The Tri-State SFPE is pleased to offer a presentation on "Alerting, Notification, and Communication - Three Concepts for Signaling Systems Design" by Mr. Robert Schifiliti, PE, FSFPE.
Presentation:
Alerting, Notification & Communication (A/N/C) are three totally different forms of signaling. Each can be simple or complex in design and implementation. How you present your plan to owners and authorities will determine the success or failure of your design.
If you read between the lines, you will see that NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, incorporates these concepts. However, NFPA 72 is not a design manual. The selection and implementation of A/N/C varies for each project – and so will your success or failure in getting your system approved. It’s a matter of trying to balance costs versus mission.
Occupant notification is not just about being able to hear or see a signal. It’s all about trying to change the behavior of the target audience in the most efficient and effective way possible. It’s also about trying to balance costs versus mission. Prescriptive code-based methods work for most situations, but not for challenging environments. This presentation is focused on audible notification but also emphasizes the importance of integrating other forms of notification.
This presentation shows how to plan and present an effective signaling strategy and how to develop performance-based design/engineering options for Audible and Visual Occupant Notification.
This presentation will be useful for anyone who designs, installs, commissions, or inspects regular and voice-based fire alarm systems.
Speaker Bio:
Mr. Schifiliti is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer, holds a Master of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and is Board Certified in Forensic Engineering by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
Mr. Schifiliti is past chair of the NFPA Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Correlating Committee (2006 - 2016), which is responsible for the development of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code and NFPA 720, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment. He is a member of the Notification Appliances committee, which he chaired from 1993 to 2003. Bob is also past Chair of the NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation’s Detection and Alarm Research Council. He is a contributing author to the NFPA 72 Handbook and the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook.
An active member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, he is past president of the New England Chapter and principal author of the "Design of Detection Systems" chapter in the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (1st - 5th, current, editions). He authored a series of articles in SFPE’s Fire Protection Engineering magazine on the science and engineering of fire detection and alarm systems. In 2008 Bob was elevated to the grade of Fellow in the SFPE.
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As always the meeting will be 12:00pm-2:00pm with lunch at the Sharonville Fire Department.
The presentation is approved by the state of Ohio for 1.5-hours of CEU’s.
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