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Importance of Card Access Systems In Case of Disasters

Life Safety
Engin Özer
11 December 2018
Importance of Card Access Systems In Case of Disasters

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, forest fires, floods, fires in residential areas and human disasters such as epidemics cause great harm to the masses. 17.480 people died in the earthquake of August 17, 1999, which lasted for 45 seconds. Tens of thousands of houses and businesses were destroyed.

Today, very tall facilities have started to be constructed, especially with the advancement of elevator technologies. This has accelerated progress in the fields of security, communication, integration, etc. Thousands of people work in such facilities and, for security reasons, they all go to their homes or offices by passing through locked turnstiles, elevators, fire doors and normal doors by Card Access Control Systems. In the event of a disaster, rapid evacuation becomes very important!

Facilities with their infrastructure not properly built, in which suitable products are not used and the correct scenario is not designed may cause harm to large masses. In particular, you must have an Access Control System that operates as integrated with the Fire Alarm System. In case of fire, the locks on all escape routes must be automatically opened. If there are doors that may be locked due to technical problems, they must be protected by Emergency Exit Buttons.

Assembly points should be established at appropriate locations outside the facility. Access Control System Readers should be available at these points. Global Anti Passback application should be used in the entire facility. With this application, it should be ensured that the first entry and exit points to the facility are all treated as a single structure under the normal conditions (no earthquake, fire, etc.) and do not leave the facility or enter the facility without leaving any place. With this feature, people absolutely should have their cards read when entering and leaving. In case of any disaster or alarm, the persons who go to the assembly points outside the facility have their cards read by the reader established here or inform them that they have reached the assembly point by reading their biometric data (fingerprint, palm print, iris, etc.) and they have not remained inside the facility. When viewed from the system, it can be determined how many people have remained inside the facility, who they are , and even at what time in which part of the facility they are. If there is an integration with the CCTV System, the video image of the last reader through which the person passed can be viewed with a single click.