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can help ensure it is carried out successfully.
That's where mass notification is beginning to
grow, with critical event management capabilities
that chart a path for end users from start
to finish.
Instead of starting by creating individual
messages, organizations can develop a scenario
for a specific incident, like active shooter
or severe weather. Multiple messages can then
be built from an initial alert to follow up and
all clear alerts. Messages can be configured to
send to specific groups, so while some information
gets sent to an entire organization,
other details can be shared with only the security
team.
This gives organizations the ability to get the
right information to the right people, but mass
notification systems go a few steps further than
just message delivery. With critical event management
features and mobile apps, safety team
members can access information they need
from anywhere. Prebuilt scenarios can also include
valuable resources like safety checklists,
floor plans, and links to security camera feeds to
assist people responding to an event. Real-time
insights are also available with notifications that
ask for a response to determine whether people
are safe or need assistance.
their disposal is a key benefit, it is far from the
sole safety feature that integrators can lean on
when highlighting the advantages of mass notification.
Being able to easily trigger an alert
is also paramount, and integrators can provide
connection to many triggering devices and
systems. Mass notification systems can trigger
alerts in more ways than just pressing a button
on a desk phone.
Physical panic buttons under a desk or on
a wall, mobile apps, wearables, and keyboard
shortcuts can all make triggering a message
a one-touch process. Automated triggering
methods are also available with monitored RSS
and CAP feeds, and Internet of Things device
sensors that send out alerts when preestablished
criteria are met. This helps organizations connect
the triggering and distribution of alerts
and simplifies overall management to ensure
messages get out at a moment's notice.
However, triggering and sending an alert are
only two parts of an organization's response
plan. While mass notification systems allow
organizations to prebuild messages for different
situations, being able to complete every
step of their safety plan from a single solution
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Integrators can also leverage the boom in collaboration
tools as mass notification systems
provide options for integrations with leading
platforms for like Webex, Microsoft Teams,
Zoom and Slack. Notifications can be delivered
to and triggered from these applications reaching
people with information in the places they
are most likely to see them. Messages can also
Organizations
are realizing it's
not enough to
simply send out a
message about an
emergency.
Physical panic buttons under
a desk or on a wall, mobile
apps, wearables, and keyboard
shortcuts can all make triggering
a message a one-touch
process.
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