A voice alarm system ensures that people at risk are alerted quickly and acoustically in emergency situations and provides information on the respective danger situation in publicly accessible buildings. The installation of a voice alarm system is mandatory in public buildings. The legal basis for this is the Versammlungsstättenverordnung (VstättVo). This stipulates the installation of an SAA voice alarm system for buildings with a floor area of 1,000 m or more, assembly halls with more than 3,000 seats and retail premises with 2,000 m or more.
A SAA voice alarm system is mandatory for the following public buildings and facilities:
The SAA voice alarm systems are used to provide rapid acoustic information to inform the affected persons about the respective hazardous situation, such as a fire, gas leak, terrorist threat and other emergencies, and to evacuate the affected persons. Depending on the room conditions, additional fire protection measures may also be required, such as fire alarm systems and additional fire protection and detection equipment.
SAA systems are an important component of security technology in public buildings. If a hazardous situation such as a fire is detected and reported by a corresponding sensor system or by people, the people affected can be informed in good time with the help of a voice alarm system installed in the building. This enables people to be evacuated quickly and in an orderly manner. If a hazardous situation arises, the SAA voice alarm can be triggered either manually by people or by an automatic fire alarm system.
SAA systems also offer other advantages in addition to voice alarms. SAA systems can also be used for background music, for example in shopping centers and other public buildings where background music creates a pleasant ambience. SAA systems can also be used for the transmission of general, i.e. approximate, information such as train delays at railroad stations.
Since voice systems are used in emergencies to inform employees and visitors and thus bring them to safety as quickly as possible, brilliant voice quality is an essential requirement for a voice alarm system. In a hazardous situation, the announcements must be easy to understand in order to save lives in an emergency. What sounds obvious at first often poses a major challenge in practice when it comes to acoustic planning and selecting the loudspeaker system to be used.
Large rooms, halls, different ceiling heights, winding corridors, loud background noise, different floor coverings and building materials are just some of the factors that influence room acoustics. Other factors for speech intelligibility are ambient noise, echo formation, the directional characteristics of the loudspeakers and the loudness of the speech signal.
As a certified specialist company, ComPeri is your expert in the field of media technology. We know the challenges of acoustic planning and develop customized loudspeaker system solutions for your premises. For perfect acoustic planning, we use an internationally standardized, physical measurement method (STI – Speech Transmission Index). A measuring microphone receives a test signal, which measures and analyzes the quality of speech intelligibility using the STI measuring device. The STI value ranges from 0.00 (very poor) to 1.00 (excellent). A minimum value of 0.5 or higher is prescribed for SAA voice alarm systems.
Din standard 14675 describes and differentiates between individual specialist areas for the installation and operation of the SAA voice alarm system in the following phases:
ComPeri is your reliable partner for this. ComPeri GmbH has been one of the ISO 9001 and DIN 14675-certified specialist companies for SAA voice alarm systems in Bavaria since 2020. As a full-service provider and certified specialist company, we offer you a comprehensive range of services: from concept development and planning of the voice alarm systems to installation, assembly and commissioning. Of course, we are also at your side for regular maintenance.
Do you need an SAA voice alarm system for your new build, or a partner for the modernization or maintenance of existing SAA systems? As a certified SAA specialist company, we only install and maintain voice alarm systems that are certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality management standard and the statutory DIN 14675 standard for fire alarm systems and voice alarm systems (BMA and SAA).
In addition, we offer you a wide range of other services in the field of media technology. We develop cross-industry multimedia solutions and customized room concepts with intuitive media technology: from state-of-the-art presentations- and conference room technology üüber leistungsstarke Soundsysteme bis hin zu smarter Gebäudetechnik.
If you are looking for a certified specialist company for the installation and maintenance of SAA voice alarm systems or are interested in our other services, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!