Regular Testing of Emergency Notification Systems is Crucial
Schools rely on their emergency notification systems (ENS) to help notify students and caregivers in the event of an emergency situation on campus.
Omnilert LLC, maker of the leading unified emergency notification system for education recently conducted a customer survey to measure the testing practices of their clients. The survey found that 82 percent of polled schools test their ENS on a regular basis. School officials must look for trends when interpreting results, such as if a large number of calls show up as ‘busy”, it could mean that the school is overwhelming local phone lines.
Properly working emergency notification systems could mean the difference between a small incident and a major catastrophe. Schools must be sure that their ENS works properly so that emergency notifications reach students and/or their guardians.
Sources
Survey Shows Most Schools Regularly Test Emergency Notification System
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Prevention Relevance
Schools rely on their emergency notification systems (ENS) to help notify students and caregivers in the event of an emergency situation on campus.
Prevention Techniques
Testing ENS will help to insure that they are working properly in the event of an actual emergency.
Prevention Thought
Information Sharing: What type of ENS is used by schools in your area? What are some potential problems that could occur with the use of ENS systems? How can testing help to trouble shoot issues with ENS?
IPS Contact Information
The Institute for Preventive Strategies is a national service of the Center for Rural Development, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Somerset Kentucky.
You may contact the Institute by e-mail at: info@preventivestrategies.net
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Institute for Preventive Strategies
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