Campeggio del Garda is a campsite on the water’s edge of Lake Garda, pictured. Hochiki Italia’s Totem product was specified to protect the site in case of an emergency evacuation. Italian-based designers, Studio Albertini, were brought in to specify a suitable range of life safety devices to protect guests and employees. Owner and lead contact for the project, Paolo Albertini said: ‘It was essential for Campeggio del Garda that the solution would be complex enough to deal with the scale of their facilities, but also water-proof to accommodate for outdoor protection. Understanding the high-level of expertise that would be required for such a project, we worked alongside life safety manufacturer, Hochiki Italia, to supply the best and safest solution possible. In this case, their unique Totem system was specified.”
Studio Albertini and Hochiki Italia collaborated on the project to specify a life safety system that could be installed across the expansive facility. Mirko Corsini, Project Manager at Hochiki Italia, said: “Due to the sheer size of the camping area, we decided to manage the system through two networked panels by using the master/slave function of the device.
“Combining this intelligent system with the 31 Totem call points that were installed throughout the campsite, we were able to provide a fully integrated and accessible network that covered the entirety of the park. Each Totem is fully waterproof to allow for operation all year around and contains a CHQ -WSB2 sounder beacon, warning signs, multilingual fire safety instructions as well as a UNI ISO 7010 signal call point, as requested by the Ministerial Decree.”
Hochiki Italia says that its Totem system is for large scale projects, as at Campeggio del Garda. Being able to work from multiple networked panels, the system can be divided into zones. This means it can then be operated and monitored from a singular control panel that includes a digital display screen for visibility of the status of various call points. From this panel, duty holders can test, activate and identify any incidents, and reducing operational costs for large premises.
The Totem’s call points are placed evenly to make sure they are accessible for guests and are within reachable distance. The call points can be activated by guests or staff and can act as a beacon to communicate with guests. Totem is complaint with Italy’s Ministerial Decree 28.02 2014 and Circ. Prot.n. 0011002 – 12/9/2014 in relation to the safety of guests in open-air tourist accommodation. The decree states that all facilities must adopt the appropriate method of fire-detection and -fighting in spaces of more than 400 people.
Call points should be distributed within 80m of each other and well-lit with multi-lingual fire instructions. At the same time, the alarm signal coming from any of the detectors or call points must determine the optical and acoustic fire alarm signal at a manned place during the hours of activity. The signal and call point functionalities of Totem work in line these requirements, making them suitable for outdoors, the product firm adds.
Paolo Albertini said: “We are elated with the installation and the level of life safety that we can now offer to the campsite’s guests. It was a seamless process and we were able to adapt the system to our exact needs and ensure that fire detection was not only present, but accessible to staff across the whole site. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Hochiki Italia products.”
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