November, 11-15, 2025, Eilat, Israel
Archive - Electricity 2017 Archive - Electricity
TPM seat 7
Safety and security systems - Security and Safety Systems
Thursday | 9.11.2017 | 16:30
TPM 7.1
Fire and Smoke Management Panel
Yehoshua Brener
Telefire
Israel
Mr. Joshua Brenner is the co-CEO of Telfire Fire and Gas Detectors Ltd., which develops and manufactures and markets fire detection and fire extinguishing systems.
Mr. Brenner has experience in leading development for all of the company's products, including a series of smoke, heat, and gas detectors. In the development of analog regional and address hubs, firefighter telephone, smoke management and more. Execution of Israeli and international standards for the company's products.
Also, experience in Israeli standards and foreign standards, including UL and EN.
Mr. Brenner is a representative of the Manufacturers Association and a member of a number of Standards Committees including the 1220 Series for its parts.
The lecture will deal with the integration of fire detection systems in systems that characterize modern / smart buildings, including integration with building systems, such as smoke blowers, smoke management, elevators, electrical systems, etc.
TPM 7.2
Contents and Interpretation of Standard 1001
Eyal Niv
Eyal Niv Engineering & Consulting
Israel
Engineer Eyal Niv Graduate of Ben Gurion University / Mechanical Engineering.
Project manager and Tel Aviv branch manager at Electra Air Conditioning.
CEO of the Climate 2000 companies of the Afcon Group and its subsidiaries Erez Kiror and Afcon Power Anguilla.
The owners of the companies Eyal Niv Engineers and Consultants Ltd., which deals with, among other things, the design of air conditioning systems and CFD and escape analyzes, and Bim 3D Systems Ltd., which deals with BIM management and systems coordination.
The purpose of the standard is to guide the manner in which the laws and regulations are implemented.
The fire standard 1001 is based on the American standard NFPA-90 In its various parts, however, what is written in it can be interpreted in different ways, Which causes controversy and delay in the schedule For unplanned costs at the end of the project after installation and operation of the systems.
It is very important to know the standard (updated to the working date), understand it and work according to it, which does not happen in most cases.
The standard specifies definitions for the contents of the standard, for how the systems are installed, but are not fully implemented.
The Standards Institute is the laboratory The unit that is currently approved for testing the system's compliance with the 1001 standard To emit smoke. Meaning the role of the laboratory is to check compliance with the standard, and if there is no standard there is nothing to check.
Smoke extraction system plans are not reviewed during planning by the Standards Institute but at the end of the work.
Not all parts of the building have a standard (for example, car parks) The standard does not refer to clean rooms, and to computer rooms (there is a reference to air conduction in a double floor), machine rooms for air treatment units that serve as a flannel.
There is no definition in the law / regulations for who has the authority to design a smoke emission system, there is no appropriate training, there are no aptitude tests and knowledge refresher required of a system designer of this type.
The planning process begins with the definitions of the safety consultant who is assisted by the Planning and Building Law and the standard NFPA101 and the additional fire standards sets the The level of risk of the building, prepares a safety plan according to which it is defined how the smoke extraction system will be designed (forced or natural).
In some cases (it is not always clear according to what standard data) the safety consultant defines the need for external air intake to balance air volumes, a difference can be seen between the safety consultants in defining the planning guidelines.
The safety plan is submitted to the fire authorities for approval, but in most cases there is a difference between the plans approved by the fire authorities at the beginning of the planning and the execution, since in many cases the safety plan is not updated throughout the planning process.
The system design is actually based on NFPA90A / B standards, NFPA92A / B each standard as defined.
Design of smoke extraction systems that are not based on computer simulation (CFD) is partly performed manually (calculations) And divided according to "gut feelings" And cumulative experience (usually of designing such systems rather than of burning).
The design result obtained by the planning method This acceptance does not guarantee that the system does provide a solution to the requirements Fire extinguisher.
analysis Validated CFD allows for comprehensive design review including check Airflows, smoke conductance, spray behavior and smoke detectors And the ability to escape the people from the place safely.
The smoke extraction system consists of an automatic fire extinguishing system (pump and sprinkler system), fire detection and management systems, smoke and fire evacuation systems and are designed to operate as a single assembly that requires coordination.
Accompaniment of planning by a smoke simulation allows the planner / contractor to design a system suitable for the space that will be required to ventilate, in the parking lots it is possible with the help of the simulation to examine results in a CO event and adjust the system.
