There Is More to Mass Notification Than Just Buying a System
Emergency alert systems must be supported with proper training, policies, procedures and preparation so that messages are timely and effective.
Emergency alert systems must be supported with proper training, policies, procedures and preparation so that messages are timely and effective.
The system involves ID badges that teachers can press during an emergency. During a serious event, an automatic lockdown can be implemented using the badge.
The developers of Massachusetts Alerts will donate its emergency alerts platform to schools for enhanced protection during a life-threatening emergency.
Good building design, emergency notification systems and proper policies will help you mitigate your campus’ inclement and extreme weather risks.
Hospitals can better keep doctors, nurses and staff safe from workplace violence with HID Global’s new IoT-based duress badges.
Students turned to social media to voice frustration with Penn State for not sending text alerts about a shooting that was two miles off campus.
Schools need to get these steps right to write an effective emergency operations plan (EOP), and they all occur before putting pen to paper.
Glen Lake Community Schools are the first in Michigan to install gunshot detection and alert systems to further aid in active shooter preparation.
Inadvertent contact with an alert activation button sent out an email indicating an active threat on the UW-Whitewater campus back in May.
UW-Whitewater officials blame the error on a “technical issue with the system” and have brought in technical experts to help investigate.