If your facility is in Sharjah — including Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone — and your fire alarm system is not yet connected to the AMAN early warning system, your next Civil Defence certificate renewal is at risk. AMAN installation is no longer optional, and enforcement now extends across the free zones. Here is what changed, what it means for your business, and how to get connected without delaying your trade license or fitness certificate.
What Is the AMAN System?
AMAN is the official early warning system of the Emirate of Sharjah, launched by the Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority (SPSA) in 2019 under Executive Council Resolution No. 20 of 2019. It links your building’s fire alarm panel directly to a 24/7 central monitoring operation connected to the Sharjah Civil Defence operations room.
When your fire alarm activates, the alert reaches Civil Defence automatically — without anyone in your facility needing to pick up a phone. The system does more than transmit fire alerts. It continuously monitors the health of your fire protection systems and reports faults in your alarm panel, fire pump, or wiring, and it flags any tampering with the fire system. Depending on your facility, AMAN can also be integrated with your fire sprinkler system, fire pump water tank, and gas leak detection.
In practical terms: AMAN turns your fire alarm system from a local siren into a monitored, verified link to the emergency services — and it tells the authorities whether your fire systems are actually working.
AMAN Is Now Mandatory Across Sharjah — Including Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone
The requirement to install AMAN applies to industrial, commercial, and residential buildings across the Emirate of Sharjah. What many facility owners have not yet caught up with is that this now includes the free zones. AMAN system installation is now mandatory in Hamriyah Free Zone, SAIF Zone, and mainland Sharjah alike.
This matters because your Sharjah Civil Defence certificate — the fitness certificate your facility needs for trade license renewal — is now tied to AMAN compliance. A facility without an AMAN connection faces rejection at inspection stage, and inspections are active: SPSA and Saned Facility Management run ongoing campaigns using AMAN data itself to identify facilities with faulty or missing early warning systems.
If you operate a factory, warehouse, or commercial building in Hamriyah Free Zone or SAIF Zone and you have been treating AMAN as a mainland-only requirement, that assumption is now costing you compliance risk.
New Requirement: SEWA Power Connection Is Mandatory for AMAN Installation
Here is the update that catches industrial operators in Hamriyah Free Zone off guard: a SEWA power connection is now mandatory for AMAN installation.
A number of facilities in Hamriyah Free Zone — particularly in the earlier phases — still run partly or fully on generator power. AMAN’s monitoring hardware requires a stable, authority-verified power supply, and generator power does not qualify. If your facility runs on generators, you cannot complete AMAN installation until your SEWA connection is in place.
This creates a compliance chain that facility owners need to plan for:
SEWA power connection → AMAN installation → Civil Defence certificate → trade license renewal
Each step depends on the one before it. A facility that discovers this chain at renewal time can face weeks of delay — SEWA connections for industrial premises involve load approvals, inspections, and in some cases infrastructure work. The time to start is before your certificate is due, not after it has been rejected.
If your facility needs a SEWA connection established or upgraded before AMAN can be installed, this is precisely the scope a SEWA-approved electromechanical contractor handles — from load calculation and application through to energization.
How AMAN Installation Works
The installation itself is straightforward when handled by a competent contractor:
- Registration with the Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority (spsa.shj.ae or 600 515 152)
- Site inspection to assess your existing fire alarm system and panel
- Panel integration — the AMAN device connects to your fire alarm control panel and communicates with the central monitoring stations over mobile data and telephone networks
- Testing and commissioning to confirm alerts transmit correctly to the monitoring center
- Ongoing monitoring — from this point, your fire system status is visible to the authorities 24/7
The critical dependency is the condition of your existing fire alarm system. AMAN monitors your system — it does not fix it. If your alarm panel has faults, dead zones, or expired detectors, AMAN will report those faults to the authorities continuously. This is why AMAN installation should go hand in hand with a proper fire alarm annual maintenance contract: a monitored system with known faults is a compliance liability broadcasting itself to Civil Defence every day.
Why This Is Actually Good for Your Business
It is easy to read AMAN as one more compliance cost. In practice, connected facilities benefit directly. Response times drop because Civil Defence is alerted the moment your system activates — verified monitoring has already prevented total-loss fires in Sharjah by getting crews on site in minutes. Insurance conversations improve when your fire protection is authority-monitored. And system faults get caught when they occur, not at your annual inspection.
For industrial operators in Hamriyah and SAIF Zone handling flammable materials, chemicals, or high-value stock, a monitored fire system is the difference between an incident and a catastrophe.
Get AMAN-Ready with Midas Electromechanical Contracting
Al Midas Electromechanical Contracting LLC is a Sharjah Civil Defence approved contractor for fire fighting and fire alarm systems, SEWA Grade 1 approved, and registered in both Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone — the two zones where AMAN enforcement is now active.
That combination matters for this specific requirement. We handle the full compliance chain under one contract:
- SEWA power connection for facilities currently on generator power — as a SEWA Grade 1 approved contractor
- Fire alarm system rectification and upgrades so your system passes inspection before it goes on monitored record
- AMAN device installation, integration, and commissioning coordinated with SPSA
- Annual maintenance contracts to keep your monitored system fault-free year-round
We have been delivering electromechanical and fire protection works in Sharjah’s industrial zones since 2003. We know the free zone procedures, the SEWA process, and the Civil Defence inspection standards — because we work to them every week.
Don’t wait for a rejected certificate to start the clock. Call us on +971 6 5507508 or contact us for an AMAN readiness assessment of your facility.
Yes. AMAN installation is now mandatory across the Emirate of Sharjah, including Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone, and is required for your Sharjah Civil Defence certificate
No. A SEWA power connection is now mandatory before AMAN can be installed. Facilities running on generators must complete their SEWA connection first
Yes. Facilities without AMAN connection face rejection at Civil Defence inspection, which in turn blocks trade license renewal.
AMAN reports system faults to the monitoring center continuously. Faults should be rectified before connection, and an annual maintenance contract keeps the system compliant afterwards.
Registration is through the Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority, and the fire alarm side must be handled by a Sharjah Civil Defence approved contractor such as Al Midas Electromechanical Contracting.
