Duress alarms and emergency notification systems enable individuals to activate an alarm signal and initiate response in a crisis event. Such situations may include personal danger, panic, threats, emergency health conditions, or other duress.

Tech Electronics provides a number of cost-effective options in duress alarm systems. Among the choices are covert or silent alarms which send signals to security personnel or a Tech Electronics Remote Station Monitoring location, all without alerting the perpetrators.

Some panic systems are intended to be more obvious. They may activate sirens, strobe lights, pre-recorded warning messages, etc., to ward off potential offenders and alert nearby personnel.

Panic alarms may include wall-mounted signal boxes with fixed activation buttons, or they can be triggered by portable devices carried in a pocket or purse. It’s also easy to integrate emergency communications systems with intercoms, paging networks, or Video Surveillance (CCTV).

Some free-standing emergency notification systems are designed for remote operation. For example, Talk-A-Phone emergency call systems are brightly lit, self-contained exterior call boxes which provide immediate assistance in panic situations. The kiosk-style units are typically placed in high-traffic locations that may be secluded and dangerous after dark, such as college campuses, parking garages, or public parks.

In a threatening situation, an individual can push the Talk-A-Phone unit’s “Help” button to enable two-way voice communication with a security officer who can respond to that unit. That also activates a bright blue flashing light on the kiosk to signal there is trouble at that location.

For more information about emergency notification systems, call Tech Electronics.

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