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Strategic Hiring in the Monitoring Industry

Monitoring center executives and managers have a lot to express about the endless work that goes into keeping their call centers staffed with the best talent possible.




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Monitoring Center Execs Share Strategies for Building Dynamic Teams

Top central station executives illuminate the art of recruiting, onboarding and retaining exceptional talent. Plus, they share their views on remote work policies.




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1-on-1 With a Winner: Fiore Ayala, 2023 Monitoring Center Manager of the Year

SDM spoke with the 2023 TMA Monitoring Center Manager of the Year. Ayala is the director of operations at Rapid Response Monitoring Services.




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NTSB warns pilots and airline mechanics about carbon monoxide poisoning

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board has released two safety alerts and a pair of videos cautioning airline pilots and mechanics about the dangers of carbon monoxide emissions.




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Preventing cancer among firefighters: Report update spotlights tactics, testimonials

Greenbelt, MD — Every day for the past several years, Brian McQueen has felt the left side of his neck and wondered if his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will return.




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OSHA releases electronic form for whistleblower complaints

Washington – Workers can now submit whistleblower complaints electronically, OSHA announced Dec. 4.




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Nearly half of workers with work-related asthma don’t receive pneumonia shot, study shows

Washington – Adults with occupational asthma face a higher risk of developing pneumococcal disease, but only 54 percent of them are vaccinated to help ward off an infection, according to a new study from NIOSH.




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State of the Market: Security & Monitoring 2018

2017 was a good year for the economy — and manufacturers, dealers and integrators definitely felt the positive impact of these trends.




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State of the Market: Security & Monitoring 2019

Doomsday didn’t happen. For all the concern many security dealers have shown in recent years — particularly about the rapidly changing residential market — all indicators seem to finally point to what was always the hope in the midst of the fear: that all the new entrants, technologies and business models would start to grow the pie for all.




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State of the Market: Security, Monitoring & the Smart Home

Security professionals reveal their thoughts on the security, monitoring and smart home markets.




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NIOSH releases silica monitoring software

Washington — NIOSH has unveiled a beta version of an online software tool designed to provide post-shift assessments of mine worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.




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MSHA modifying metal/nonmetal mining regs to include electronic detonators

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is updating its metal and nonmetal mining regulations to incorporate advances in electronic detonators.




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MSHA: Final rule on electronic detonators in metal and nonmetal mines now in effect

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration’s direct final rule concerning advances in electronic detonators in metal and nonmetal mines has gone into effect, the agency announced March 18.




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NIOSH finalizes silica monitoring software for miners

Washington — NIOSH has finalized the beta version of an online software tool designed to provide post-shift assessments of mine worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica.




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Ascent Capital & Monitronics Talk Security Networks Acquisition

Ascent Capital Group announced that its primary operating subsidiary, Monitronics International Inc., established a deal to acquire Security Networks for a total transaction price of $507.5 million.




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SDM 2018 Dealer of the Year: Bates Security/Sonitrol of Lexington

Lexington, Ky., is known for a few things: horses, bluegrass, bourbon, a historic downtown area, and — when it comes to security systems — Bates Security/Sonitrol of Lexington.




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Positioning lanyards

Grade 43 Chain Positioning Lanyards are ideally suited for positioning or restraint applications when used in conjunction with a full-body harness with side or hip D-rings.




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Report: DOD data systems hinder ability to monitor soldiers’ health risks

Washington – U.S. service members deployed to the Middle East may be facing occupational health risks due to a lack of health monitoring and flaws in the Department of Defense’s multiple data storage systems, according to a Government Accountability Office report released June 22.




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Electronic logging devices

A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule requiring the use of electronic logging devices to track driver hours of service is in effect, but critics remain vocal.




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Hazardous noise monitoring

A common question we are asked is, “We work a 12-hour shift: Should I use 8 or 12 as the time duration on my noise dosimeter to calculate the time-weighted average?” Understanding how changing the time duration of a noise dosimeter sample affects the results, and how this relates to the noise standard, will help us make the best decision.




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Noise-monitoring innovations

What are the latest ways to measure environmental noise?




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Using the correct noise monitoring equipment

When should I use a noise dosimeter instead of a sound level meter?




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User Experience, Integration Pace Wholesale Monitoring Trends

Monitoring centers are focused on improving customer contact and providing tools for ease of use and quicker response.




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FieldHub & Affiliated Monitoring Partner to Provide Seamless Integration for Security Systems Dealers

FieldHub and Affiliated Monitoring's partnership offers a comprehensive solution for managing operations in a single cloud-based platform.




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SDM 2017 Security Industry Forecast: Envisioning Change

If the word “change” isn’t part of your business plan this year, you’d better rethink it.




