If a Super Spy hang glides onto the roof of your factory. Your ProTELEC Alarm Vibration Sensor will scream like a banshee. If he lowers himeself down the airduct, ProTELEC’s Beam Technology will send a silent alarm that only ProTELEC,the police and the Super Spy will know about. It’s not Hollywood its ProTELEC.
As a lone worker you may spend an entire working shift without coming in contact with another person. That’s how it is for employees who work in isolated areas outside the public view, people like security guards, public works employees, maintenance custodians, or night shift workers.
Or you may drive a taxi, staff a convenience store or gas station, work in a cold storage facility, or operate a delivery truck. In many cases, your schedule can vary, and that means that others in your company or organization may not always know your location.
What would happen if an accident or unexpected event occurred, and you had just a limited ability to call for help? What if your physical location is changing during an emergency? Could others find you and send help quickly?
That’s why you might be looking for a quick response emergency service capable of pinpointing your location in a life and death situation. Something like the SafetyNet mobile app.
While dialing the emergency number can be an option, you’ll have to press several buttons and stay on the line to get help. Why not use a one-touch system that keeps transmitting your location until you turn off the alarm?
Available as a downloadable mobile application for your Blackberry, SafetyNet gives you the ability to press just one button on your phone and send a call for help to a centralized emergency monitoring centre.
You may spend your working days by yourself, but you’ll never be alone when you have SafetyNet on your mobile.
Do you keep all your valuables in one safe place in your home? If you do, you might be a burglar’s favorite target.
When a would-be thief enters your home, he’s usually under plenty of time pressure. He may not know what kind of home protection system you have, and could be concerned that someone saw him enter the house and the police might arrive soon.
That’s why burglars will look for your valuables in the places they know to be common hiding places. And if you’re like most people, you keep these items primarily in one room or area of the house, just because it’s easier to keep track of them that way.
Knowing this, professional burglars head first to the master bedroom, searching for a safe, a stash of cash, jewelry, and anything else you want to keep close to you at night. So what can you do to prevent thieves from getting your jewelry, electronics, and other valued items, if they manage to get into your home?
Instead of keeping valuables where thieves expect them to be, use another hiding place. One former burglar recommends stashing things in the kitchen, since that room is typically in the middle of the house, and harder to get to. It also contains many more hiding places and storage possibilities.
And another recommendation from a former burglar? Get a residential alarm system and always keep it armed. That’s something that will give you maximum peace of mind.
Salespeople traveling to unscheduled appointments. Technicians making house calls. Even workers catching up in an empty office over the weekend. If you own or manage a business and have remote employees who work a non-traditional schedule, you might feel a twinge of worry when you try to reach them and can’t.
Just like your children, you can’t always watch over employees as closely as you’d like. And when an emergency happens, you want your workers to have a way to call for help quickly and easily.
That’s why you might want to consider a service called SafetyNet. Designed to turn a Blackberry smart phone into a quick response emergency service, the SafetyNet personal app is location based, so it always shows your employee’s location, even when they can’t respond.
Carrying a smart phone is like having your wallet or keys with you. It’s always there and always on. And a mobile can give you and your worker peace of mind during unexpected events. Here’s what you need to know.
One-touch emergency assistance. With the touch of a button, your employee sends an call for help that includes their current GPS location.
Continuous location broadcasting. And once the initial call is made, the SafetyNet mobile app will continue sending updated location details every minute, until the alert is cancelled.
You can’t always be there, but with SafetyNet, you know someone is watching, helping to keep your employees safe.
Does your business have a commercial security system? Perhaps one that includes closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) along with other features? If so, you know how convenient it is to keep an eye on your business via an Internet connection when you’re somewhere else. But did you know you can also access your security system via your mobile phone?
As more and more people carry smart phones, mobile applications are popping up everywhere. And remote access to your commercial alarm system can improve security and increase your peace of mind whether you’re traveling to and from your business or out of town for a week. Here’s what you can expect.
You’ll need a smart phone, such as a Blackberry, iPhone, or Android to use the remote access capability. Since the web interface has security features, you’ll have to gather passwords and usernames for the account. And you may need to complete additional verification steps before accessing the system.
Once you’ve gained access, you can watch over your business even when you’re not in front of a computer. The system can be configured to provide real-time alerts based on various monitoring features.
For example, if you monitor environmental conditions in a server room, you can receive alerts directly on your phone if temperatures rise or fall beyond specified limits. Getting this vital information without delay means you’ll always have the data you need to keep your business operating at the highest level.
Contact our Commercial Security experts to discuss your Smart Phone options.
Did you know that the number one way many burglars enter a home is through a sliding door or French doors located in the rear of the house? There are a couple of reasons why this is true.
Many rear facing doors don’t have the deadbolts and more secure locks found on the front door. And back doors can offer better concealment when coming and going. Professional thieves also say that police officers will generally approach from the front, so using the back door gives them the chance of avoiding detection and arrest.
Knowing this, what can you do to protect your home and prevent burglars from seeing your back door as an inviting target? Here are a few suggestions.
Advertise your residential alarm system from the back of the house. While most homeowners place signs and decals in the front yard and windows, don’t forget to do the same for the rear entry doors. Most burglars are deterred by a home security alarm system, preferring to look elsewhere for an easier target.
