NEMA Publishes Communications Systems for Life Safety in Schools - NEMA SB 40-2008
September 19, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA SB 40-2008 - Communications Systems for Life Safety in Schools.
This standard covers the application, installation, location, performance and maintenance of school communications systems and their components.
It establishes minimum required levels of performance, extent of redundancy and quality of installation, but does not limit the methods by which these requirements are to be achieved, said NEMA.
According to Bob Boyer, a member of the 3SB Committee that prepared the publication, educational facilities from elementary schools to university campuses present unique design challenges for life-safety communications systems.
"Communications Systems for Life Safety in Schools identifies minimum levels of performance, redundancy and installation requirements designed to assist designers, specifiers and school administrators plan and maintain life-safety communication systems," Boyer said.
"The standard applies to single-building schools, multi-building campuses and multi-school districts."
Source: National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).