Cables and reaction to fire

Chris Pearson:

 

Ignoring an alarm wouldn't have gone down well in a military establishment where we had role calls so nobody could pretend not to have heard.

Sure - you have a well trained population used to giving (and receiving) instruction and a structure that can enforce and reinforce procedures - bit like a school or hospital. It's the ill disciplined civpop that cause the problems


One slight snag was the sound-proofed audiology enclosures which were so good that the alarms could not be heard. That simply required somebody else to go and open the door - no use knocking! ?

If they are anything like the audiology booths in medical facilities, we used a flashing red light inside the booth. Similar for soundproofed and or EMC screened enclosures so our lady in Beijing can chat to Whitehall (or they have a window from which you can see the beacon outside, if you want to avoid taking what is potentially a black probe into the red (or blue) zone.


To be honest I don't know what the routine is in classified areas - you wouldn't normally even leave your desk if highly sensitive materials were in use. But there will be a risk analysis somewhere.

Sure - alarms don't usually mean automatic immediate evac - there will be investigation delays, zoned or phased evacuation depending on the location within the establishment or displacement to secure and fire sterile refuge areas (just remember to "Windows" and L on the PC ? - or more probably remove the brick and stick it in a Manifoil Mark IV) - but as you say, it will be a well developed procedure adopted by trained and disciplined people - if you don't follow the rules, it will be an interview without coffee

 

Chris Pearson:

 

Ignoring an alarm wouldn't have gone down well in a military establishment where we had role calls so nobody could pretend not to have heard.

Sure - you have a well trained population used to giving (and receiving) instruction and a structure that can enforce and reinforce procedures - bit like a school or hospital. It's the ill disciplined civpop that cause the problems


One slight snag was the sound-proofed audiology enclosures which were so good that the alarms could not be heard. That simply required somebody else to go and open the door - no use knocking! ?

If they are anything like the audiology booths in medical facilities, we used a flashing red light inside the booth. Similar for soundproofed and or EMC screened enclosures so our lady in Beijing can chat to Whitehall (or they have a window from which you can see the beacon outside, if you want to avoid taking what is potentially a black probe into the red (or blue) zone.


To be honest I don't know what the routine is in classified areas - you wouldn't normally even leave your desk if highly sensitive materials were in use. But there will be a risk analysis somewhere.

Sure - alarms don't usually mean automatic immediate evac - there will be investigation delays, zoned or phased evacuation depending on the location within the establishment or displacement to secure and fire sterile refuge areas (just remember to "Windows" and L on the PC ? - or more probably remove the brick and stick it in a Manifoil Mark IV) - but as you say, it will be a well developed procedure adopted by trained and disciplined people - if you don't follow the rules, it will be an interview without coffee