| Mass Notification or MNEC is a system, which is | | | | whole municipality. Threats managed and |
| designed for detecting threat, tracking events and | | | | detected, include workplace violence to terrorist |
| providing instructions to handle the problem at | | | | activity, environmental hazards, such as chemical |
| hand. This works on inputs, monitoring and | | | | spills to natural disasters like earthquakes and |
| outputs. | | | | storms. |
| How does mass Notification work? | | | | BENEFITS of Mass Notification |
| Input - The system get activated through proper | | | | Unified effective notification: Integrates with |
| input coming from various sources, like phone call | | | | legacy notification and IP-based systems for |
| from control room or a guard station, or as | | | | providing effective and easy emergency |
| advanced as a real-time display of video on the | | | | notification, which comes from one and only |
| graphical interface of system. Some other | | | | Web-based console. |
| sources can be motion sensors or smoke | | | | Pervasive and rapid reach: It can distribute |
| detectors to seismic and weather instruments. | | | | alerts to thousands of people in minutes through |
| Event monitoring - It is done via touch-screen | | | | network-connected devices. |
| display, which offers a detailed view of the | | | | Web enabled system: Operators are able to |
| events going on. Zoom facilitates closer look of | | | | send alerts from any location, while connected to |
| the activities. Some of MNEC offer pre-recorded | | | | network connection. |
| instructions, feedback based on the events etc., | | | | Delivery of message: Delivers tailored and |
| as the critical condition unfolds. | | | | detailed communications depending upon the |
| Output - Good Mass Notification system reaches | | | | scenario or threat. |
| to the target occupant by appropriate means, | | | | Acknowledges tracking and confirms alert |
| such as outdoor giant speakers of six feet, which | | | | receipt: acknowledges each alert and tracks every |
| can be listened to a mile. Other means comprise | | | | delivery to ensure that people have got the |
| of email blasts, pop-ups, mobile phone messages, | | | | information. |
| and strobes flashes. The outcome comes after | | | | Therefore, mass notification [out] is a beneficial |
| analyzing threat level in the concerned area. Live | | | | system to alert people before and during |
| CCTV helps the operator in taking right decision | | | | emergency. This works with proper input, event |
| at right time. | | | | monitoring and output. The humanitarian aspect is |
| Hence, MNEC system can serve the areas, | | | | that the system helps in saving a large number of |
| ranging from single building to a campus, an | | | | lives and property. |
| industrial region to a military set up, or even the | | | | |