio net-     tic changeover from the active system to the passive system.
work. To extend to off-site, a mobile network option (text mes-       The constant database synchronisation between the two base
sage) can be added.                                                   units ensures redundancy on the data level.

System monitoring                                                     Absence management
System monitoring is essential in critical environments. Along-       In case of a user absence, this feature enables the forwarding
side technical defects, structural modifications can also affect      of the messages to an alternative recipient or to a supervisor.
signal coverage. The air interfaces are monitored in the paging       If an employee leaves the factory grounds, he places his pager
network using control receivers. If one of the transmitters fails,    in a charging bay in the multi-unit charger. Any message sent
an error message is generated and forwarded to a designated           to this employee will be detected by the system and automat-
target. Additional monitoring mechanisms check the operating          ically forwarded to a second alerting device, or the sender will
status of the hardware and software and generate status and           receive a notification of his absence.
error messages for service personnel or other services.
                                                                      Escalation management
System availability                                                   In case of a desired confirmation of an alarm message or for-
It is possible to implement close to 100 per cent system availa-      warding the alarm in case of non-confirmation, the escala­tion
bility due to the selected design. The use of a central alarm ser-    management can be selected. The employee receives a notifi-
ver cluster and the UPS components ensures that the system            cation of the alarm. This can be confirmed via various commu-
solution has a redundant and completely self-reliant d     ­ esign.   nication channels. In case of no or a negative confirmation, the
Emergency alerts can be transmitted via provided buttons or           next stage of the escalation m
                                                                                                   ­ anagement is activated. Further
an alert terminal.                                                    employees are alerted. This is continued until the predefined
                                                                      escalation criterion is met.
ATEX pager
The s.QUAD ATEX pager has been specially designed for use             Possibility to connect numerous subsystems
in hazardous areas. Design features include IP67 water resis-         The option to connect systems from the Swissphone family
tance and robustness and high robust casing, which reduce             rounds off the possibilities that are available. The integrated
failures in tough environments. Long battery life means that it       geographic information system (GIS) visualises the response
remains self-reliant for several weeks. Its compact design and        event. For example, it is used to display fire brigade drawings
shape make it easy to carry and use in hazardous areas.               and working drawings that can be used for acquiring infor-
                                                                      mation and scheduling. Modules and integration of numerous
                                                                      subsystems provide maximum flexibility of use.
Components

                        I.SEARCH alarm server (interfaces)
                         • PABX interface:                • Absence management
                          - Call me/meet me               • Duty roster management
                          - ESPA 4.4.4                    • Message transmission
                          - Analogue or ISDN (DTMF)         - POCSAG
                          - TAP                             - Text message
                          - SIP                             - Email (SMTP)
                         • Web interface                  • I/O ports internal/external
                         • Escalation management          • Voice transmission

                        Network extension with I.SITE
                        I.SITE ll: For simultaneous broadcasting network
                        • Simple network extension up to 1500 m via serial RS-422 connection
                        • Up to 25 W transmitting power
                        • UPS functionality

                        I.SITE lll: For sequential broadcasting network
                        • Simple network extension via LAN connection
                        • Up to 25 W transmitting power
                        • UPS functionality
                        • Additional dry input contacts

                        Touch DAG
                        • Alert input device with touchscreen
                        • Easy operation
                        • Data replication between multiple devices
                        • Network and wired connectivity

                        Monitor station MS POCSAG
                        • Radio network monitoring
                        • Reception of cyclical paging messages
                        • Confirming via LAN
                        • SNMP traps

                        Pager s.QUAD ATEX
                        • ATEX pager for use in zones 1 and 2 POCSAG and voice

                                                                                               Information is provided subject to technical modifications, errors and typing errors.
                        • Extremely robust (2 m drop test), dust and waterproof
                        • High-resolution display
                        • Alerting volume > 95 dB(A) at 30 cm distance

                        Multi-unit charger with intelligent absence management
                        • IT-based presence and absence recognition
                        • 8 charging cradles
                        • LED indication for charging mode (each cradle)
                        • LAN connection

                        Holster, nylon case, leather case
                        • s.QUAD holster
                        • s.QUAD nylon case
                        • s.QUAD leather case
                        • s.QUAD leather flip down case
                                                                                               EN 07/2020 0342458 V3 WEC

Swissphone Wireless AG
Fälmisstrasse 21
CH-8833 Samstagern
Tel.    +41 44 786 77 70
Fax     +41 44 786 77 71
E-Mail info@swissphone.com
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