The standard does not address the building under construction, other than the guidelines of the safety consultants regarding work safety. The standard contains maintenance guidelines that are not enforced by the regulator, and in practice are not implemented.
There is a serious safety problem in old buildings that were built according to old standards and no adjustments were made to the new standards, which causes a safety problem that the safety factors ignore.
Extension of maintenance standard of 1001 includes Requirement to check air carriers which is not feasible.
In the lecture we will discuss issues related to standard ambiguity and lessons learned from disputes with the Standards Institute on projects, lessons and topics that it is recommended to consider in advance.
TPM 7.3
Integration between safety systems in complex buildings and recent revisions in Israeli standards
Asher Lasry
Afcon Control & Automation Ltd. Fire & Safety
Israel
Experience
1981-1982 Graduate of the School of Practical Engineering of the village of Citrin Haifa.
1982-1986 Military service in the Navy.
1986-1988 Intel Israel - Practical Engineer Equipment, implementation and operation of new machines for full production, including writing specifications and operating instructions.
1998-2017 Director of Fire and Safety Systems - Afcon Control and Automation Ltd.
I started as a service technician and went through all the possible roles: project manager, operations manager and marketing manager.
He currently manages fire and safety systems at the company.
Job description:
Management of the company in the field of fire and safety: marketing and sales, installation and service.
The role consists of:
Marketing and sales management, strategy, developing new areas, creating markets, collaborations and international agreements.
Operations and service management, project establishment, execution.
Representation of about 15 of the world's leading companies in the field of activity, contact with the companies, management of contracts and contracts with them.
Vocational training:
1. 2006- Senior management of the publisher
2. 1996-Project Management Course
1982 - Practical Engineer for Control Equipment and Electronics
4. 1997 - Marketing Management Course Institute for Productivity and Production Productivity
5. Standards Committees: Member of the Standards Institutes Committees of Standards Institutes.
Implementation of systems in tall buildings.
Smoke detection and extinguishing systems in gas combined with public address and telephone integration between safety systems.
TPM 7.4
Gilon Tunnels Project
Gilon, is a settlement name on top of the mountain that the tunnels bore through from West side, Acco to Eastern side, Karmiel in the Upper Galilee of ISRAEL.
Two parallel tunnels were bored from West to East side at a length of 4628m, cross-section of approximately 50Sqm each Tunnel, while at every 250m a connection tunnel bored between North Tunnel to South Tunnel reaching 18 Connection Tunnels in Total.
Those Connection Tunnels are first for evacuation in terms of Emergency from one side to the other, besides during the design all Connection Tunnels used for Technical Rooms, MV and Transformers, LV, VLV and Communication.
Other Connection Tunnels designed for Water Pressure Reduce using BERAMD systems.
Energy Building contains three different buildings were erected at the East Portal, were two separated MV feeders of 22Kv from IEC entering the Energy Building A and the second to Energy Building B to the IEC metering rooms.
Energy Buildings has four Generators, Three of them 2100KVA are back up to the IEC Power to both Tunnels with Three Transformers 2500KVA, 0.4 / 22Kv and the forth Generator 1600KVA is for the Building back up only.
At Energy building C there is the Control Room, which controlling through SCADA - (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition), all consumers inside the Tunnels.
All infrastructures for MV, LV & VLV cables installed during construction on both side walks of railways Tunnels and Connection Tunnels Basements.
22KV IEC line 1 connected from Energy building at East Portal to Connection Tunnel # 17 North then bridging another 5 Connection Tunnels from the North Side and at CT # 2 makes a loop back through South tunnel to the same 5 connection tunnels then back to Energy building by the second 22Kv IEC Line 2.
Major power consumers inside the Tunnels are the Jet Fans by Zitron, 30 Jet Fans of 30Kw each, were installed at each Tunnel to evacuate and control the Smoke in case of Fire inside the Tunnels.
Each power connection tunnel contains 800KVA Transformer by IMEFY at North Side, then to a LV switchboard with Change Over system to the Southern 800KVA Transformer and LV switchboard.
In addition to the Jet Fans as a major consumers, there are the emergency lighting fixtures all along the tunnels in both sides which fed by both essential power backed up by Generator 230V AC and Central battery System 216V DC.
Other type of emergency lighting fixtures triangle shape with green arrows towards the connection tunnels, fed also by both essential power backed up by Generator 230V AC and Central battery System 216V DC.
Dynamic Escape Route Fixtures (DER) installed along both sides of each Tunnel at lower level, which operates by Linear Heat Fiber Optic Sensor as per pre designed scenario to direct and evacuate passengers in case of Emergency / Fire.