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Viking Electronics Releases 2021 Product Catalog

Viking Electronics Inc. announced the release of its new 2021 Product Catalog.




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Camden Offers Free Latch Monitoring

The “Editor’s Choice” and more new products and solutions as described by manufacturers.





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Viking Electronics Releases 2023 Product Catalog

Everything online in the industry, from white papers to webinars




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Monitoring multiple confined space entries

Can I use one attendant to electronically monitor multiple 1910.146 confined space entries?




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Confined space monitoring

When it comes to protecting workers in confined spaces, what are some monitoring best practices?




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A proactive approach to monitoring COVID-19

I’m on my company’s COVID-19 response team, and I’ve been asked to monitor social distancing and contact tracing. How can I take a proactive approach to this so we’re prepared when we have a case onsite?




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Cloud-based lone-worker monitoring

Are monitoring devices cloud connected? In other words, are they sending data in real-time on the location, state and wellness of employees?




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Altronix Supplies Uninterrupted Power for Critical Security Systems

Circ1ATS ensures continuous power delivery, making it ideal for environments where downtime is not an option.




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Altronix Powers & Provides Backup for ERCES

COMMBATT1 provides power for either 12VDC or 24VDC systems, and accommodates up to two (2) internal 55AH batteries.




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Altronix Extends Ethernet Range With Pace

Altronix offers its line of Pace products that et you locate IP devices beyond the standard Ethernet range.




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Altronix Timer Prevents Programming Loss During Power Failures

Tempo724Q has flash memory, which prevents loss of programming during power failures and can handle up to 420 weekly events with 30 programmable holiday dates.




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DOT proposes use of electronic forms for drug and alcohol testing

Washington — The Department of Transportation is requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the use of electronic forms and signatures for drug and alcohol testing.




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App for noise monitoring

The doseBadge5 Personal Dosimeter now features enhanced wireless technology to allow the instrument to communicate remotely with the doseBadge5 Wand and the dBLink App.




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Cloud-Based Energy Monitoring

The heart of the BlueBOLT product line is the cloud monitoring and control software, which receives usage and connectivity information from the various BlueBOLT enabled devices.




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Monitoring the Connected Everything

We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution — at a point where we have logged more data in the past two years than in the entire history of mankind.




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State of the Market: Security, Monitoring & Smart Home

Evaluating the state of any market is a tricky thing during a pandemic — things are changing daily; new technologies are being explored; the future is unknown; and it’s difficult to look back at the past clearly.




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Kwikset Introduces Electronic Access Control Solution for Multifamily Housing

UNITE is particularly suited to various property types, including Class A high-rise urban and Class B garden-style suburban properties, according to the announcement.




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Altronix Partners With LiftMaster on Door Control Solutions

This collaboration combines Altronix’s advanced power distribution with LiftMaster’s CAP2D Smart Access Controllers, resulting in new pre-configured kits designed to support up to 16 door systems from a single enclosure.




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Eagle Eye Networks Announces Professional Video Monitoring With Immix

The integration brings the distinct advantages of cloud, including greatly simplified installation, robust end-to-end cybersecurity, centralized management of multiple locations, and AI-filtering to dramatically reduce false-positive activity to the monitoring center or command center professional.




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Executive Perspectives on the Latest in Wholesale Monitoring

From leveraging advanced technology for enhanced services to combatting false alarms, seven central station leaders shed light on the evolving landscape of wholesale monitoring, where opportunities abound and innovations are redefining the sector’s role in modern security ecosystems.




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Rapid Response: First Third-Party Monitoring Center to Receive UL Listing for AVS-01

Rapid Response fully deployed AVS-01 on Jan. 15, following two years of preparation and four months of beta testing.  




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National Monitoring Center Secures Updated TMA Installation Quality Certification

Being IQ-certified formally recognizes a company’s dedication to saving lives and to reducing false alarms.




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Immix Introduces AI-Driven Solution for Monitoring Center AutoPatrol

In the event that an anomaly is detected, the AutoPatrol and video analysis will be raised to a human operator to determine the next action to be taken.




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USIS Launches Insight, a Security & A/V Systems Remote Monitoring Solution

Insight capabilities include real-time alerts, customizable reporting, generative AI support and proactive recommendation features, and seamless access to USIS service desk and onsite service for remedy escalation and resolution.




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GardaWorld to Acquire Stealth Monitoring in Bid to Lead AI-Driven Video Security

Building on the foundation of the company’s ECAMSECURE platform, the acquisition of Stealth Monitoring will establish a global leader in AI-enabled remote video monitoring solutions, according to an announcement.