Is your campus prepared for an assault, active shooter, arson, or another emergency? Alertus Technologies’ unified facility notification system is compliant with many mass notification codes and mandates, including the Clery Act. In this blog, we review the three requirements of the Clery Act and how your mass notification system (MNS) should support your institution in fulfilling compliance.
Read MoreThe 2022 Alertus Winter Software Release is now available for download! So, what can you expect from Alertus’ newest software release? We break down some of the major highlights.
Read MoreWhile rapid, effective alerting can be challenging in large, loud, and fast-paced environments, mass notification technology has evolved to enhance industrial emergency communication through a variety of capabilities and features.
Read MoreAlertus Technologies, a leader in emergency mass notifications solutions, today announced its browser-based alerting solution, Alertus Desktop™ for Chrome, will now be included as part of the organization’s philanthropic Safe in Seconds Initiative offering for K-12 schools.
Read MoreWe recently spoke to Jeremiah Schupbach, Systems Engineer at PCA, about the benefits of having a flexible, integrated, and easy-to-use mass notification solution. He shares how different PCA sites are leveraging the Alertus System to better ensure notification delivery, particularly for factory workers who lack access to traditional desktops.
Read MoreRebuild by Design, a nonprofit that works on making infrastructure more resilient to severe weather events such as Hurricane Ida, asked 20 experts to offer concrete ideas of policies and projects that can help protect our communities as we look towards the future. Alertus Technologies CEO Jason Volk weighed in on combating emergency alert fatigue with more precise geo-targeting.
Read MoreSpreading critical information quickly — and effectively — can be challenging for large, widespread industrial facilities. Take a look at some specific industry-leading MNS tools you can leverage to better respond to an industrial facility emergency.
Read MoreGil Zavlodaver, Director of Professional Services at Alertus, and Ken Carter, Emergency Manager at Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services (OES), talk to us about how organizations can effectively and proactively plan ahead to better prepare for natural disaster events.
Read MoreIt’s National Preparedness Month (NPM) — the time to recognize the importance of planning ahead to keep our communities, families, workplaces, and schools safe — and we're diving into a wide range of preparedness strategies and tips in a series of blogs throughout September! This week, we explore a three-step checklist for severe weather preparedness.
Read MoreIn an effort to help communities, workplaces, and schools better prepare for any emergency, we’re diving into a wide range of preparedness strategies, recommendations, and tips in a series of blogs this month! To kick things off, we break down different ways to maintain business continuity before, during, and after an emergency.
Read MoreAlertus Technologies, a leader in emergency mass notification solutions, today announced a partnership with the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) to offer an emergency preparedness grant to Texas schools in need of enhancing their safety and notification systems. The grant, valued up to $75,000, will be offered to one qualified member of the TCEA.
Read MoreEducational organizations across the world have had to navigate several operational changes over the past year and a half. The good news is that there are resources available to help support K-12 communities as they recover from academic challenges and prepare to return to a traditional classroom setting.
Read MoreThe 2021 Alertus Summer Software Release is now available for download! So, what can you expect from Alertus’ newest software release? We break down some of the major highlights.
Read MoreThomas Bezruki, head of Emergency Management at Durham College, talks to us about how Durham College leveraged the Alertus Mass Notification System (MNS) to enhance and streamline their notification process, the importance of having an Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliant MNS, and what an effective MNS testing plan should look like.
Read MoreDid you know your school’s existing communication assets can be leveraged for life-saving emergency notification? Here are a few ways to maximize your facility-based investments in the event of an emergency.
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