Hassantuk to make UAE one of the safest countries by 2021

SMART FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS, VILLAS WILL OPTIMISE CIVIL DEFENCE RESPONSE

Hassantuk, the centralised smart fire alarm system introduced in buildings and villas by the Ministry of Interior, aims to make the UAE one of the safest countries in the world by 2021.

Hassantuk enables the Civil Defence to deploy the appropriate personnel and equipment in the right place, thus drastically reducing average emergency response time. It uses stateof-the-art Alarm Transmission Equipment (ATE) connected to a building’s fire safety systems ensuring that any emergency or building maintenance alarms are transmitted to the central Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) within milliseconds.

The ARC uses artificial intelligence to sort and classify reports and determine in a matter of seconds whether Civil Defence action is required.

In villas, the fully automated system detects smoke, heat or fire round-the-clock and does not require WiFi. It works via sensors on radio frequency. Any hazard, including disruption of elctricity, triggers an alarm to occupants and Civil Defence.

Hassantuk runs two projects — Hassantuk for Homes and Hassantuk for Buildings. The ministry is working to connect more than 500,000 buildings and villas to the system by 2021.

In October last year, the ministry signed a partnership with Injazat Data Systems to link over 150,000 existing buildings. In October this year, the ministry officially launched the project in villas in partnership with etisalat.

Hassantuk aims to connect existing and upcoming buildings and facilities round-theclock to ensure the highest levels of maintenance and safety and protect life and property.

Subscription to Hassantuk is mandated by Cabinet Resolution No 24 of 2012 and Ministerial Resolution 505 of 2012.

Every building owner is responsible for payment of installation and fixed annual subscription fees. The cost of linking buildings and towers varies as per the storeys and requirements (see graphic). Linking a four-bedroom villa to the system costs approximately Dh5,814, with the price including installation charges and two years’ monitoring and maintenance.

Briefing the media at the launch of the villa project in October, Major General Jasim Al Marzouqi, the Ministry of Interior’s Commander of Civil Defence said: “The UAE Cabinet will issue a law mandating all buildings and homes in the UAE to comply with the fire alarm system.”

The first buildings have been connected to Hassantuk this year, with all installations to be completed by 2023.