User Manual

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Siemens Switzerland Ltd
Building Technologies Division
Content
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. Fire hazards in hotels .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1.1. Fire load ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1.2. Fire risks ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1.3. Potential danger to human life ............................................................................................ 5
1.2. Fire protection in hotels .......................................................................................................... 5
1.2.1. Fire protection objectives .................................................................................................... 5
1.2.2. Fire protection concept ....................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3. Fire protection measures .................................................................................................... 6
1.2.3.1. Passive measures .................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.3.2. Active measures .................................................................................................................... 6
1.3. Purpose of this document ....................................................................................................... 8
2. Fire detection ............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. Fire basics .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.1. Fire phenomena ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.2. Fire propagation ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.3. Deceptive phenomena ...................................................................................................... 10
2.2. Fire detection system ............................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1. Tasks ................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.2. Elements .......................................................................................................................... 11
2.3. Fire detection in hotels ......................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1. Guest rooms ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.2. Kitchens ........................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.3. Laundries ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.4. Restaurants ...................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.5. Stairways .......................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.6. Parking garages ................................................................................................................ 15
2.3.7. Plant rooms ...................................................................................................................... 15
3. Alarming, smoke control and evacuation .................................................................................. 16
3.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 16
3.2. Alarming .............................................................................................................................. 16
3.2.1. Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 16
3.2.2. Alerting members of staff ................................................................................................. 16
3.2.3. Alerting hotel guests ......................................................................................................... 17
3.2.4. Alerting the public fire department ................................................................................... 18