The Education sector has a duty of care for its students and staff as well as having to provide constant protection of its property and assets from the threat of fire. Learn the key benefits of specifying Hochiki products in your education environment.
According to statistics published by the Department of Education, each year more than 1,300 schools in the UK experience fires that are large enough to require the attendance of the fire and rescue services, with 56% of them classed as non-accidental. The cost of damage caused by fires in schools is estimated to be £58m per year.
The odds on a school experiencing a fire are about one in 20, but this doesn't tell the whole story, as many fires are not reported, particularly if they are self-extinguished or are put out by staff. Research by the Arson Prevention Bureau found more than a half of all school fires fell in this category. It also suggests that some 20 schools and colleges are damaged or destroyed by arson every week.
Modern buildings face a diverse range of emergency scenarios, and each one demands a different response. Telling occupants to evacuate when they should be sheltering in place — or vice versa — can turn a manageable situation into a dangerous one. Pre-recorded voice messages remove that ambiguity entirely, delivering clear, authoritative instructions the moment an incident is triggered.
CLEARcommand is Hochiki's multi-scenario voice alarm system, designed to deliver clear, spoken instructions across a wide range of building emergencies — from security lockdowns and invacuations to chemical hazard warnings and perimeter breaches. Unlike a standard tone-only alarm, which only signals that something has happened, CLEARcommand tells occupants exactly what to do, reducing confusion and improving outcomes when it matters most. With protective-cover call points for fast activation, GSM remote notification, scalable sounder coverage, and multilingual pre-recorded messaging, it's a single, easy-to-integrate platform suited to schools, hospitals, offices, transport hubs, and other public buildings.
There are many problems within the Education industry which can be resolved using Hochiki's diverse range of products and services to adapt to many environments. Below are some example issues that can be seen within the industry and how they can be resolved by Hochiki.
Multi-level Risk
Risky Environment
Complex Environment
The Education environment is complex, with a multitude of risk types coupled with a large number of students who need to be evacuated safely and efficiently
Evacuation Planning
False Alarm Disturbance
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
Alarm Confusion
In a lockdown, invacuation, or hazard incident, schools and universities relying on a standard tone-only alarm leave staff and students guessing whether to shelter, move, or evacuate — a delay that can turn a manageable situation dangerous.
False Alarm Reduction
Enhanced Sensitivity
Sensitivity Adjustments
Diverse Product Range
Low Cost of Ownership
Reliable System
Clear, Voice Instructions
CLEARcommand delivers clear, pre-recorded spoken instructions tailored to each scenario, letting a single system guide an entire campus through lockdowns, invacuations, or hazard alerts with fast, confident, single-action activation.
Hochiki has taken its mission to eliminate unwanted alarms to a whole new level by redesigning the chamber structure within its photoelectric smoke detector range. The result is a high performance optical chamber that is equally responsive to all smoke types and helps to reduce the possibility of unwanted alarms.
Hochiki's addressable fire detection equipment is controlled by ESP (Enhanced System Protocol),a high integrity communications platform ensuring virtually error-free communications between the fire alarm control panel and the fire sensing equipment located in the protected areas.
The lifespan of a fire detection system is generally considered to be in excess of 10 years. Therefore, although the initial cost of the system is important, the total cost of ownership – maintenance, servicing, breakdown charges and product replacement costs – can be many times higher than the initial investment.
A reliable high quality fire detection system from Hochiki will ensure that unwelcome and disruptive incidents will be all but eliminated, and that the costs associated with ensuring that it remains fit for purpose are kept to a minimum.
The options afforded by the ever-evolving technologies in the fire detection world are many and varied and, for the majority of today's businesses and property owners, can be confusing. You will receive advice from all quarters; the manufacturers of the equipment, the system designers/installers or your facilities management providers.
Regardless of the reasons that any one type of system is chosen over another, there is an absolute necessity that all of its components work seamlessly in providing the rapid and dependable detection of fire.
Hochiki provides an Open Protocol type system, we provide a range of devices and distribute the technical details of their protocol to third parties such as control panel manufacturers and other device or component manufacturers allowing all of them to produce compatible equipment – all utilising the same protocol.
With a Closed Protocol system a single manufacturer produces a range of devices AND control panels that all utilise its own specific protocol. This manufacturer does not provide general access to the technical details of its protocol and restricts the use of it to certain approved installation companies.
Below you can see some examples of projects that Hochiki have completed in the past.
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