Tag: emergency services

Why Facilities Managers Should Consider Wearable Panic Buttons             

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Apr 9, 2024 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Apr 11, 2024

No matter the workplace, facilities managers should consider working with management to have employees wear panic buttons, which can enhance the facility’s emergency management plans with the button’s associated digital indoor mapping applications. Stacy Meyer, Vice President of Marketing at CENTEGIX, gave a presentation called “Could Panic Buttons Save Lives? Many Organizations Think So” as […]

Be Prepared for New Enhanced 911 Regulations

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Feb 7, 2022 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Feb 7, 2022

Kari’s Law and the Ray Baum’s Act are two pieces of federal legislation concerning Enhanced 911 (E911) services. These are advanced services for 911, the universal telephone number used in the United States for emergency services. Facilities management professionals should understand these laws to ensure that their facilities are compliant. These laws were discussed during […]