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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief
OIpening Your Business Safely
’m a pretty lucky guy. I get to drive to an alarm is sounded. Other employees need work with my best friend. Each day when not enter the facility until the coast is clear. I drop my wife off at her office I am The app is a money saver for starters. hopeful that everything is OK when she Generally, two people arrive at the workplace goes into her office. My wife is a banker. at the same time. One person enters and if
One of the highest risk times for any busi- it is all clear, a predetermined sign is given.
ness is during the act of opening and closing. I worry about this enough that I asked a cou- ple of security professionals how someone can stay safe and secure in this environment. I turned to Jason Goldberg at Verint and Fe- lix Gonzalez at Securitas Electronic Systems.
My curiosity piqued, I learned about Se- cure All-Clear. This is not a product endorse- ment—it is information that could be benefi- cial to my spouse and to others working in industries like her own.
The software is brought to market by Verint. SES Alarm Monitoring Center has deployed in as a way to soften the costs of security, and it seems to revolutionize open- ing and closing procedures for businesses. The solution creates a direct link to the SES Center, and can be used easily through a mo- bile device app.
According to Goldberg, the ideal plat- form for Secure-All Clear is the smartphone. The first person of the day to open the busi- ness can take the necessary tour after enter- ing the facility, then use their phone to mes- sage the alarm center that all is well. If they do not respond in the prescribed time limit,
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If not, the person outside understands it is not safe and an alarm is given. With Secure All-Clear, one person arrives at the work- place and enters the building. As that person moves throughout the facility, a checklist of items is determined, and if it is safe, the SES Alarm Monitoring Center is notified that all is well. Money is saved by having only one person verify the security of the facility.
It is a single solution that enhances an employee’s safety during businesses’ critical daily activities, such as opening and closing. The solution empowers alarm dispatchers with critical information needed to respond to threatening events while providing peace of mind.
The system is cloud-based on your own device via a mobile app. The employee is in touch with the SES Alarm Monitoring Cen- ter, and it reduces operating expense and la- bor savings. It is a single-employee procedure, reducing operation risk and it is compliant by offering digital documentation, customized procedures and dynamic reporting.
accuracy, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results may be achieved in all environments. Technical inaccuracies may result from print- ing errors and/or new developments in the industry.
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