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In emergencies such as a natural disaster, industrial accident, IT service disruptions or facility intrusion, delivering important messages with real-time speed while collecting situational feedback can save lives and keep critical business operations running. Enter mass notification technology. Here, we explore a sampling of the latest mass notification solutions.

The Dallas Police Department, which is the ninth largest municipal police force, utilizes a layered approach to physical security at its headquarters building, including recently-installed perimeter security.

Inova Health System began a Behavioral Health Officer program several years ago with the goal of creating a specialized group of security personnel to reduce workplace violence incidents. Since then, the program has grown, evolved and proven its value to the organization many times over.

A new resilience and risk report from First Street Foundation, “The 3rd National Risk Assessment: Infrastructure on the Brink,” calculates the risk of five key dimensions of community risk: residential properties, roads, commercial properties, critical infrastructure and social infrastructure.

Bonnie Michelman, the recipient of the 2021 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, is the executive director of police, security and outside services at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) and for Mass General Brigham Corporation. She also serves as the board president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Foundation and has held a wide variety of leadership roles in the security industry.

Mobile Access solutions and Visionline technology provide guests with a secure environment at the two recently opened Residence Inn by Marriott locations. The security solution by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions foregrounds access control with radio frequency identification (RFID) locks.

Incorporating new cloud-based access control technology into old frameworks can save energy and funds without compromising security. Wireless and cloud-based access control can create a secure environment in older buildings.

With real-time location technology, classification professionals and care providers can monitor inmates who attend reintegration classes, consistently exhibit good behavior, are where they’re supposed to be and actively work on their own self-betterment.