Emergency Voice Communication Systems

Design, installation, management, remote monitoring and maintenance of integrated public address and EVCS

EVCS (or Emergency Voice Communication System) is a fixed, monitored, maintained, bidirectional voice communication system to assist the orderly evacuation of disabled, mobility impaired people and support firefighter communications during an incident. It is used in high rise and large buildings or sites where radio communication may be unreliable.

Importantly, new fire evacuation standards are being enforced to BS8629 from 2021 onwards and enshrined into the Regulatory Reform Order (RRO). Are you compliant?

Fire telephone system

Disabled refuge call system

Combined emergency communication system

Continuous fault monitoring and reporting

Simple and complex call routing

Distributed loop-based architecture

BS5839 Part 9

BS8629 new fire evacuation standard for buildings over 18 metres floor by floor

The Equality Act (formerly The Disability Discrimination Act) and Building Regulations Document makes it the responsibility of all companies, nationwide, to ensure access to buildings and services is available to everyone.

A and B Types

A Types – use a telephone handset for communication and are identified as a fire or fire steward telephone

B-Types – use a hands-free intercom (wall-mounted with a call button)