With the ever increasing violence in today’s workplace or school, an employer’s desire to provide a safe but open work environment has become top priority. When looking at the history of active shooters or mass casualty events, several problems stand out. Some of the most obvious issues are response, training, notification and preparation.
Recent studies show that 4.7 lives are lost for every minute an active shooter event is allowed to continue. We know through training and experience that evacuation, sheltering and preparing to defend are all appropriate responses. Performing these tasks in a quick and efficient manner will reduce the time an employee or student is exposed to an armed intruder. Reducing exposure times will in result, reduce the overall loss of life.
With the use of certain technologies, a facility can restrict access, monitor real time events and perform mass notifications. Threat Assessment Consultants has broken down the three most important technology related areas that need to be addressed:
Threat Assessment Consultants has worked with local companies to develop robust and cost effective solutions for Access Control and Video Monitoring. TAC ensures every system is designed to fit the individual customer needs.
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Threat Assessment Consultants has worked with local companies to develop robust and cost effective solutions for Access Control and Video Monitoring. TAC ensures every system is designed to fit the individual customer needs.
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TAC is an authorized dealer of the SecureTech WAVE, Mass Notification System. With the single press of a button the system can touch every platform related to Mass Notification (2-way radio, email, public address system, text message, phone message, etc). The system’s wireless architecture allows for a cost effective solution while being fully expandable.
Learn more about The WAVE System:
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