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Contacts: Customer Services Eddie Collins

Scott Health & Safety EMEA BC Marketing Ltd
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SCOTT IRIS – THE NEW ELECTRONIC

MONITORING / TELEMETRY SYSTEM
Improving fireground communication and accountability

DATE (14/02/06) – Scott Health & Safety Ltd announce the launch of the Scott IRIS,
a new electronic monitoring and telemetry system. The Scott IRIS provides fire-
fighters with improved clarity and accuracy of information about the status of their
SCBA, acts as a vital communications lifeline to the outside world, removes the
uncertainty of fireground decision making and improves safety and accountability.

The new Scott IRIS (Integrated Radio Information System) takes breathing apparatus
protection to the next level. In its simplest form, IRIS can be used purely as an
Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU) with integrated man down alarm, or, by inserting
a radio module, IRIS becomes a state-of-the-art Telemetry System. This system is
ideal for the effective fireground monitoring of multiple fire-fighters during large or
small scale incidents.

The Scott IRIS EMU delivers a number of key advantages to the fire-fighter over
traditional SCBA. A highly visible, backlit, digital gauge makes information and
signals easy to read and instantly recognisable icons have been utilised to aid intuitive
operation. The large digital display provides the wearer with accurate information on
air reserves, ambient temperature and time to whistle. This system is backed up by a
fail-safe, integral pneumatic gauge, which allows the SCBA set to continue
functioning even if the digital display’s batteries should fail.

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Operation of the IRIS EMU couldn’t be simpler. The digital display awakens rapidly
on the activation of air pressure or by simply removing the tally key from the Personal
Alert Safety System / Automatic Distress Signal Unit (PASS/ADSU). The IRIS tally
key has been designed to work in conjunction with existing Fire & Rescue Service
tally board procedures to maintain a proven and trusted process.

Scott Health & Safety Ltd Security understands that one of the biggest problems fire-
fighters encounter on the fireground is inadequate communications, particularly
whilst wearing breathing apparatus. To help overcome these challenges, an optional
IRIS telemetry module can be integrated into the EMU as an upgrade at any time.
This telemetry module allows information to be sent between the IRIS Base Station
and EMU in real time via radio waves, so that an Entry Control Officer (ECO), for
example, is aware of and can take action on man down alarms quickly.

The IRIS base station will actively monitor up to 50 fire-fighters and transmits
commands and signals to the fire-fighters individual EMU. Therefore as an incident
develops the ECO can take control of the situation effectively by communicating
individually, in groups or on mass as appropriate. Fire-fighters can also acknowledge
that they have received the ECO’s command, which prevents the need for potentially
unnecessary rescue action. For post event analysis, the base station can data log up to
50 users to ensure maximum efficiency and safety is improved.

The Scott IRIS telemetry module incorporates the unique and innovative ‘Ricochet’
feature that provides the fire-fighter with the best possible chance of receiving an
evacuation signal from outside the fire ground. Even when out of range or when
obstacles block an evacuation signal, every EMU can be utilised as a transmitter to
bounce the signal to the nearest EMU within range, like a chain reaction until
eventually any EMU outside the direct signal range receives the command.

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The Scott IRIS electronic monitoring and telemetry system works in conjunction with
the ProPak, Scott’s top of the range professional fire fighting SCBA which conforms
to prEN137:2002 Class II or the Contour range of fire fighting SCBA. IRIS follows
Scott’s breathing apparatus development ethos, which ensures that as functional and
operational advancements are made to the range, an easy upgrade path is designed
into the new products. Consequently, existing Scott or Sabre SCBA users can easily
retrofit the EMU and PASS/ADSU to their current sets by swapping out their existing
pneumatic gauge and whistle.

Full details of the Scott IRIS (Integrated Radio Information System) are available on
request.

About Tyco Fire & Security - Scott Health & Safety

Scott Health & Safety, is a world leading brand of safety products from Tyco Fire &
Security. Known for their specialized and innovative design, Scott products include
respiratory, head and sensory personal protective equipment and other safety devices
for fire & rescue services, industrial workers, police, military and civil defence
organisations around the world.
With five global manufacturing locations, Tyco Fire & Security produces products
that protect thousands of individuals each day from hazards including smoke, toxic
fumes, combustible gases, falling objects and contaminants. The Scott product line
includes Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus, Air-Purifying Respirators, Gas
Detection and Thermal Imaging instruments, Compressors, Head, Face, Eye and
Hearing protection, Decontamination Showers and Safety Signs and Markers.

About Tyco International Ltd.

Tyco International Ltd. is a global, diversified company that provides vital products
and services to customers in five business segments: Fire & Security, Electronics,
Healthcare, Engineered Products & Services, and Plastics & Adhesives. With 2003
revenue of $37 billion, Tyco employs 260,000 people world-wide. More information
on Tyco can be found at www.tyco.com.

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