Commercial Burglar Alarm Systems

 
     The design of a commercial burglar alarm system varies widely. Optimally, the perimeter doors and windows should have sensors installed directly to them and be "backed-up" by interior motion detectors, in case intruders "drop" their way in through a roof, wall, glass, or heating vent. The exact schedule of protection varies from business to business depending upon the degree of security required. Burglary activations notify the Central Monitoring Station for police response. 

      
Opening and Closing Supervision: When employees know that improper events point directly to them, they realize that they are accountable for their actions which are being recorded. Each employee is assigned a unique arming/disarming code. Every time they operate the alarm system, it is recorded in the internal memory log of the control panel. Employee lateness is readily identified. Visits during non-business hours point directly to the employee involved, so that inventory from internal tampering and sensitive paperwork or computer data is secured. Forgetting to arm the system at closing time can generate a signal to the Central Monitoring Station necessitating action. Either the employee can go back to arm the system, or the Central Station can arm it remotely, or the business owner can arm it remotely from a touch tone phone.

 
Reporting Options: The business owner can choose from a wide range of options of receiving this information. It can be done on site by simply reading it from the keypad. It can be recorded at the Central Monitoring Station for a permanent log and printed out and mailed to the business on a weekly basis for review. Seeing the entire week’s opening and closing activity by employee with the exact date and time is a tremendous management tool to improve efficiency. For situations that require immediate attention, the opening/closing information can be paged directly to a digital pager.

 
Authority Levels: Even though an employee is assigned a unique code identifying his or her activity, restrictions can be placed on what that code is allowed to do. For instance, codes given to "warehouse" employees will not access the "office" area. Similarly, codes given to "office" employees will not access the "warehouse" portion of the alarm system.

 
Access for Cleaning Services: Many businesses hire cleaning services that come in after business hours. Some feel a little uneasy knowing that the code that disarms their business is in the hands of the employees of the cleaning service. The authority level of the cleaning service code can be restricted to a particular day.

 
Automatic Arming: What if a regular employee forgets to arm the alarm system at night? What if the cleaning service forgets to arm the system when they leave? The answer is automatic arming. The alarm system can automatically arm itself at midnight or any other suitable time, reducing your exposure to an unprotected business property. The alarm system can also be programmed to disarm a particular section of the alarm system such as a rear door, at a particular time, to accommodate an outside delivery person.

 
Duress Codes: What if someone with a weapon follows you in when opening the business? What if someone meets you with a weapon when closing the business and forces you to re-enter the business? A special duress code enables you to signal for help without letting the intruder know that you are doing so. If you disarm the system with the special duress code, the alarm system at the premises will disarm, but a silent signal is sent to the Central Monitoring Station for police dispatch of emergency help.