Honeywell launches ] its first all-in-one fire safety cloud platform.
Honeywell’s CLSS suite of tools, built on the Honeywell Forge platform, is said to enable fire technicians to minimize disruption, prove compliance and reduce time needed for design, installation, commissioning, inspection, maintenance and reporting of life safety systems.
“Today’s global environment requires the fire and life safety industry to innovate with solutions that enable facility managers and system integrators to monitor their systems and diagnose issues anytime, from anywhere,” says Sameer Agrawal, general manager, global fire software and services, Honeywell.
“Many facilities are working to create healthier environments and even limiting occupant density to comply with social distancing. With CLSS, we help system integrators provide their customers with the highest level of safety and service and work more efficiently by giving them insight into the system problem before they even get to the site.”
In today’s environment, organizations across the fire safety value chain face multiple challenges:
- Achieving more with fewer resources – many facility maintenance teams are working with reduced staff.
- Managing challenges of limited access to facilities due to shutdowns.
- Dealing effectively with safety incidents, where risks remain the same at any occupancy level.
Honeywell’s CLSS platform addresses these challenges by enabling systems integrators and facilities management firms to access the data within a fire system from anywhere, without necessarily being physically be at the control panel, according to the company.
Through application of digitization principles and Industrial Internet of Things technology, Honeywell says its CLSS tools make it easier to design, install, test and commission fire systems while helping eliminate errors and manual data entry throughout the designing, commissioning and maintenance processes.
These tools can also improve the delivery of on-time completions and the handover of a compliant system with the relevant reports, saving channel partners — and end users — time and money, the company adds.
During planned maintenance, CLSS can also streamline the verification of compliant fire system testing and automatically generate and archive compliance reports for audit purposes.
Whether using the CLSS mobile app or a PC, facility managers can monitor their systems and access compliance reporting. This real-time view also enables technicians to troubleshoot a system remotely, allowing them to arrive on site with the right tools to service a system the first time.
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Using CLSS tools, Honeywell partners can reassure their end users that they are in full alignment with mandated inspection and maintenance requirements.
CLSS automatically captures the testing activity thereby removing any doubt on which device was tested, when and by whom. It also automatically generates suggested corrective actions and planned maintenance recommendations based upon local regulations.
CLSS is protected with extensive built-in cybersecurity provisions. Honeywell says it is committed to proactively monitoring the cybersecurity landscape, ensuring data is safely stored and securely accessible to permitted system users.
Delivering full backwards compatibility, CLSS safeguards investment in legacy systems, while preparing Honeywell partners and end users for ongoing digital transformation, according to the company.
Honeywell adds that the fire safety cloud platform (CLSS platform) will continue to integrate the latest smart solutions, enabled by Cloud connectivity, to ensure buildings and their occupants are as safe as possible. The CLSS tools are accessible via a mobile app and web browser.
The CLSS tools are available in markets globally via several Honeywell Fire brands, including: Gent, NOTIFIER and ESSER. It will be rolled out to additional portfolios over the next year.
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