COMMUNICATION

A key link in any Integrated System administered from a central location is an effective voice communication system. These systems facilitate other systems in the following ways:

• Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems use a selective paging system to announce either live or recorded instructions to occupants
• Access Control Systems use a two-way communication system to receive and respond to inquiries from those seeking access who may be visitors, delivery people, or authorized users who don’t have their assigned card
• The operator can use a paging or loud speaker system to make people observed on camera aware that they are being observed and deter their behavior
• Emergency Notices can be broadcast throughout the facility giving occupants directions
• Mass notification sends voice or test messages using voice over IP to computers and hand-held devices alerting those that are outside of the range of the paging system
• Nurse Call systems are a special form of communication system for those with patient care responsibilities