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Requirements for INSIDE
the Area of Refuge
Requirements for OUTSIDE
the Area of Refuge
Requirements for the
Area of Refuge
Lobby Command Center
Model
1600A Series
Illuminated Signage
Directional Signage
Tactile
Signage
Two-Way
Communications
System
Instructional Signage
Two-Way
Communications
Area of Refuge Command Center
(phone in locked cabinet located
in the elevator lobby*)
Refuge Locking Command
Center Enclosure
Model VE-ARSW (surface mount)
VIKING
Persons able to use the exit
stairway do so as soon as
possible, unless they are
assisting others.
After activating
the Area of Refuge
communication system,
wait here for assistance.
LOC TION
Model ARS-IB100
AREA OF REFUGE
Model ARS-DLB100 (Left arrow)
Model ARS-DRB100 (Right arrow)
Model ARS-LR100
Model
ARS-TB100
EMERGENCY
PHONE
HELP
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* For buildings under 60 ft. For taller buildings, the
Refuge Command Center phone should be located
in the Fire Command Center.
As required by the
following codes:
IBC 1007, 1011
ICC 703
NFPA 22, 101
ADA 4.3.11
Recommendations for 6 or Less
Area of Refuge Emergency Phones
Recommendations for 7-23
Area of Refuge Emergency Phones
120V AC
6 Port Line Concentrator
Model LC-6
High Efficiency UPS
(Tripp-Lite model Internet55U
or equivalent)
Connect up to 6 Area of Refuge emergency phones (
1600A Series
)
to one command center phone and one C.O. line. UPS must have a
minimum of 90 minute backup.
120V AC
High Efficiency UPS
(Minuteman Entrust Series
ETR700 or equivalent)
Panasonic KX-TA824
Using a Panasonic KX-TA824 with optional expansion cards KX-TA82483 and
KX-TA82470, connect up to 23 Area of Refuge emergency phones (
1600A Series
)
to one command center phone and one C.O. line. UPS must have a minimum of
90 minute backup.
Note:
The Panasonic KX-TA824 can be expanded (in
increments of 6) up to 138 ports by adding a Viking
LC-6
to each station port.
Application Examples
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