More injuries and fatalities are caused by smoke than by fire. Therefore, it is essential for buildings to have efficient fire and smoke suppression systems. We have smoke vent systems in place for this reason. Let’s examine what AOV Vents in Oxfordshire are and how they can help you.
AOV vents Oxfordshire with Aurora Group
We are a specialised fire and smoke control business with our headquarters in Basildon. We provide services for fire risk assessment checks, fire alarms, smoke ventilation equipment installers, AOV system solutions, AOV system servicing, as well as other non-fire related services. We offer custom fire and security systems for all of our clients and are a competent, dependable company with years of experience in health and safety.
What are Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs)?
AOV Automatic Opening Vents, often referred to as AOV automatic opening vent systems, or AOV systems, are a tool for extracting smoke from a building. Automatic opening vents are typical components that are ideal for kit packaging to simplify installation, maintenance, and choosing. High-rise housing, student housing, and nursing institutions are the three situations where an AOV system is most frequently used. Stairwell smoke ventilation systems are also sometimes used in commercial and retail buildings. An AOV smoke vent is necessary to comply with building codes and aid the fire and rescue services so that building occupants can escape in the case of a fire.
Fire Safety Tips
A fire needs three things to start: heat, oxygen, and fuel. If there isn’t any heat, oxygen, or fuel, it won’t be able to start or spread. A key method of prevention is the removal of heat, oxygen, or fuel. A risk assessment should have precise information on each of the three components to lessen the likelihood that it will start or spread. It is also crucial that you never block any emergency escape routes at any time, not even for a few minutes, in order to allow for the safe evacuation of people.
- Install smoke alarms and detectors, and make sure you test them frequently.
- Staff members should receive training to ensure they are fully aware of what to do and where to go in an emergency.
- Place fire extinguishers strategically throughout the building.
- Ventilation ducting is a very effective method of giving a path for the smoke to safely travel.
Smoke Ventilation Services
There are two main types of air ventilation systems that are commonly used throughout the UK:
Natural Ventilation Systems
By exploiting the smoke’s buoyancy to extract any smoke that might be escaping into a communal lobby, these are designed to protect the escape stairs. A vertical duct rising through the structure is generally utilised to exhaust smoke from the lobby. Every lobby has a damper attached to the duct, and automatic vent opening systems terminate at the head of the shaft. Alternately, vents that open up to the outside air can be put on outside walls. Smoke control and ventilation systems will be mounted at the top of the stairs in both situations. The smoke ventilation system is automatically activated by a networked system when a smoke detector inside the secured lobby is triggered.
Mechanical Ventilation System
Designed to safeguard the escape stairs by using fans to absorb any smoke that might leak into a communal lobby. The smoke ventilation system is often managed by a networked system that, when a smoke detector inside the secured lobby activates, automatically activates the system. Mechanical ventilation systems, as opposed to natural ventilation systems, permit a smaller shaft area, lowering the amount of lettable space required inside the development and removing the chance that wind or heat impacts may impair the performance of the passive ventilation system.