Access control applications
3.32 EST3 Installation and Service Manual
Muster
Description of the application
The muster application can be used to determine who has exited
the building in the event of an evacuation.
During normal operations, staff badge in and out using the inside
and outside readers. Note that muster reporting will only work if
all employees badge in and out.
During an evacuation, everyone exits the building immediately
and goes to one of the predetermined muster stations. At the
muster station personnel badge in using a reader that is attached
to a CRC designated as a muster station.
After everyone has badged in at the muster station security staff
use the ACDB program to create a muster report. The report lists
staff who badged into the building but did not badge out at a
muster station.
Figure 3-11 shows a typical muster application. CRCs 2, 3, 5,
and 6 are normal access control CRCs. CRCs 1 and 4 are muster
station CRCs.
The ACDB computer must be located in a safe area so security
staff can create the muster report after the evacuation. This
computer can connect to the access control system either via
telephone lines and a 3-MODCOM, or by direct connection to
the EST3 control panel.
Note: Links between the ACDB computer and the control panel
should be tested regularly to ensure correct operation.
Staff must be made aware of the importance of badging in and
out at all times. Failure to do so can result in a false muster
report, indicating that someone is still in the building. This in
turn can result in rescue personnel risking danger to search for
someone who is not actually in the building.
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