I am a senior Electrical and Electronics Engineering student, and I am working on a project to improve fire alarm systems. Buildings have sirens, but there is no mapping available. So, I am identifying their locations in the field and marking them on a map. Then, I check for any deficiencies according to EN54-14 and my country’s local regulations and report them if necessary.
Based on this, I have two questions:
Besides EN54-14 and my country’s local regulations, are there any other guidelines I need to follow?
For example, if there is a shelf in front of a siren but it does not completely block the sound—since there are sound-permeable areas inside the shelf, and it is not like a solid wall—how can I calculate the sound reduction without a measuring device? Do I even need to calculate it?
I would greatly appreciate any help.
Wishing everyone productive work!
Thank you for your response. The area I need to map is very large, with more than 10 buildings. Therefore, I want to determine the locations of the sirens and check their datasheets to complete the task. For this reason, I am looking for an easier way to do this.
Can you please narrow the questions significantly?
“How do I implement/improve XXYYZZ compliance for my industrial campus?” is the realm of $500/hr senior partners, consulting firms, and expert witnesses and wholly unsuited for message boards and, to be honest, students. It would ensnare departments like facilities, finance, legal, environmental, investor relations, Board of Directors, etc. Insurance providers get involved and government inspection and permitting agencies need TLC, too. Perhaps there’s some grant money or an endowment with weird stipulations at stake. A Real Project like this, imagined today, won’t be finished (or perhaps even started in earnest) by the end of a school semester.
“How can I detect a siren?” or “Can buildings be visualized on a map?” are much more manageable questions.