Working lights at each Connection Tunnel and technical rooms using led lights fed by central battery system.
Exit lights inside each connection tunnel fed by both essential circuits backed up by Generator and fed by independent internal battery; all emergency lights operating at least 90minutes in case of power OFF.
All power cables inside the Tunnels towards the Energy building are Fire Proof cables and Halogen Free.
More details, photos, explanations regarding our preparations for the electrification systems in the future, EMC protection for every single device inside the Tunnels will be provided at my detailed presentation
Shadi Khatib
Menorah Group
Israel
Sdei Khatib, 44, from Kfar Rama, lives in the city of Karmiel. Electrical and Electronics Engineer Graduated from Coventry University in 2000.
He began his professional career in small projects in a family business from the 1990s until he joined projects with the US Corps of Engineers in Israel after completing his engineering studies, projects funded and assisted by the US government, and served as Supervisor of Electrical Systems.
He then worked on several projects such as the Habima National Theater, Azrieli Malls in Acre and Kiryat Ata as a supervisor and coordinator of all systems.
For the past six years, Shadi has been the manager of integrated projects at the Menora Group, a company that carries out system-intensive projects throughout the country, during which he managed and cared for towers in Gush Dan, the Tel Aviv Hall of Culture, the Yaakov Fishman Oncology Building at the Rambam Medical Campus. In Zichron Yaacov, Harel tunnels for vehicles and Gilon tunnels for the Israel Railways and many other parquet floors.
Demi's specialization in recent years among other tasks during the life of the project, is coordination between all electromechanical systems, between all contractors including the construction and finishing contractor in full cooperation with all consultants and architects during the execution and testing stages including Standards Institute approvals and integration between all systems up to For approval by the Fire Authority and the population form.
TPM 7.5
Safety systems in the project - the high-speed train line to Jerusalem
Ezra Azaria Eliezer
G4S
Israel
Chief Engineer in the field of control and safety at G4S Technologies Israel.
Has been working for 26 years In society.
general:
Born 1952 - Married + 5
ORT Netanya High School majoring in mechanics and automation.
In the IDF - service as a heavy mechanical equipment technician in the Armored Division.
10 years of experience in the field of instrumentation and control in petrochemical plants (1978-1988).
26 Years as Chief Engineer at G4S Technologies in the field of safety.
Specializes in safety systems in car, train and infrastructure tunnels
education:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Bsc - Tel Aviv University (Graduation - 1990).
Master's degree -
MSM - Master of Science Management and Polytechnic New York (End of 2006).
General information about the project:
The high-speed train line project to Jerusalem is one of the most complex projects currently being carried out in the State of Israel in international terms, and many international factors are involved in the project.
The project includes the laying of a double track 57 km long from the Haganah station in Tel Aviv via Ben Gurion Airport and the Nation Buildings station in Jerusalem, with the Nation Buildings station in Jerusalem located at a depth of about 80 meters below street level. With a total length of about 37 km (some are double tunnels). Length of planned bridges: 10 bridges with a total length of more than 6 km. Trains on the line will be operated using a 25KVC electrical system at a travel speed of 160 km / h Expected travel time: about 35 minutes (between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem), with a frequency of 4 Passenger trains at peak times in each direction with the peak number of passengers standing at 1400 people.
General on emergency systems:
Fire detection and extinguishing systems will be connected in a fiber optic network with a total layout of about 80 km in a closed Class A network, the systems will cover the entire tunnel line from the Latrun interchange to the coming of the Nation Buildings in Jerusalem. Components of the system from the main control center in the nation's buildings and secondary (2) command and control centers along the route as a backup to the main control center. 40 km, when the systems are connected to the fire systems in a physical connection and between them to the building control system in MODBUS communication, the system will include all means (automatic and manual) to control the smoke evacuation systems from the HFK positions at the entrance to each tunnel portal and control centers. Also on the directional lighting signs in the tunnels automatically or manually from the control centers.
General requirements:
The equipment to be installed in the tunnels will withstand the vibrations and shocks (resistance to the Piston Effect) that will be created due to the train traveling in the tunnel. The equipment and instrumentation under the project will withstand electromagnetic interference EMI affected by the electrification effect All electrical and electronic equipment in the tunnels will be of the Outdoor type with an IP degree of at least IP-66 including all connection accessories. Connection between the various systems will be backed by a high level of full redundancy, and the equipment in the tunnel will be suitable for harsh environmental conditions and will have Halogen Free features.
All equipment must have a UL and MTI standard at least.