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Smoking laminator apprehended – fire and safety in the workplace

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Thursday night at 6:34pm, Sonitrol operators received a fire alarm at our customers building and immediately dispatched the fire department. Within 15 minutes the fire department was on the scene and the smoking hot laminator had been apprehended. The laminator had been left on after hours and set off the alarm. Loss to customer – one laminator.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) every year in the United States, 70,000 – 80,000 workplaces experience a serious fire. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries says that between 1992 – 2007, 3% of all workplace fatalities were contributed to fires and explosions. Many of these fires can be prevented.

For instance, in our incident above, an “end of the day” walk through of the building could have prevented this alarm. Make sure things like, laminators, floor heaters and any candle warmers are turned off.  Walk through the plant, and listen for machinery that may still be running or look for lights that indicate a piece of machinery that is still on.

Training your employees to follow good fire and safety habits is another way to reduce the possibility of a fire.

 

Apprehension – Monitored Home Security saves money

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No shoes, no shirt, no stealing – monitored home security keeps property in owners hands!

 

Last night at 3:52 am, our local Sonitrol operator received a basement/garage door alarm at a residence. Police were immediately dispatched. The owner was contacted and informed the operator that they were on vacation. When police entered the residence they found the burglar walking from room to room with no shoes, no socks, no shirt. The man had gained entry through the dog door. He had entered the car in the garage and ransacked the trunk. The toolbox had been removed from the trunk and was sitting in front of the garage door. Suspect was apprehended and home was secured! Per police department, nothing appears to have been taken.

How much could have been taken if the police hadn’t been notified immediately? By using a system that is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you have the ultimate line to law enforcement. Instead of a simple alarm, and trusting your neighbors to hear that alarm in the middle of the night and call police, you have a dedicated, trained operator watching and waiting to respond to your alarm. The residence above, could have lost as much as the burglar could have carried. If he had a car, he could have taken much more. Instead, police were on location and the personal property stayed in the hands of the home owner. So, turn your alarm on and enjoy your vacation! We can handle the rest!

Apprehension – Preventative school security measures pay off!

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Foresight in school security measures help save local school from $ loss

 

Last night at 11:50 PM, our local Sonitrol operator received an alarm in the school auditorium. Evansville police officers were dispatched. As per a special agreement with the local school, the on call Sonitrol technician was also dispatched to meet police at the scene. The technician was the first to arrive and observed two girls exiting the building. Police arrived and apprehended the two teens. The technician was able to identify the girls from the camera footage in the building. By using foresight and making school security measures a priority, the estimated loss to the school was $0!

Verified Audio Systems – Big Brother?

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Just the facts on Verified Audio Systems

A couple of months ago, I was introducing our verified audio systems to 7 Chamber of Commerce members when one of them said, “It sounds a little bit like big brother to me.” In a world where privacy is valued and becoming a rare commodity, a system that can “hear you” may sound a bit intrusive on the surface.

I assured my chamber friend, that this is not a spy cam that we can turn on and off at our leisure. Let me explain how this patented technology works.

A verified audio intrusion detection system is one of the most powerful tools you can add to your security arsenal – and it is unique to the marketplace.
Unlike conventional alarms, verified alarms are sound based – not motion based – so when an alarm is triggered, monitoring professionals can actually listen in and determine whether a break in is in progress, or whether a false alarm has occurred. If it is a break in, police can be immediately dispatched and operators can relay real time information to the responding officers. If it is a false alarm, the system is simply reset by the operator without bothering the business owner or the police.

An operator can only hear audio:

  1. When the system is armed – and no one should be in the building after the system is armed
  2. Then the alarm must be triggered for operators to hear.

The system cannot be turned on by operators.

Because of the ability to verify alarms, verified audio systems have the highest apprehension rate and the lowest false alarm rate in the industry. For schools and businesses, panic buttons can be added to give users the capability to enable activation of live audio feed in the event of an incident during operational hours.

Benefits of a verifed audio systems include:

  • Better Protection
  • Early detection
  • Alarm verification
  • More comprehensive coverage across your facility than motion detectors
  • Ability to identify intruders who enter the building unconventionally
  • Critical information for responding law enforcement
  • Higher apprehension rate than conventional security