While natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires in closed and large areas are already sufficiently risky, the lack of adequate ventilation may increase the risks for people trapped in this area or for poisoning that may occur later in environments where there is no population at that time. For this reason, the devices used during such natural disasters must be resistant to disasters and the risks that may arise. Cvsair is one of the rare ventilation companies in the world that passed the earthquake resistance test of the AMCA.
AMCA (Air Movement and Control Association International) is an American-based non-profit ventilation control organization. AMCA is the most reliable reference point for ventilation companies in the sector, which gives certificates and measures the durability levels of the products in different situations by passing the companies in the sector through detailed tests.
Especially when it comes to indoor parking lots, shelters, boiler rooms, floor corridors, atriums, areas with sprinkler systems, industrial kitchens, tunnels and other large-volume structures with fire risk, even if the inside of the building is unmanned in the event of an earthquake or the evacuation of people has been successfully carried out. The main risk in such environments is the fires that may occur following the earthquake. The fact that the ventilation devices inside are not resistant to vibration and effects during the earthquake causes the evacuation of toxic gases and fumes in these areas in case of fires that will occur after the earthquake. Statistics have shown that 90% of people who smoke cannot walk more than 9 meters. The main risk for humans is the toxic chemicals that will be inhaled after the fire, rather than at the time of the fire. In the article published by the New York Department of Health, it is explained that even in short-term breathing after a fire, carbon monoxide as well as particles that are too small to be seen by the human eye have a great effect on human health afterward.
Nina N Sun from The University of Columbia, Clark Lantz from The University of Arizona, and Mark L Witten from the Odyssey Research Institute in the article "Matter P and neutral endopeptidase in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome following fire smoke inhalation" By examining the effects of this smoke, they found that the process of exposure to this smoke induces an exaggerated neurogenic inflammation and this can lead to an uncontrolled flow of protein-rich edema fluid and cells into the alveoli as a result of increased vascular permeability.
The engineering designs of ventilation devices that will provide smoke evacuation in environments with fire risk during an earthquake are resistant to earthquakes and risks, and they are saving in terms of toxic gas and smoke releases that may occur after the earthquake. Considering the earthquake warnings that have been made and reminded frequently for our country recently, we should not forget that it is vital for us and those around us to remember the gas and smoke evacuations in the assembly and usage areas that carry the risk of fire after the earthquake and to take precautions before the earthquake and fire knock on our door.
Turkey is located on fault lines, which is a tectonic activity area, and therefore carries a high earthquake risk. Apart from the constant warnings of experts, it is necessary to remember that the measures to be taken are life-saving and take action as soon as possible, since the earthquake is a natural disaster that cannot be predicted when and where it will occur. Being aware of the fact that the earthquake and the disasters it will bring can knock on our door at any time, choosing ventilation systems that will be durable during the earthquake and work in a way that can save lives and eliminate the risk to be taken in possible fires that may occur after the earthquake allows us to survive the disasters without any accident and to live the time until the disaster without worry and anxiety. .
Cvsair, one of the leading ventilation companies in Turkey and in the world, has the earthquake resistance certificate of AMCA and offers you services and usage in the necessary areas of use, taking into account every possible risk.
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