Keep the rear entrance clear of overgrown trees and shrubs. Just like you’d do for the front entrance, cut back vegetation to the rear that might offer intruders concealment as they attempt to break into your home.
Always activate your alarm system. Once you have a residential alarm system, don’t forget to arm it, even when you’re at home. Many burglaries occur when homeowners have left for just a short time or are in another part of the home and the alarm isn’t active.
Protect all the entrances of your home, and burglars will be more likely to pass you by.
Are you a realtor or the owner of a real estate agency? If so, you probably know all there is to know about buying and selling houses, getting clients, and marketing strategies.
As a realtor, you most likely spend a lot of time outside the office, showing houses for your clients. So what do you do to stay safe when you’re in unfamiliar houses with people you may have just met?
As you know, the daily schedule of a realtor can be quite unpredictable. Your plans can change based on the needs of potential buyers and sellers. And you don’t always have time to notify your central office – if there is one – about your ever changing appointment schedule. And that means you might have trouble getting help if there’s a problem with one of the people at a home showing.
You could rely on the emergency service number, direct dialed from your mobile phone. But that means you have to press at least three digits plus the send button. That could be too many when there’s a problem. So you’ll be glad to know there’s a better option.
A new service called SafetyNet can be accessed directly from a mobile application on your Blackberry. Using the GPS locator in your phone, SafetyNet provides a one-touch connection, patching you through immediately to the Emergency Monitoring Centre. Trained security professionals handle every alarm, dispatching emergency personnel as needed and getting you help even when you can’t respond.
As a real estate professional, can you afford not to use SafetyNet?
Working as a door-to-door salesman can be a thankless job. There’s plenty of resistance and distrust from potential customers, and like salespeople everywhere, you have to deal with a lot of “no’s.”
But whether you’re self-employed or work for a larger organization, there’s one aspect of working as a door-to-door solicitor that you might not have considered. It’s your day to day safety while on the job.
Like many salespeople, you may start and end your day at regular times, and plan breaks in between, but often you don’t have regularly scheduled appointments. You may spend more time with a receptive customer, or find fewer people at home on another block, causing you to move to a new location more quickly than expected. And that’s when you could be at risk for assault or injury, especially when no one knows where you are or where you’re heading.
For door-to-door solicitors, having a regular contact point throughout the workday can be the difference between making it home safely or falling victim to an unfortunate accident. And that’s why you should consider an automated check-in service that can back you up while you’re out trying to make a living.
A work alone solution like CheckMate gives you peace of mind because you’re not depending on another person to remember to call you and check-in. But if something should go wrong, you’ll have the support of live operators trained to respond to life and death situations, people who can help even if you are unable to communicate.
CheckMate requires no hardware or software to buy or install. You can purchase, set-up, and activate the service using an Internet connection. And it’s easy to modify the check-in schedule as needed.
As a lone worker, you can’t afford to gamble on your safety. But with CheckMate, you won’t have to.
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Woken from a deep sleep at three o’clock in the morning by the ringing of the phone, you arrive at your place of business and see emergency crews stamping out the last burning embers from a fire that consumed the entire building. It started late at night after everyone had left for the day.
The fire department dealt with the flames and stopped the fire from spreading any further. But was there a way the fire could have been prevented in the first place?
While not every threat can be stopped, fire monitoring often catches fires in their infancy, before the smoke turns to flames. And that’s something that could save you and your company big money in the long run.
Smoke detectors and the newer rate-of-rise detectors find environmental conditions like rapid temperature increases and smoke, that are the precursors of full-fledged fires. And since these detectors are hardwired into a commercial security system, when changes exceed what’s expected, the alarm triggers, often before any damage occurs.
Most commercial security alarms also include sprinkler systems and fire alarm control panels, which integrate the environmental sensors, and feed necessary and timely data to the security system.
You may not think that fire monitoring is necessary for your business, but when you weigh the costs and benefits, doesn’t it just make sense?
Planning a winter getaway this year? It’s a lot of fun to make vacation plans, especially when there’s snow on the ground, but don’t forget to make plans to protect your home while you’re gone.
One of the worst feelings in the world is to arrive home after a relaxing trip, only to find that burglars have made an unscheduled call. But you don’t have to fall prey to thieves. By using a few simple and common sense tips, you can easily protect your castle. Try these the next time you’re ready to head out of town.
Give your house a lived-in look. You’ll probably want to enlist a trusted neighbor or two to avoid letting your house look completely empty. Ask them to remove any flyers or newspapers from the porch, get the mail if needed, and keep an eye out for people who don’t belong in the neighborhood. And if you want to give them a spare key, they might be willing to turn lights and radios on and off at irregular times to keep that lived-in look.
Don’t publicize your vacation plans. It can be a lot of fun to tell others about your impending vacation, but try to limit that information to just a few trusted friends. Many burglars have networks of informants who tell them when homes may be sitting empty. You can always tell others how much fun you had AFTER you return home.
Consider installing a residential alarm system. While a home alarm system requires more of an investment than other suggestions, the peace of mind can be priceless. And by connecting your home directly to a central monitoring station, someone is always keeping watch.
With a little advance planning, you can leave on vacation and know that your home is safe and secure while you’re gone.