AS 4428.16:2020 PDF

AS 4428.16:2020 PDF

This Standard specifies requirements, test methods and performance criteria for emergency warning control and indicating equipment (EWCIE) as the main component of an emergency warning system (EWS). This Standard covers three Grades of EWCIE to suit different risks and regulatory requirements. The additional requirements for each Grade are set out in Appendix A.

NOTE 1 The EWS provides information to warn occupants within one, or more, emergency zones, to effect appropriate action in indoor or outdoor environments. This includes the use of loudspeakers to broadcast emergency announcements, alert signals in accordance with ISO 7731, and evacuate signals in accordance with ISO 8201, and may include visual and tactile warning devices.

NOTE 2 Installation requirements, use of emergency warning signals, use of visual and tactile warning device, audibility and intelligibility, are given in AS 1670.1 and AS 1670.4.