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Safety & Security Blog
The latest in employee safety, duress alarms, and lone worker security.
Whether you're managing a municipal building, a public venue, or a private school, there is one thing on everyone's minds: how to keep workers and visitors safe. It's on the news and all over social media what a dangerous world we live in. An active shooter here. A bomb threat there. A medical emergency at one place, and a dangerous chemical spill in another. What can you do? You can install an alarm system. Are you under the impression that they're too expensive, or hard to use, or perhaps not really essential to your operations? Here are the top myths surrounding alarm systems and what the truth really is.
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The same thing happens with our school security alarm systems. Every day, we see them in the offices and hallways, without ever really paying attention to them. Then, when those security systems are actually needed, nobody readily remembers exactly where they are or how to use them.
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It's a crazy world. We depend so much on things like cell service and wired systems, that when we are without them, we're lost. Every week there's a new headline on the news about some horror or tragedy that a business has to face -- bomb threats, medical emergencies no one was prepared for, women unexpectedly giving birth within minutes, workers getting trapped in odd situations. All of these and more can happen anywhere on any given workday, which is why wireless panic alarms are so vital for today's businesses. Here's what you need to know about these systems.
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Schools today have a lot of options when it comes to security. Some choose a duress alarm system,while others opt for onsite security guards or depend on their phone system in the event of emergency. When it comes to facing the wide range of threats that today's schools are subject to, duress alarms clearly stand on top. These systems are quite a bit more affordable than paying for onsite security personnel, and are much more reliable than phone systems (even cellular ones). How can you choose the perfect alarm system for your school?
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Whether you run a hospital or a school, a detainment facility or a manufacturing facility,security is forefront on your mind these days. Random acts of violence, an uptick in the number of people suffering from scary medical issues, and growing concerns over legal liabilities all point to the need for more stringent security measures. When looking at the systems available, cost is a major factor, followed by reliability, usability, and convenience. Will a worker be able to depend on the system when someone is critically injured? Can it be disabled if someone decides to attack our facilities? Will it be easy enough to operate that workers can use it years after their training, even when panicking?
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CareerCast is all about jobs. They help people find jobs, and they like to rank jobs. They rank the best jobs of the year, the worst jobs of the year, and even how to get the good ones. CareerCast also produces an annual list of the most dangerous jobs, and for 2015, working with animals, firefighting, lumberjacking, and being a corrections officer topped the list. Why are corrections officers at such a high risk of accident or injury or illness? It goes beyond the fact that they deal with criminals all day every day, many of which are violent offenders. There is more to it.
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