BT RedCARE

RedCARE central station monitoring is a high integrity communication link that alerts a remotemanned central station the second your alarm system is activated.Central station upon receiving your alarm will then carry out a set procedure in accordancewith your specific instructions i.e. call fire service, contact keyholders, verify alarm with site.

What are the benefits?

To start, continuous alarm monitoring. Any fire system fitted with automatic smoke detectors, no matter how sophisticated or otherwise, is only good for as long as the building is occupied. During silent hours, a fire alarm may occur and a real fire could continue to burn until spotted by neighbours or passers by. Even in premises with twenty-four hour security, a guard may have a probelm that prevents him/her from alerting the fire service or may even be trapped. RedCARE also provides continuous telephone line monitoring from your site to the cetnral station via the BT host computer. You also benefit from full immunity to any further national telephone renumbering changes.

Ashgood Fire Protection install, service and maintain emergency lighting systems.

Emergency lighting is normally required to operate fully automatically and give illumination of a sufficiently high level to enable persons of all ages to evacuate the premises in the event of a power failure.

Compulsory locations under BS 5266 are:

• At stairs to illuminate each step
• At each exit door
• Safety signs
• Each final exit point
• Change of direction
• Change of floor level

The fire safety signage regulations state that:

• Employers must use safety signs wherever there is a risk to health and safety which cannot be controlled by other means.

• All signs must contain a pictogram.

• Signs must be adequately lit.