Safety and Security


mass notification system

Managing Mass Notification

In an emergency, a well-managed mass notification system can help keep students and faculty safe.

Planning With Purpose

Have you got your peeps ready for emergency evacuation?

Proof is in the Picture (Image)

Use school security cameras intelligently.

Fire Safety

Strategic Planning for Fire Safety

Developing and implementing a strategic plan for fire safety on campus will contribute to improved operations across the spectrum and will educate staff, faculty and students about their roles in the process.

Intelligent Use of Security Cameras

A number of benefits are realized from the use of cameras on campus.

Fire Safety in our Schools

Fire Safety School

What we've learned about protecting people and school buildings from fire.

Safe, Efficient, School Transportation

Transportation's Key Words: Safety, Efficiency and Service

Here's how two transportation directors are using GPS, routing and other systems to increase student and fleet safety while making operations more efficient.

Residence Hall Fires

Take steps now to reduce kitchen and cooking fires in campus housing.

AVI at URI

Parking Video Surveillance

Keeping an Eye on Parking

Video surveillance makes a big difference in improving parking lot safety. The latest technology promises to streamline operations and maybe boost your bottom line as well.

Fire Sprinkler Systems

Don't wait until it is too late.

School Safety Technologies

Hand in Hand

Seeking balance to make school technologies and people work together.

Assessing Technology Solutions

Evaluate your safety, security and emergency preparedness systems.

Six Important Considerations

Evaluating new safety, security and emergency preparedness technology solutions.

Near field communication

The Buzz On NFC

Near field communication, or NFC, makes smartphones into access cards, credit cards and other tools usually stored in wallets.

Keys or Cards? What's the Problem?

An Ingersoll Rand survey identifies major problems with key and card access control. NFC solves each.

Access Control and Lockdown

Improving Access Control and Lockdown

Access control is the most critical aspect of any organization's safety strategy.

School Safety Trends

School Safety Trends

It is important that we all work together and communicate to ensure our efforts to improve school safety.

Self-Inspection Programs

Reduce demands on staff and improve safety through self-inspections.

Geographical information system

Mapping Safety

Geographical information system technology (GIS) supports emergency preparedness and disaster recovery.

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