Alarms form a vital part of most modern businesses, letting staff know when there are problems so that they can be quickly remedied before they severely impact on daily operations. These problems can range from serious health and safety issues such as fires and workplace accidents, to technical ...
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Effective communications are an indispensable part of any successful business, allowing pertinent information to flow between departments and reach out to the customer when required. If an organisation’s ability to exchange information properly is limited, then their performance will be ...
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When a critical incident occurs, it requires staff to maintain a continuous overview of events in order to get the situation resolved in a timely manner with minimal risk to operations. This is typically referred to as ‘crisis management’. Failure to adequately deal with a critical incident can ...
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The rationale for using control rooms goes way beyond that of ensuring a business is getting the most out of its staff; control rooms are central to ensuring alarms are managed and escalated effectively when a safe working environment is at risk. So what happens when the ability to respond ...
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For any organisation, an incident causing a loss of ability to properly deliver service to an end user can be disastrous. This is especially the case in the IT sector, where downtime can cause major losses and effect multiple aspects of an end user’s operations, resulting in financial losses to the ...
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Workplace incidents and emergencies will vary significantly from business to business, yet the process of managing each incident will often follow a similar procedure. No matter whether an incident occurs within a factory or office environment, the basic process will often involve reporting it to a ...
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When it comes to providing a warning system for a business or other entity, the most straightforward way to do it is by using an alarm system. These can be broadly divided in to two types: 'critical alarms' and 'standard alarms'. Each has their own advantages but also comes with an associated set ...
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