Buildings
Doors
The authorities require the following:
- Fire doors with door pumps must be kept closed and must never be blocked with wedges or any other objects.
- Fire doors that are equipped with ABDL (automatic fire door closing) can be left open and will close themselves in the event of a fire.
Doors to specific areas may have local requirements to be kept closed at all times (e.g. clean rooms, chemistry laboratories, or for ensuring specific temperatures in an area).
Activation of the evacuation system (ABA and warning)
If evacuation is initiated by activating the evacuation system, then a Nat-BYG facility employee must stop the ABA (Automatic Fire Alarm System) and tonal warning. Outside normal working hours, it is the current security company that stops the ABA and warning.
Alarms
Exterior doors (main door and door facing the parking lot) usually lock at 5 pm on weekdays.
The alarm system is connected all over building complex 1670
- on all weekdays from 6 pm. till 8 a.m.
- in weekends and on holidays.
WARNING SIGNS
Each alarm costs, and to prevent unintended alarms during the periods referred, the warning labels illustrated below have been put on doors and windows around the buildings.
- Placed on all exterior doors, ground floor
- If the door is opened, the alarm is triggered after 45 seconds.
- Placed on inside doors leading to stairway areas between buildings - all floors
- If the door is opened, a warning beep sound is heard for 45 seconds.
- If after 45 seconds, the door is still open, the alarm is triggered.
- Placed on all outer windows in the basement and ground floor.
- DO NOT OPEN these windows in any way, when the alarm is connected.
- Opening a window will trigger the alarm immediately.
- Placed on all fire doors
- Alarm connected 24 hours.
- To be opened only in case of emergency.
GLASS BREAK ALARMS
- In basement and ground floor rooms with windows to the outside are equipped with an acoustic glass break detector mounted on the ceiling (se photo).
- Responds to the sound of broken glass - and other loud sounds - and triggers the alarm.