Disabled Refuge Systems (DRS)
Emergency Intercommunication - What is it? 
Secure, monitored audio communication compliant to Australian Standards, typically a Red Fire Telephone:
Warden Intercom Point (WIP).
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Disabled Refuge Systems (DRS) - What is it?
Secure, monitored audio communication system, compliant to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), these system include:
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Available to suit various sized systems:
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Mini Panel: 8-way to 32-way.
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Standard Panel: 48-way to 64-way.
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Large Panel: 80-way to 128-way.
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Typically fitted in the Building Management, Security Control or Fire Control Room area's of a Building.
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Receives Call or Occupancy signals from the remote units.
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Provides voice communication with the remote units on the system
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Display system status.
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Can be Surface or flush mountable.
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Self-powered from line.
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Green or stainless steel finish.
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Single Button push to activate.
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Hands-free, speech steered operation.
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Volt free contact to operate over-door lights, etc.
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Call reset at control panel or key switch on remote.
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Full duplex speech.
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Heavy duty enclosure.
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Rugged red handset with hearing aid compatible earpiece.
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Heavy duty enclosure.
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‘Push door’ or ‘slot lock’ versions.
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Full duplex speech.
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Door latch initiates call.
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Self-powered from line.
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Red or stainless steel finish
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Rugged red handset with hearing aid compatible earpiece.
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Heavy duty enclosure.
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‘Push door’ or ‘slot lock’ versions.
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Full duplex speech.
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Door latch initiates call.
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Self-powered from line.
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Green or stainless steel finish
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Combined unit featuring a fire telephone and disabled refuge in one housing.
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Same features as individual the outstations.
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Seen as one point on the control panel.
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Heavy duty enclosure.
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‘Push door’ or ‘slot lock’ versions.
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Full duplex speech.
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Door latch initiates call.
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Self-powered from line.
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Red or stainless steel finish
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Built in induction loop (hearing impaired).
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Front panel features Braille, Tactile and luminescent text..
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Volt free contact to operate over door lights etc..
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Full duplex speech.
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Reset via control panel or remote unit.
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Self-powered from line.
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Green or stainless steel finish
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Enables connection of 3-part toilet alarm kit to the emergency Intercommunication System / DRS.
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Acts as a booster unit to allow cable runs to exceed 200 metres.
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‘Push door’ or ‘slot lock’ versions.
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Zintec steel finish
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Surface or flush mountable.
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Three-part Toilet Alarm Kit
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Connected to the loop via a Repeater Unit
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Self-powered from line.
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Up to Two (2) Toilet alarm Kits can be connected to a Repeater.
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Call reassurance facility
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White or stainless steel finish
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Components available separately, allowing for combinations of White/Stainless steel finish.
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Emergency Intercommunication & Disable Refuge Systems - Why are they needed?
To conform with national standards and building codes. |
To communicate with ‘emergency personnel’, ensuring a controlled evacuation. |
To communicate with ALL occupants within a building, to assist and reassure throughout an emergency. |
To communicate with occupants of ‘Refuge Areas’. |
Minimises panic and confusion
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
Who is responsible? |
Public service providers or building occupiers/management. |
Key Point? |
“Accessibility for ALL”. |
What does this mean? |
Access to all goods, facilities& services of a company must be available to all. |
There must be “no discrimination”
Typical System & Cabling
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Typical System Placing any type of remote unit on a single loop.
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Typically 20-30 remote units per single four (4) Core Loop
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Disabled Toilet Alarms are connected to the system via a repeater unit.
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Typical network system providing both local control or complete system control from a Master Control Panel
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Enhanced Fire Rated Cable - Four (4) Core Screened LSOH, 1.5mm.
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Maximum cable runs can be extended by using a repeater unit
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Typical Cable Runs
Cable Diameter |
Number of Remotes |
Total Cable Length |
1.5mm |
10 |
2200 m |
1.5mm |
15 |
1900 m |
1.5mm |
20 |
1300 m |
1.5mm |
25 |
900 m |
1.5mm |
30 |
600 m |
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The above distances refer to a loop wired intercommunication system and assume that there is a break in the cable and the system is running off a near-discharged battery.
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