Deaf Alerter PLC

One in seven (15%) of the population is Deaf or hard of hearing. That is 8.7 million people in the U.K. Many cannot hear fire alarms or public address announcements. In bed many hearing-aid wearers become effectively deaf as they sleep without wearing their hearing-aids.

For over 20 years we have used our specialist knowledge of the radio communications industry to develop the market leading Deaf Alerter fire alarm and messaging system for Deaf and hard of hearing people.

Our unique and patented roaming system provides benefits to both the Deaf user and the building operator. This sets us apart from inferior site specific systems.

With thousands of installations across the UK, Deaf Alerter plc is responsible for the entire system; design, manufacture installation and support.

Being the market Leader, more Deaf and hard of hearing people rely on Deaf Alerter to provide their fire alarm warning and public address messaging than all alternative solutions put together, thus it makes economic and social sense to install Deaf Alerter system in your buildings. It is highly likely that people are already entering your building carrying a Deaf Alerter receiver.

You can find the Deaf Alerter system installed in virtually every market ranging from public sector organisations such as universities and central government to private sector organisations such as hotels and shopping malls.

There is currently a concern for physically disabled people’s safety in the event of an emergency evacuation situation from buildings. Physically disabled people would normally use the passenger lifts to access various floors throughout a typical multi-storey building. However, traditional non-fire rated lifts should not be used in the event of a fire.  

Building managers have a duty of care to provide everyone within the building with a means of escape. Due to the level of disability some people will not be able to use the buildings emergency staircase. Thus physically disabled people go into designated safe refuge areas located on each floor (usually on the staircase landing), until help arrives.  

Currently, building management will not know if someone has entered a refuge during a building evacuation unless someone physically checks every refuge area.  This can take time and put this person in unnecessary danger.  Secondly, the disabled person waiting in the refuge will be unsure if someone is coming to assist them and may attempt to use a passenger lift or get themselves downstairs in desperation.